African Cup of Nations 2008 · Group stage · Group [object Object]

Ivory Coast 4–1 Benin

Friday 25 Jan 2008 · Sekondi, Ghana (neutral)

Ivory Coast4–1Benin

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Drogba Touré Keita Dindane Omotoyossi

40′1–0Didier Drogba Ivory Coast
44′2–0Yaya Touré Ivory Coast
53′3–0Abdulkader Keita Ivory Coast
63′4–0Aruna Dindane Ivory Coast
90′4–1Razak Omotoyossi Benin

Line-ups

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

Ivory Coast

Came on

6Steve GohouriDF↑45′
2Boubacar SanogoFW↑69′
10GervinhoFW↑76′

Benin

Came on

11Muri OgunbiyiFW↑51′
9Abou MaigaFW↑59′
13Noel SekaDF↑70′

Elo

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

Ivory Coast: 1864 → 1873
Benin: 1483 → 1474

Expected score for Ivory Coast: 90% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 13 of 18, 1960–2024.

Ivory Coast wins: 12
Draws: 4
Benin wins: 2

Form either side

Ivory Coast

Before

2–3 v Austria 17 Oct 2007 · Friendly
1–2 v Angola 17 Nov 2007 · Friendly
6–1 v Qatar 21 Nov 2007 · Friendly
2–0 v Kuwait 12 Jan 2008 · Friendly
1–0 v Nigeria 21 Jan 2008 · African Cup of Nations 2008

After

3–0 v Mali 29 Jan 2008 · African Cup of Nations 2008
5–0 v Guinea 3 Feb 2008 · African Cup of Nations 2008
1–4 v Egypt 7 Feb 2008 · African Cup of Nations 2008
2–4 v Ghana 9 Feb 2008 · African Cup of Nations 2008
0–2 v Tunisia 26 Mar 2008 · Friendly

Benin

Before

2–0 v Sierra Leone 12 Oct 2007 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2007
1–0 v United Arab Emirates 17 Nov 2007 · Friendly
2–4 v Ghana 21 Nov 2007 · Friendly
1–2 v Senegal 16 Jan 2008 · Friendly
0–1 v Mali 21 Jan 2008 · African Cup of Nations 2008

After

0–2 v Nigeria 29 Jan 2008 · African Cup of Nations 2008
0–3 v Angola 1 Jun 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
4–1 v Uganda 8 Jun 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
2–0 v Niger 14 Jun 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
2–0 v Niger 22 Jun 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008

Group B

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Ivory Coast	3	3	0	0	+7	9
2Nigeria	3	1	1	1	+1	4
3Mali	3	1	1	1	-2	4
4Benin	3	0	0	3	-6	0

Road through the tournament

Ivory Coast

1–0 v Nigeria Group stage
4–1 v Benin Group stage
3–0 v Mali Group stage
5–0 v Guinea Quarter-final
1–4 v Egypt Semi-final
2–4 v Ghana Third-place play-off

Benin

0–1 v Mali Group stage
1–4 v Ivory Coast Group stage
0–2 v Nigeria Group stage

Every Ivory Coast v Benin match18

From Ivory Coast's side.


23 Mar 2024	Benin	2–2	Neutral	Friendly	—
6 Sep 2019	Benin	1–2	Neutral	Friendly	—
31 May 2017	Benin	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
5 Jun 2011	Benin	6–2	Away	African Cup of Nations qualification 2011	—
27 Mar 2011	Benin	2–1	Neutral	African Cup of Nations qualification 2011	—
25 Jan 2008	Benin	4–1	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2008	Group stage
27 Mar 2005	Benin	3–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2005	—
10 Oct 2004	Benin	1–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2004	—
13 Jul 1997	Benin	0–0	Away	African Cup of Nations qualification 1997	—
26 Jan 1997	Benin	1–0	Home	African Cup of Nations qualification 1997	—
1 Sep 1991	Benin	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
11 Aug 1991	Benin	3–0	Away	Friendly	—
24 Nov 1984	Benin	2–1	Neutral	West African Cup 1984	—
17 Feb 1982	Benin	3–3	Away	West African Cup 1982	—
26 Oct 1979	Benin	3–1	Home	Friendly	—
29 Apr 1979	Benin	4–1	Home	African Cup of Nations qualification 1979	—
15 Apr 1979	Benin	0–1	Away	African Cup of Nations qualification 1979	—
14 Apr 1960	Benin	3–2	Neutral	African Friendship Games 1960	—

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