African Cup of Nations 1974 · Third-place play-off

Egypt 4–0 Congo

Monday 11 Mar 1974 · Cairo, Egypt

Egypt4–0Congo

Goals4

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Abdou Shehata Greisha Shehata

5′1–0Moustafa Abdou Egypt
18′2–0Hassan Shehata Egypt
62′3–0Ali Abo Greisha Egypt
80′4–0Hassan Shehata Egypt

Elo

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

Egypt: 1694 → 1715
Congo: 1576 → 1555

Expected score for Egypt: 77.8% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 2 of 7, 1973–2017.

Egypt wins: 6
Draws: 0
Congo wins: 1

Form either side

Egypt

Before

0–2 v Syria 20 Aug 1973 · Palestine Cup 1973
2–1 v Uganda 1 Mar 1974 · African Cup of Nations 1974
3–1 v Zambia 4 Mar 1974 · African Cup of Nations 1974
2–0 v Ivory Coast 6 Mar 1974 · African Cup of Nations 1974
2–3 v DR Congo 9 Mar 1974 · African Cup of Nations 1974

After

3–0 v Burundi 24 Mar 1975 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1975
2–0 v Burundi 19 Apr 1975 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1975
3–2 v DR Congo 12 Jul 1975 · Friendly
5–0 v Yemen DPR 19 Dec 1975 · Palestine Cup 1975
2–1 v Saudi Arabia 23 Dec 1975 · Palestine Cup 1975

Congo

Before

2–2 v Mali 17 Feb 1974 · Friendly
2–0 v Mauritius 3 Mar 1974 · African Cup of Nations 1974
2–1 v DR Congo 5 Mar 1974 · African Cup of Nations 1974
1–1 v Guinea 7 Mar 1974 · African Cup of Nations 1974
2–4 v Zambia 9 Mar 1974 · African Cup of Nations 1974

After

1–1 v Mali 26 Jun 1974 · Friendly
1–0 v Ivory Coast 30 Mar 1975 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1975
1–2 v Ivory Coast 13 Apr 1975 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1975
1–2 v Kenya 11 Jun 1975 · Friendly
1–0 v Uganda 13 Jun 1975 · Friendly

Road through the tournament

Egypt

2–1 v Uganda Group stage
3–1 v Zambia Group stage
2–0 v Ivory Coast Group stage
2–3 v DR Congo Semi-final
4–0 v Congo Third-place play-off

Congo

2–0 v Mauritius Group stage
2–1 v DR Congo Group stage
1–1 v Guinea Group stage
2–4 v Zambia Semi-final
0–4 v Egypt Third-place play-off

Every Egypt v Congo match7

From Egypt's side.


8 Oct 2017	Congo	2–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2017	—
9 Oct 2016	Congo	2–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2016	—
12 Oct 2012	Congo	3–0	Neutral	Friendly	—
22 Apr 1983	Congo	2–0 (won on pens)	Home	African Cup of Nations qualification 1983	—
10 Apr 1983	Congo	0–2	Away	African Cup of Nations qualification 1983	—
11 Mar 1974	Congo	4–0	Home	African Cup of Nations 1974	Third-place play-off
10 Jan 1973	Congo	3–1	Neutral	All-African Games 1973	—

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