FIFA World Cup qualification 2004

Ghana 2–0 Cape Verde

Sunday 5 Sep 2004 · Kumasi, Ghana

Ghana2–0Cape Verde

Goals2

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Essien Veiga

24′1–0Michael Essien Ghana · penalty
62′2–0Nélson Veiga Ghana · own goal

Elo

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

Ghana: 1571 → 1585
Cape Verde: 1461 → 1447

Expected score for Ghana: 77% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 5, 2004–2024.

Ghana wins: 4
Draws: 0
Cape Verde wins: 1

Form either side

Ghana

Before

1–1 v Angola 28 Apr 2004 · Friendly
0–1 v Burkina Faso 5 Jun 2004 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2004
0–0 v Togo 14 Jun 2004 · Friendly
3–0 v South Africa 20 Jun 2004 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2004
1–1 v Uganda 3 Jul 2004 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2004

After

0–0 v DR Congo 10 Oct 2004 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2004
2–2 v Kenya 23 Mar 2005 · Friendly
1–1 v DR Congo 27 Mar 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
2–1 v Burkina Faso 5 Jun 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
2–0 v South Africa 18 Jun 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005

Cape Verde

Before

3–0 v Eswatini 16 Nov 2003 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2003
1–2 v South Africa 5 Jun 2004 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2004
1–3 v Senegal 13 Jun 2004 · Friendly
1–0 v Uganda 19 Jun 2004 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2004
1–1 v DR Congo 3 Jul 2004 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2004

After

1–0 v Burkina Faso 9 Oct 2004 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2004
2–1 v Burkina Faso 26 Mar 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
1–2 v South Africa 4 Jun 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
0–1 v Uganda 18 Jun 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
1–2 v Angola 17 Aug 2005 · Friendly

Road through the tournament

Ghana

0–1 v Burkina Faso 5 Jun 2004
3–0 v South Africa 20 Jun 2004
1–1 v Uganda 3 Jul 2004
2–0 v Cape Verde 5 Sep 2004
0–0 v DR Congo 10 Oct 2004

Cape Verde

1–2 v South Africa 5 Jun 2004
1–0 v Uganda 19 Jun 2004
1–1 v DR Congo 3 Jul 2004
0–2 v Ghana 5 Sep 2004
1–0 v Burkina Faso 9 Oct 2004

Every Ghana v Cape Verde match5

From Ghana's side.


14 Jan 2024	Cape Verde	1–2	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2024	Group stage
2 Feb 2013	Cape Verde	2–0	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2013	Quarter-final
14 Nov 2012	Cape Verde	1–0	Neutral	Friendly	—
8 Oct 2005	Cape Verde	4–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2005	—
5 Sep 2004	Cape Verde	2–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2004	—

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