Yaya and Kolo Touré have left the Ivory Coast national team in Brazil following the death of their brother Ibrahim Toure at the age of 28.
The Ivorians currently have three points and if they can avoid defeat against Greece they will progress to the next round.
Ibrahim died in Manchester, according to the Ivory Coast Football Association, and following the sad event, the Man City midfielder and Liverpool defender both decided to leave their national squad for the time being.
A former Nice player, Ibrahim's most recent team was Lebanon's SC Safa Beirut. The full details of his death are as yet unknown.
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