FIFA World Cup qualification 2025

Benin 4–0 Lesotho

Tuesday 9 Sep 2025 · Abidjan, Ivory Coast (neutral)

Benin4–0Lesotho

Goals4

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Mounié Hountondji Imourane Olaitan

6′1–0Steve Mounié Benin
23′2–0Andreas Hountondji Benin
33′3–0Hassane Imourane Benin
67′4–0Junior Olaitan Benin

Line-ups

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

Benin

1Marcel DandjinouGK
5Yohan RocheDF ↓73′
6Olivier VerdonDF
11Rachid MouminiDF
13Mohamed TijaniDF
8Hassane ImouraneMF●
15Sessi D'AlmeidaMF ↓45′
18Junior OlaitanMF● ↓73′
9Steve MouniéFW●
17Andreas HountondjiFW● ↓82′
22Rodolfo AlokoFW ↓50′

Came on

2Samadou Attidjikou↑45′
14Razack Rachidou↑50′
19Dodo Dokou↑73′
3Tamimou Ouorou↑73′
10Candas Fiogbe↑82′

Lesotho

Came on

Elo

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

Benin: 1537 → 1564
Lesotho: 1432 → 1406

Expected score for Benin: 64.7% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 4 of 4, 2020–2025.

Benin wins: 2
Draws: 2
Lesotho wins: 0

Form either side

Benin

Before

0–0 v Libya 18 Nov 2024 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2024
2–2 v Zimbabwe 20 Mar 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
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

After

1–0 v Rwanda 10 Oct 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
0–4 v Nigeria 14 Oct 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
0–3 v Burkina Faso 18 Nov 2025 · Friendly
0–1 v DR Congo 23 Dec 2025 · African Cup of Nations 2025
1–0 v Botswana 27 Dec 2025 · African Cup of Nations 2025

Lesotho

Before

1–0 v Central African Republic 14 Nov 2024 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2024
0–7 v Morocco 18 Nov 2024 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2024
3–0 v South Africa 21 Mar 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
1–1 v Rwanda 25 Mar 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
0–3 v South Africa 5 Sep 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025

After

1–2 v Nigeria 10 Oct 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
1–0 v Zimbabwe 13 Oct 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
0–0 v Malawi 15 Nov 2025 · Friendly
0–1 v Malawi 18 Nov 2025 · Friendly
1–1 v Kenya 4 Jun 2026 · Friendly

Road through the tournament

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

Lesotho

3–0 v South Africa 21 Mar 2025
1–1 v Rwanda 25 Mar 2025
0–3 v South Africa 5 Sep 2025
0–4 v Benin 9 Sep 2025
1–2 v Nigeria 10 Oct 2025
1–0 v Zimbabwe 13 Oct 2025

Every Benin v Lesotho match4

From Benin's side.


9 Sep 2025	Lesotho	4–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification 2025	—
21 Nov 2023	Lesotho	0–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification 2023	—
17 Nov 2020	Lesotho	0–0	Away	African Cup of Nations qualification 2020	—
14 Nov 2020	Lesotho	1–0	Home	African Cup of Nations qualification 2020	—

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