However, there will be one notable difference to the Bloemfontein game - Okada has successfully negotiated an extra 45 minutes in order to utilise his full 23-man squad in the friendly in Sion, Switzerland.

"This game will be a good simulation for the Cameroon match," Okada said.

"They are obviously a good team and hopefully we can succeed in what we have been trying to accomplish."

Goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima is in contention to keep his place ahead of first-choice stopper Seigo Narazaki, while midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura is likely to feature after missing the defeat by England with an ankle injury.

Striker Yoshito Okubo trained separately yesterday but has recovered sufficiently from a sore left thigh, leaving Okada without any major injury concerns to face Sven-Goran Eriksson's Ivory Coast, who shared a 2-2 draw with Paraguay at the weekend.

The Blue Samurai have lost four of their last five games following Sunday's 2-1 defeat by England.

Eriksson, renowned for his penchant for substitutions in friendlies during his time with England, is also likely to take the opportunity to get to know his players better.

The Swede was appointed on March 28 and although he knows all about the likes of Chelsea duo Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou, he will be keen to explore his options ahead of the World Cup Group G opener with Portugal on June 15.

The Elephants also meet Brazil and North Korea in South Africa.

In tomorrow's other World Cup warm-up, New Zealand coach Ricky Herbert will be taking no chances with his first-choice All Whites for the match with Slovenia.

The Kiwis, preparing for their second World Cup finals appearance and first in 28 years, lost 2-1 to Australia on May 24 before defeating Serbia 1-0 last week.

But Herbert will make changes at Stadium Ljudski to avoid injuries ahead of their Group F clash with Slovakia in Rustenburg on June 15.

He said: "(Serbia) was a benchmark and an incredibly good result, and we had a few lapses against Australia, so I wanted to see whether the team could deal with those against Serbia.

"But now I don't want to jeopardise where the players will be on June 15.

"If we make changes during the game and that affects the team, so be it.

"But I'm just a bit conscious now that we can't afford for people to get injured because I've worked them pretty hard."

Slovenia will bid farewell in the capital as they play their final fixture before their second World Cup finals, where they will meet Algeria, England and the United States in Group C.

The team trained in Kidricevo this week for fear of tearing up the Stadium Ljudski pitch following heavy rain.