AFCON Qualification · Sunday 16 July 1989 · Cairo, Egypt
Egypt 2–0 DR Congo (16 Jul 1989): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Egypt winDrawDR Congo win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 5 between Egypt and DR Congo.
- Head-to-head before this game: Egypt 2 wins, DR Congo 2, 0 draws.
- Previous meeting: DR Congo 3–2 Egypt on 21 November 1985 (International Friendly).
- Egypt won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 8 goals.
- DR Congo won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 2 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Egypt 1638, DR Congo 1583 — Egypt were favourites.
Egypt: last 5 matches
- 0–1 vs Liberia25 Jun 1989 · World Cup Qualification
- 0–0 vs Kenya10 Jun 1989 · World Cup Qualification
- 2–0 vs Chile3 Jun 1989 · International Friendly
- 6–1 vs Ethiopia21 Apr 1989 · AFCON Qualification
- 0–1 vs Ethiopia9 Apr 1989 · AFCON Qualification
DR Congo: last 5 matches
- 1–0 vs Kenya10 Jul 1989 · International Friendly
- 0–1 vs Tunisia25 Jun 1989 · World Cup Qualification
- 0–0 vs Morocco11 Jun 1989 · World Cup Qualification
- 0–0 vs Gabon4 Jun 1989 · International Friendly
- 1–1 vs Ivory Coast1 Jun 1989 · International Friendly