Eriksson 'very confident' Drogba will get thumbs-up

Sven-Goran Eriksson is hopeful that Ivory Coast superstar Didier Drogba can be unleashed on Brazil in their World Cup clash tomorrow and does not anticipate his much-discussed protective cast to cause any problems.

Drogba came on as a substitute in the opening Group G match against Portugal after FIFA and a delegation from the Portuguese federation approved the cast he has on his arm to protect a fracture suffered in a World Cup warm-up match.