Substitute Salomon Kalou stabbed home a cross from Arthur Boka to give Cote D’Ivoire a 3-0 lead in the 82nd minute against North Korea.
The Chelsea attacker jumped at the Boka cross from the left, scoring the Elephants’ third goal with a right-footed finish.
Cote D’Ivoire, if results hold, would finish third in Group G with four points.