FIFA World Cup · Saturday 10 June 2006 · Hamburg, Germany
Argentina 2–1 Ivory Coast (10 Jun 2006): Result & Goals
Goals
- 24'
Hernán CrespoArgentina
- 38'
Javier SaviolaArgentina
- 82'
Didier DrogbaIvory Coast
Pre-match prediction
49%29%22%
Argentina winDrawIvory Coast win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 2 between Argentina and Ivory Coast.
- Head-to-head before this game: Argentina 1 wins, Ivory Coast 0, 0 draws.
- Previous meeting: Argentina 4–0 Ivory Coast on 16 October 1992 (FIFA Confederations Cup).
- Argentina won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 9 goals.
- Ivory Coast won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 7 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Argentina 1909, Ivory Coast 1803 — Argentina were favourites.
Argentina: last 5 matches
- 2–0 vs Angola30 May 2006 · International Friendly
- 2–3 vs Croatia1 Mar 2006 · International Friendly
- 3–0 vs Qatar16 Nov 2005 · International Friendly
- 2–3 vs England12 Nov 2005 · International Friendly
- 0–1 vs Uruguay12 Oct 2005 · World Cup Qualification
Ivory Coast: last 5 matches
- 3–0 vs Slovenia4 Jun 2006 · International Friendly
- 1–1 vs Chile30 May 2006 · International Friendly
- 1–1 vs Switzerland27 May 2006 · International Friendly
- 2–3 vs Spain1 Mar 2006 · International Friendly
- 0–0 vs Egypt10 Feb 2006 · Africa Cup of Nations
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Argentina4–0Ivory Coast16 Oct 1992 · FIFA Confederations Cup