كتب : Sherif Tarek
Drogba remains a major doubt for the Ivoirians after breaking his arm in a warm-up game against Japan.
Portugal will have a better chance to beat the Elephants if the evergreen hitman takes no part in the game but Deco hopes to play against him.
"Didier is a friend of mine, he's a good player, I hope he plays, it would be good for the game," Deco said.