World Cup Qualification · Sunday 19 June 2005 · Abidjan, Ivory Coast
EgyptIvory Coast 2–0 Egypt (19 Jun 2005): Result & Goals
Goals
- 41'
Didier DrogbaIvory Coast - 49'Didier DrogbaIvory Coast
Pre-match prediction
44%31%25%
Ivory Coast winDrawEgypt win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 18 between Ivory Coast and Egypt.
- Head-to-head before this game: Ivory Coast 5 wins, Egypt 8, 4 draws.
- Previous meeting: Egypt 1–2 Ivory Coast on 20 June 2004 (World Cup Qualification).
- Ivory Coast won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 11 goals.
- Egypt won 5 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 16 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Ivory Coast 1720, Egypt 1763 — Ivory Coast were favourites.
Ivory Coast: last 5 matches
- 0–0 vs Libya3 Jun 2005 · World Cup Qualification
- 3–0 vs Benin27 Mar 2005 · World Cup Qualification
- 2–2 vs DR Congo8 Feb 2005 · International Friendly
- 1–0 vs Benin10 Oct 2004 · World Cup Qualification
- 5–0 vs Sudan5 Sep 2004 · World Cup Qualification
Egypt: last 5 matches
- 6–1 vs Sudan5 Jun 2005 · World Cup Qualification
- 1–0 vs Kuwait27 May 2005 · International Friendly
- 4–1 vs Libya27 Mar 2005 · World Cup Qualification
- 1–0 vs Saudi Arabia14 Mar 2005 · International Friendly
- 4–0 vs Belgium9 Feb 2005 · International Friendly
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Egypt1–2Ivory Coast20 Jun 2004 · World Cup Qualification
- Ivory Coast2–2Egypt17 Jun 2001 · AFCON Qualification
- Egypt1–0Ivory Coast2 Sep 2000 · AFCON Qualification
- Ivory Coast2–0Egypt9 Jan 2000 · International Friendly
- Egypt0–0Ivory Coast16 Sep 1998 · International Friendly
- Ivory Coast0–0Egypt21 Feb 1998 · Africa Cup of Nations