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Portugal and Ivory Coast played to a hard-fought 0-0 tie Tuesday in their World Cup opener, with Cristiano Ronaldo and later Didier Drogba, each unable to break through. Two of the planet's most dangerous strikers couldn't produce a goal between them.Ronaldo rattled a 30-yard strike off the left post in the 11th minute for Portugal, but Ivory Coast otherwise created the better opportunities.In another match, New Zealand came from behind to tie Slovakia 1-1 in their soccer World Cup Group F game on defender Winston Reids goal in second-half injury time.Reid scored in the final seconds in Rustenburg, South Africa to give New Zealand its first-ever point at the World Cup. The All-Whites lost all three games in their only other appearance in 1982.
