World Cup Qualification · Sunday 5 September 2004 · Abidjan, Ivory Coast
SudanIvory Coast 5–0 Sudan (5 Sep 2004): Result & Goals
Goals
- 12'
Didier Drogba penIvory Coast - 15'Aruna DindaneIvory Coast
- 25'Gilles Yapi YapoIvory Coast
- 56'Bakari KonéIvory Coast
- 64'Aruna DindaneIvory Coast
Pre-match prediction
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Ivory Coast winDrawSudan win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 6 between Ivory Coast and Sudan.
- Head-to-head before this game: Ivory Coast 3 wins, Sudan 1, 1 draws.
- Previous meeting: Sudan 0–0 Ivory Coast on 25 March 2001 (AFCON Qualification).
- Ivory Coast won 4 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 10 goals.
- Sudan won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 3 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Ivory Coast 1711, Sudan 1380 — Ivory Coast were favourites.
Ivory Coast: last 5 matches
- 2–1 vs Senegal18 Aug 2004 · International Friendly
- 0–2 vs Cameroon4 Jul 2004 · World Cup Qualification
- 2–1 vs Egypt20 Jun 2004 · World Cup Qualification
- 2–0 vs Libya6 Jun 2004 · World Cup Qualification
- 4–2 vs Guinea28 Apr 2004 · International Friendly
Sudan: last 5 matches
- 0–1 vs Libya3 Jul 2004 · World Cup Qualification
- 1–1 vs Benin20 Jun 2004 · World Cup Qualification
- 0–3 vs Egypt6 Jun 2004 · World Cup Qualification
- 0–2 vs Zambia25 May 2004 · International Friendly
- 2–1 vs Uganda22 May 2004 · International Friendly