Ivory Coast vs Burundi — World Cup - Qualification Africa: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
- 3′Ivory Coast, goal:1–0assist
- 34′Ivory Coast, yellow card:
- 35′Burundi, yellow card:Parfait Bizoza
- