World Cup Qualification · Sunday 1 June 2008 · Cairo, Egypt
Egypt 2–1 DR Congo (1 Jun 2008): Result & Goals
Goals
- 44'
Hérita IlungaDR Congo - 67'
Amr ZakiEgypt - 80'Ahmed Eid Abdel MalekEgypt
Pre-match prediction
84%13%3%
Egypt winDrawDR Congo win
Based on Elo ratings (Egypt 1861, DR Congo 1512) and the outcomes of 2,476 past internationals with a similar rating gap. Statistics, not betting advice. Try the predictor →
Match facts
- This is meeting number 9 between Egypt and DR Congo.
- Head-to-head before this game: Egypt 4 wins, DR Congo 2, 2 draws.
- Previous meeting: Egypt 4–1 DR Congo on 3 February 2006 (Africa Cup of Nations).
- Egypt won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 8 goals.
- DR Congo won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 5 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Egypt 1861, DR Congo 1512 — Egypt were favourites.
Egypt: last 5 matches
- 0–2 vs Argentina26 Mar 2008 · International Friendly
- 1–0 vs Cameroon10 Feb 2008 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 4–1 vs Ivory Coast7 Feb 2008 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 2–1 vs Angola4 Feb 2008 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 1–1 vs Zambia30 Jan 2008 · Africa Cup of Nations
DR Congo: last 5 matches
- 1–1 vs Algeria26 Mar 2008 · International Friendly
- 0–0 vs Gabon25 Mar 2008 · International Friendly
- 1–1 vs Libya8 Sep 2007 · AFCON Qualification
- 3–1 vs Angola22 Aug 2007 · International Friendly
- 0–0 vs Madagascar29 Jul 2007 · International Friendly
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Egypt4–1DR Congo3 Feb 2006 · Africa Cup of Nations
- Egypt2–2DR Congo14 Jan 2004 · International Friendly
- DR Congo0–0Egypt28 Jul 1989 · AFCON Qualification
- Egypt2–0DR Congo16 Jul 1989 · AFCON Qualification
- DR Congo3–2Egypt21 Nov 1985 · International Friendly
- Egypt3–2DR Congo12 Jul 1975 · Iran International Tournament