FIFA World Cup qualification 2005

France 4–0 Cyprus

Wednesday 12 Oct 2005 · Saint-Denis, France

France4–0Cyprus

Goals4

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Zidane Wiltord Dhorasoo Giuly

29′1–0Zinedine Zidane France
32′2–0Sylvain Wiltord France
44′3–0Vikash Dhorasoo France
84′4–0Ludovic Giuly France

Line-ups

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

France

Came on

Alou DiarraMF↑24′
8Ludovic GiulyFW●↑59′
6Franck JuriettiDF↑90′

Cyprus

Came on

Christos MaragosMF↑46′
P FilaniotisMF↑62′
Marios NikolaouDF↑80′

Elo

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

France: 1980 → 1982
Cyprus: 1449 → 1447

Expected score for France: 97.4% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 8 of 8, 1980–2005.

France wins: 7
Draws: 1
Cyprus wins: 0

Form either side

France

Before

2–1 v Hungary 31 May 2005 · Friendly
3–0 v Ivory Coast 17 Aug 2005 · Friendly
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

After

3–2 v Costa Rica 9 Nov 2005 · Friendly
0–0 v Germany 12 Nov 2005 · Friendly
1–2 v Slovakia 1 Mar 2006 · Friendly
1–0 v Mexico 27 May 2006 · Friendly
2–0 v Denmark 31 May 2006 · Friendly

Cyprus

Before

0–1 v Switzerland 30 Mar 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
2–1 v Iraq 13 Aug 2005 · Friendly
3–0 v Faroe Islands 17 Aug 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
1–3 v Switzerland 7 Sep 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
0–1 v Republic of Ireland 8 Oct 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005

After

1–0 v Wales 16 Nov 2005 · Friendly
0–1 v Slovenia 28 Feb 2006 · Cyprus International Tournament 2006
2–0 v Armenia 1 Mar 2006 · Cyprus International Tournament 2006
0–2 v Romania 16 Aug 2006 · Friendly
1–6 v Slovakia 2 Sep 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006

Road through the tournament

France

Cyprus

Every France v Cyprus match8

From France's side.


12 Oct 2005	Cyprus	4–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2005	—
13 Oct 2004	Cyprus	2–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2004	—
6 Sep 2003	Cyprus	5–0	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 2003	—
7 Sep 2002	Cyprus	2–1	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 2002	—
18 Nov 1989	Cyprus	2–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1989	—
22 Oct 1988	Cyprus	1–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1988	—
5 Dec 1981	Cyprus	4–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1981	—
11 Oct 1980	Cyprus	7–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1980	—

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