World Cup Qualification · Sunday 16 June 1996 · Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
MauritaniaBurkina Faso 2–0 Mauritania (16 Jun 1996): Result & Goals
Goals
- 44'
Kassoum OuédraogoBurkina Faso - 81'Brahima TraoreBurkina Faso
Pre-match prediction
67%22%11%
Burkina Faso winDrawMauritania win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 5 between Burkina Faso and Mauritania.
- Head-to-head before this game: Burkina Faso 2 wins, Mauritania 0, 2 draws.
- Previous meeting: Mauritania 0–0 Burkina Faso on 31 May 1996 (World Cup Qualification).
- Burkina Faso won 0 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 3 goals.
- Mauritania won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 2 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Burkina Faso 1449, Mauritania 1297 — Burkina Faso were favourites.
Burkina Faso: last 5 matches
- 1–1 vs Ivory Coast9 Jun 1996 · International Friendly
- 0–0 vs Mauritania31 May 1996 · World Cup Qualification
- 0–0 vs Niger12 May 1996 · International Friendly
- 1–2 vs Algeria24 Jan 1996 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 1–5 vs Zambia20 Jan 1996 · Africa Cup of Nations
Mauritania: last 5 matches
- 0–0 vs Burkina Faso31 May 1996 · World Cup Qualification
- 0–0 vs Senegal17 May 1996 · International Friendly
- 0–0 vs Sierra Leone28 Nov 1995 · Amílcar Cabral Cup
- 1–0 vs Guinea-Bissau25 Nov 1995 · Amílcar Cabral Cup
- 1–1 vs Cape Verde19 Nov 1995 · Amílcar Cabral Cup