That's all from me tonight, hope you enjoyed the coverage. Goodnight!
Greece now face Costa Rica in the Maracana on Sunday, kick off 9PM UK time.
Well, this Greece side never know when they when they are beaten, do they? Samaras was brought down inside down inside the area before getting up and covertng the penalty with penalty with so much expectation on his shoulders incredible!
Full Time: Greece 2-1 Ivory Coast. Greece are through to the knockout stages for the third time in their history!!!!!
90+3' Barry goes the right waybut it's a superb penalty from Samaras and it flies into the back of the net!!
90+3: Goallllllllllllllllllllll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Greece 2-1 Ivory Coast! Greece are heading through!
90+1: Penalty to Greece!
90' Ivory Coasst break, Yaya Toure loses it the wins it back again but he can't launch a shot at Glykos.
87' Chance! Salpingidis does well and he launches a hard and low ball into the Ivory Coast penalty arae which somehow misses the outstretched legs of 3 Ivory Coast defenders. Had it got a touch it would surely have been an own goal!
83' Ivory Coast sub : Gervinho (off), Mande (on)
80' Chance for Greece! Barry's positionig was all wrong as Torosidis attempts to beat him at his near post but he can only hit the post! Greece can consider themselves unfortunate not to be ahead.
78' Ivory Coast sub: Drogba (off) Diomande (on). Both captains have now left the field as Didier Drogba receives a standing ovation from the Fortaleza crowd.
77' Greece sub: Karagounis (off) Gekas (on). One veteran replaces another for Greece as the influential Karagounis leaves the field.
74' Finally some quick, high tempo play from Ivory Coast as Gervinho rolls the ball into Bony who slots a simple finish past Glykos from close range It's now Ivory Coast who are heading through!
74' Goalllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Greece 1-1 Ivory Coast
71' It's a good costless kick from Christodoulopoulos which is only fractionally over Boubacar Barry's goal
70' Serey Die trips up Holebas as he looks to break forward and Serey Die receives a caution from the referee.
68' Karagounis exploits space left in the Ivory Coast half and unleashes an absolute thunderbolt from distance that cannons back off the bar. Barry was well beaten there!
66' Soloman Kalou works his way around a couple of Greek defender and he attempts to curl the ball into the far corner of the gaol but his effort was always going wide.
62' Greece look to break away again and it's Chrisdoulopoulos who puts a good ball into Torosidis and Kalou takes one for the team by bringing down Torosidis. Karagounis takes the costless kick but its straight into the wall.
61' Ivory Coast sub: Wlfied Bony is now on the field in place of Tiote.
60' Aurier looks for that ball into the penalty area but this time it is Manolas that puts the ball behind for the corner.
57' Elsewhere, Colombia have regained the lead against Japan courtesy of Jackson Martinez. Japan's prospects of going through are looking bleak.
53' This Ivory Coast team are looking a little lethargic now at the back as Chrisdoulopoulos looks for the far corner and his effort goes wide.
48' Great ball into the Greece penalty area, which Drogba challenges the goalkeeper for however the referee blows his whilstle and penalizes Drogba for a foul.
46' Second half is underway in Fortaleza!
21.52. The latest score elsewhere in Group C is Colombia 1-1 Japan thanks to a late Japanese equaliser. As it stands, Greece are heading through but another goal for Japan in Cuiaba would see them head through at the expense of both Greece and Ivory Coast. Remember you can follow everything that happens in that match here on Vavel
Half Time: Greece 1-0 Ivory Coast. Greece are 45 minutes away from reaching the knockout stages for the first time in their history!
45+4' We're well into the four minutes of added on time here and the half time whistle is imminent
44' Ivory Coast right on the front foot now as Yaya Toure makes his way into the penalty area but its fantastic block from the Greeks who will put their bodies on the line for the rest of this game.
42' Giorgios Samaras dispossess Cheick Tiote inside his own half, he feeds the ball into the substitute and namesake Andreas Samaris and he slots a cool and composed finish past Barry. Greece are going throughas it stands!
42' GOALLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Greece 1-0 Ivory Coast
40' Gervinho with a nice turn away from his man, he feeds the ball into Kalou but his contro, is poor and the Greeks mange to get the ball out for an Ivory Coast throw in.
36'. Didier Drogba picks up the first yellow card of the match with a strong lunge on a Greek defender
33' Off the ball however, Giogios Samaras was bundled over after he fed in Samaras. Karagounis has a low costlesskick from around 25 yards held onto by Barry.
32' Chance! Superb breakaway from Greece following the Ivory Coast corner and Holebas crashes the ball against the bar from the edge of the penalty area. Barry was well beaten!
31' Boka puts a decent curling ball into the Greece penalty area but its a good interception from Torosidis to stick his boot on it and out for a corner.
