FIFA World Cup qualification 2025

Zimbabwe 2–2 Benin

Thursday 20 Mar 2025 · Durban, South Africa (neutral)

Zimbabwe2–2Benin

Goals4

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Mounié Dokou Munetsi Musona

12′0–1Steve Mounié Benin
35′0–2Dodo Dokou Benin
44′1–2Marshall Munetsi Zimbabwe
59′2–2Knowledge Musona Zimbabwe

Line-ups

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

Zimbabwe

Came on

Benin

Came on

3Tamimou Ouorou↑45′
7Samadou Attidjikou↑70′
20Jodel Dossou↑86′
22Rabiou Sankamao↑86′

Elo

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

Zimbabwe: 1481 → 1485
Benin: 1544 → 1540

Expected score for Zimbabwe: 41% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 2, 2025–2025.

Zimbabwe wins: 0
Draws: 1
Benin wins: 1

Form either side

Zimbabwe

Before

0–0 v Cameroon 10 Sep 2024 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2024
1–0 v Namibia 10 Oct 2024 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2024
3–1 v Namibia 14 Oct 2024 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2024
1–1 v Kenya 15 Nov 2024 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2024
1–2 v Cameroon 19 Nov 2024 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2024

After

1–1 v Nigeria 25 Mar 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
0–2 v Burkina Faso 6 Jun 2025 · Friendly
1–1 v Niger 10 Jun 2025 · Friendly
0–1 v Benin 5 Sep 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
0–1 v Rwanda 9 Sep 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025

Benin

Before

2–1 v Libya 10 Sep 2024 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2024
3–0 v Rwanda 11 Oct 2024 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2024
1–2 v Rwanda 15 Oct 2024 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2024
1–1 v Nigeria 14 Nov 2024 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2024
0–0 v Libya 18 Nov 2024 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2024

After

0–2 v South Africa 25 Mar 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
0–1 v Morocco 9 Jun 2025 · Friendly
1–0 v Zimbabwe 5 Sep 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
4–0 v Lesotho 9 Sep 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
1–0 v Rwanda 10 Oct 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025

Road through the tournament

Zimbabwe

2–2 v Benin 20 Mar 2025
1–1 v Nigeria 25 Mar 2025
0–1 v Benin 5 Sep 2025
0–1 v Rwanda 9 Sep 2025
0–0 v South Africa 10 Oct 2025
0–1 v Lesotho 13 Oct 2025

Benin

2–2 v Zimbabwe 20 Mar 2025
0–2 v South Africa 25 Mar 2025
1–0 v Zimbabwe 5 Sep 2025
4–0 v Lesotho 9 Sep 2025
1–0 v Rwanda 10 Oct 2025
0–4 v Nigeria 14 Oct 2025

Every Zimbabwe v Benin match2

From Zimbabwe's side.


5 Sep 2025	Benin	0–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification 2025	—
20 Mar 2025	Benin	2–2	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification 2025	—

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