Friendly

France 3–0 Ivory Coast

Wednesday 17 Aug 2005 · Montpellier, France

France3–0Ivory Coast

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Gallas Zidane Henry

28′1–0William Gallas France
62′2–0Zinedine Zidane France
66′3–0Thierry Henry France

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

France

Came on

19Sébastien SquillaciDF↑24′
25Jerome RothenMF↑71′
Djibril CisséFW↑71′
17David TrezeguetFW↑80′
23Alou DiarraMF↑88′

Ivory Coast

Came on

27Emmanuel EbouéDF↑46′
Christian KoffiMF↑46′
20Guy DemelMF↑70′
Bakary KonéFW↑78′

Elo

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

France: 1961 → 1967
Ivory Coast: 1785 → 1779

Expected score for France: 83% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 4, 2005–2026.

France wins: 2
Draws: 1
Ivory Coast wins: 1

Form either side

France

Before

0–0 v Poland 17 Nov 2004 · Friendly
1–1 v Sweden 9 Feb 2005 · Friendly
0–0 v Switzerland 26 Mar 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
1–1 v Israel 30 Mar 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
2–1 v Hungary 31 May 2005 · Friendly

After

3–0 v Faroe Islands 3 Sep 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
1–0 v Republic of Ireland 7 Sep 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
1–1 v Switzerland 8 Oct 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
4–0 v Cyprus 12 Oct 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
3–2 v Costa Rica 9 Nov 2005 · Friendly

Ivory Coast

Before

1–0 v Benin 10 Oct 2004 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2004
2–2 v DR Congo 8 Feb 2005 · Friendly
3–0 v Benin 27 Mar 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
0–0 v Libya 3 Jun 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
2–0 v Egypt 19 Jun 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005

After

2–3 v Cameroon 4 Sep 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
3–1 v Sudan 8 Oct 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
2–1 v Romania 12 Nov 2005 · Friendly
1–1 v Italy 16 Nov 2005 · Friendly
2–0 v Jordan 17 Jan 2006 · Friendly

Every France v Ivory Coast match4

From France's side.


4 Jun 2026	Ivory Coast	1–2	Home	Friendly	—
25 Mar 2022	Ivory Coast	2–1	Home	Friendly	—
15 Nov 2016	Ivory Coast	0–0	Home	Friendly	—
17 Aug 2005	Ivory Coast	3–0	Home	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: ESPN · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN