Burundi vs Ivory Coast — World Cup - Qualification Africa: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
- 16′Ivory Coast, goal:0–1assist
- Half-time0 – 1
- 54′Ivory Coast, yellow card:
- 55′Burundi, yellow card:
- 59′Burundi, substitution:C. Niyukuri
- 59′Burundi, substitution:B. Bimenyimana
- 65′Ivory Coast, substitution:off
- 65′Ivory Coast, substitution:off
- 65′Ivory Coast, substitution:off
- 66′Burundi, substitution:M. Eldhino
- 78′Ivory Coast, substitution:off
- 82′Ivory Coast, substitution:off
- 85′Burundi, substitution:P. Bizoza
- 86′Burundi, substitution:offA. Bigirimana
- 90+4′Ivory Coast, yellow card:
- 90+5′Burundi, yellow card:Frédéric Nsabiyumva
- Full-time0 – 1
Lineups
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Match report
Burundi vs Ivory Coast — the facts
Ivory Coast won 1–0 away against Burundi (half-time 0–1).
Burundi met Ivory Coast in the World Cup - Qualification Africa (Group Stage - 5). Kick-off was Friday, 21 March 2025, 19:00 UTC at Stade d'Honneur. Referee: S. Guezzaz.
Team pages: Burundi · Ivory Coast · World Cup - Qualification Africa
Key moments
- 16' Goal: Evann Guessand (assist: Sébastien Haller) — 0–1
Starting line-ups
Burundi (5-4-1)
- 1 J. Nahimana
- 3 Marco Weymans
- 14 Youssouf Ndayishimiye
- 19 F. Nsabiyumva
- 18 Claus Niyukuri
- 11 Jordi Liongola
- 8 M. Eldhino
- 22 C. Nduwarugira
- 20 Parfait Bizoza
- 21 A. Bigirimana
- 7 B. Bimenyimana
Ivory Coast (3-4-2-1)
About this match
On this page: the Burundi vs Ivory Coast final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this World Cup - Qualification Africa fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Burundi and Ivory Coast team pages or the World Cup - Qualification Africa page.

