Friendly

Benin 1–2 DR Congo

Thursday 16 Jul 1981 · Cotonou, Benin

Benin1–2DR Congo

Goals0

No scorers on record for this match.

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Benin: 1388 → 1381
DR Congo: 1586 → 1593

Expected score for Benin: 36.3% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 4 of 7, 1967–2025.

Benin wins: 0
Draws: 1
DR Congo wins: 6

Form either side

Benin

Before

3–2 v Burkina Faso 21 Oct 1979 · Friendly
1–3 v Ivory Coast 26 Oct 1979 · Friendly
0–1 v Niger 28 Oct 1979 · Friendly
0–5 v Nigeria 4 Nov 1979 · Friendly
1–0 v Niger 15 Nov 1980 · Friendly

After

1–2 v Ghana 19 Jul 1981 · Friendly
2–3 v Mali 24 Jan 1982 · Friendly
0–1 v Senegal 31 Jan 1982 · Friendly
0–4 v Ghana 13 Feb 1982 · West African Cup 1982
2–0 v Niger 15 Feb 1982 · West African Cup 1982

DR Congo

Before

1–0 v Cameroon 12 Apr 1981 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1981
3–3 v Mozambique 19 Apr 1981 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1981
1–6 v Cameroon 26 Apr 1981 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1981
1–3 v Zambia 26 Jun 1981 · Friendly
2–2 v Zambia 28 Jun 1981 · Friendly

After

2–2 v Ghana 22 Jul 1981 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1981
2–2 v Congo 29 Jul 1981 · Friendly
1–2 v Ghana 2 Aug 1981 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1981
2–0 v Gabon 11 Nov 1984 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1984
1–1 v Gabon 25 Nov 1984 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1984

Every Benin v DR Congo match7

From Benin's side.


23 Dec 2025	DR Congo	0–1	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2025	—
14 Nov 2021	DR Congo	0–2	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2021	—
6 Sep 2021	DR Congo	1–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2021	—
16 Jul 1981	DR Congo	1–2	Home	Friendly	—
28 Jul 1979	DR Congo	0–3	Home	Friendly	—
25 Jul 1979	DR Congo	0–1	Home	Friendly	—
24 Nov 1967	DR Congo	2–5	Home	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: none · Line-ups: none · Cards: none