24' Greece sub: Karnezis cannot continue and he is replaced by PAOK keeper Glykos. Two substitutions already for Greece. Tactical by Greece? They certainly seem content to slow the game down.
23' Poor defending from the Greeks as Yaya Toure forces his way through the middle of the field, he tries to play in Drogba but his pass is too firm and slightly wide from Drogba and the attack is over.
20' Karnezis is at the moment carrying on but Greece substitute goalkeeper Glykos is still warming up
17' Wow! It's another Greek injury, this time its the goalkeeper Karnezis who has a back problem. The Greek physios are providing some lengthy treatment and it is uncertain whether or not he will continue
14' It's another low teasing ball into the area, this time for the Greeks. Salpingidis actually manages to get his foot on the ball but its superb work from Barry to hold onto the ball.
13' Superb teasing ball from Yaya Toure, right into the corridor of uncertainty between goalkeeper and defender but it is Karnezis that gets there first ahead of Drogba.
11' Early change for Greece here. Panagiotis Kone has pulled up with a hamstring problem and he will need to be replaced by Andreas Samaras
9' The first corner of the match is disappointing one and comes to nothing.
9' Fluid football from Ivory Coast, the balll ends up in the path of Gervinho but Manolas handles the situation well and puts the ball behind for an Ivory Coast corner.
5' Costless kick into the penalty area, headed away well by Drogba and Torosidis is penalized for a foul at the far post and Ivory Coast win a costless kick
2' Greece start the game on the front foot, playing some nice football inside the Ivory Coast penalty area but a low cross into the penalty area is easily handled by Barry
1' We are Underway in Fortaleza!
20.53. It is now time for the national anthems of Greece and Ivory Coast.
20.50. The two teams are in the tunnel and are ready to make their way out onto the pitch.
20.35. The three games so far at this venue have certainly provided entertainment for the fans. Costa Rica stunned Uruguay in the opening match, before Ocho goal keeping heroics secdured Mexico a point against Brazil and Ghana secured a suprise point against Germany.
20.30. Tonight's venue is the impressive Estadio Castelao in Fortaleza. This will be the final Group stage match for the Castelao, before hosting Sunday's last 16 clash between Mexico and Holland and a quarter final which will involve Brazil should they win their last 16 tie.
20.20. The Greeks have always been known for their defense and good headers of the ball have normally been a component of that. The Greek back line will need to be at its most solid this evening as Ivory Coast have only failed to score in one of their World Cup matches, and five of their last nine World Cup goals have been headers.
20.10. Tonight's fixture is the first ever meeting between Greece and Ivory Coast.
20.00. For Greece, Giorgios Karagounis is likely to win a 137th cap this evening. He looks set to replace Kostas Kastouranis, who is suspended following his sending off against Japan.
19.52. Gervinho has been a huge part of this World Cup for Ivory Coast, scoring in both the matches against Japan and Colombia.
19.49. Despite subtle hints that Drogba may start, Lamouchi has revealed little regarding his team selection. However one thing that is confirmed is that Gervinho WILL start.
19.46. Ivory Coat's talisman so far in the World Cup has been Didier Drogba, despite the former Chelsea man not actually starting a match in the first two group stage matches. However Sabri Lamouchi has hinted that Drogba will start tonight.
19.35. Once again, Vavel's thoughts are with anybody in the Ivory Coast that has been affected by the floods.
19.34. The Ivory Coast has also been hit with recent floods so the country is certainly in desperate need for a positive Ivory Coast result and a first knockout stage appearance for the African side.
19.30. Speaking at his pre-match press conference, Ivory Coast manager Sabri Lamouchi said: "We hope we can do something positive for the people back home to take their mind of it (the death of Ibrahim Toure) .
19.25. Ahead of our game tonight, tragedy will be a key motivation for the Ivory Coast. Brothers Kolo and Yaya Toure tragically lost their brother Ibrahim last week after a battle with cancer. Both Kolo and Yaya have decided to saty in Brazil with the squad and Vavel sends its best wishes and condolences to the Toure family at this tragic time for them.
19.17. There are certainly lots of permutations for tonight's match and remember you can also follow Japan v Colombia here on Vavel as well as every single match of this World Cup.
19.14. A Japanese victory and an Ivory Coast draw would leave Les Elephants sweating. A win by a two goal margin or more for Japan would mean that they would likely be the ones that go through ahead of Ivory Coast.
19.10. For Ivory Coast, a draw may be sufficient to qualify. If Japan fail to win and Ivory Coast avoid defat, the African side will qualify.
19.07. That though is providing that Japan fail to beat already qualified Colombia or better the Japanese victory by at least one goal.
19.05. Today's match is simply must win for the Greeks. They are bottom of C on just one point, but they will progress to the Last 16 with victory tonight against Les Elephants
19.00. Hello everybody, it's James Richmond here to bring you live coverage of Greece V Ivory Coast as Group C of the FIFA world cup reaches its conclusion.