African Friendship Games 1961

Benin 7–0 Mauritania

Tuesday 26 Dec 1961 · Abidjan, Ivory Coast (neutral)

Benin7–0Mauritania

Goals0

No scorers on record for this match.

Elo

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

Benin: 1463 → 1487
Mauritania: 1480 → 1456

Expected score for Benin: 47.6% (a draw counts half). An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 9, 1961–2022.

Benin wins: 4
Draws: 2
Mauritania wins: 3

Form either side

Benin

Before

0–1 v Nigeria 8 Nov 1959 · Friendly
1–10 v Nigeria 28 Nov 1959 · Friendly
2–3 v Ivory Coast 14 Apr 1960 · African Friendship Games 1960

After

3–1 v Madagascar 27 Dec 1961 · African Friendship Games 1961
4–3 v Senegal 31 Dec 1961 · African Friendship Games 1961
1–1 v Nigeria 27 Jan 1963 · Friendly
1–4 v Nigeria 2 Feb 1963 · Friendly
0–1 v Madagascar 12 Apr 1963 · African Friendship Games 1963

Mauritania

Before

1–5 v Madagascar 25 Dec 1961 · African Friendship Games 1961

After

0–6 v DR Congo 12 Apr 1963 · African Friendship Games 1963
0–2 v Ivory Coast 14 Apr 1963 · African Friendship Games 1963
0–4 v Tunisia 15 Apr 1963 · African Friendship Games 1963
0–7 v Congo 16 Apr 1963 · African Friendship Games 1963
1–1 v Tanzania 1 Aug 1967 · Friendly

Road through the tournament

Benin

7–0 v Mauritania 26 Dec 1961
3–1 v Madagascar 27 Dec 1961
4–3 v Senegal 31 Dec 1961

Mauritania

1–5 v Madagascar 25 Dec 1961
0–7 v Benin 26 Dec 1961

Every Benin v Mauritania match9

From Benin's side.


24 Sep 2022	Mauritania	0–1	Neutral	Friendly	—
18 Jun 2019	Mauritania	3–1	Neutral	Friendly	—
24 Mar 2017	Mauritania	0–1	Away	Friendly	—
5 Nov 2001	Mauritania	2–0	Neutral	Amílcar Cabral Cup 2001	—
30 Aug 1996	Mauritania	0–0	Away	African Cup of Nations qualification 1996	—
8 Aug 1996	Mauritania	4–1	Home	African Cup of Nations qualification 1996	—
4 Feb 1983	Mauritania	0–2	Away	Friendly	—
17 Jan 1983	Mauritania	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
26 Dec 1961	Mauritania	7–0	Neutral	African Friendship Games 1961	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: none · Line-ups: none · Cards: none