 Kukundwa kwacho kwakaodza mwoyo vanhu vakawanda vekuIvory Coast, avo vaiona chikwata chenyika yenhabvu sechinhu chinokosha munzanga uye chinoita kuti vanhu vadade uye vabatane, kunyanya panguva iyo nyika yakanga ichiri kupora kubva kuhondo yemarudzi ya2002-2007.uye kugadzirira sarudzo dzayo dzokutanga dzapashure pehondo muna Gumiguru wegore iroro. Somugumisiro, Halilhodžić akadzingwa musi wa 27 Kukadzi 2010, isingasviki mwedzi mina isati yasvika 2010 World Cup finals tournament muSouth Africa. 