African Friendship Games 1961

Benin 3–1 Madagascar

Wednesday 27 Dec 1961 · Abidjan, Ivory Coast (neutral)

Benin3–1Madagascar

Goals0

No scorers on record for this match.

Elo

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

Benin: 1487 → 1502
Madagascar: 1488 → 1473

Expected score for Benin: 49.9% (a draw counts half). An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 8, 1961–2023.

Benin wins: 4
Draws: 1
Madagascar 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
7–0 v Mauritania 26 Dec 1961 · African Friendship Games 1961

After

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
1–0 v Liberia 14 Apr 1963 · African Friendship Games 1963

Madagascar

Before

0–4 v Mauritius 24 Oct 1957 · Friendly
3–2 v Mauritius 23 Oct 1958 · Friendly
6–1 v Burkina Faso 15 Apr 1960 · African Friendship Games 1960
8–1 v Congo 18 Apr 1960 · African Friendship Games 1960
5–1 v Mauritania 25 Dec 1961 · African Friendship Games 1961

After

1–6 v Congo 24 Dec 1962 · Friendly
1–4 v Central African Republic 31 Dec 1962 · Friendly
1–0 v Benin 12 Apr 1963 · African Friendship Games 1963
2–1 v Chad 14 Apr 1963 · African Friendship Games 1963
3–1 v Liberia 16 Apr 1963 · African Friendship Games 1963

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

Madagascar

5–1 v Mauritania 25 Dec 1961
1–3 v Benin 27 Dec 1961

Every Benin v Madagascar match8

From Benin's side.


17 Oct 2023	Madagascar	1–2	Neutral	Friendly	—
27 Sep 2022	Madagascar	1–3	Neutral	Friendly	—
11 Nov 2021	Madagascar	2–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2021	—
2 Sep 2021	Madagascar	1–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2021	—
16 Nov 2003	Madagascar	3–2	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2003	—
11 Oct 2003	Madagascar	1–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2003	—
12 Apr 1963	Madagascar	0–1	Neutral	African Friendship Games 1963	—
27 Dec 1961	Madagascar	3–1	Neutral	African Friendship Games 1961	—

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