Chelsea star Didier Drogba was on target as World Cup qualifiers Ivory Coast and Paraguay played out a 2-2 draw in France.

Drogba netted first in the 53rd minute with a deflected free-kick, his 44th international goal, before Souleymane Bamba made it 2-0 twenty minutes later.

But the South Americans fought back through prolific Borussia Dortmund hitman Lucas Barrios who scored with a low shot two minutes later before Aureliano Torres equalised with a minute remaining.

Paraguay: 2 (Lucas Barrios 75', Aureliano Torres 89') Ivory Coast: 2 (Didier Drogba 53', Souleymane Bamba 73') Venue: Stade Joseph-Moynat - Thonon-les-Bains, France

Starting Line-Ups

PAR Justo Villar (gk), Julio Cesar Caceres, Paulo Barrios Da Silva, Aureliano Torres, Dario Anastacio Maldonado Veron (Bonet 78'), Osvaldo Martinez (Santa Cruz 70'), Eduardo Ledesma (Aquino 54'), Marcelo Estigarribia, Victor Caceres, Nestor Ortigoza (Riveros 70'), Jorge Daniel Achucarro (Barrios 70')

Subs - Sergio Aquino (54'), Roque Santa Cruz (70'), Lucas Barrios (70'), Cristian Miguel Riveros (70'), Carlos Bonet (78')

CIVBoubacar Barry (gk), Kolo Toure (Bamba 46'), Siaka Chico Tiene, Yaya Toure, Didier Zokora, Ndri Romaric, Ismael Cheik Tiote, Jean-Jaques Gosso (Eboue 46'), Didier Drogba, Salomon Kalou (Gervinho 46'), Aruna Dindane

Subs - Emmanuel Eboue (46'), Souleymane Bamba (46'), Gervinho (46')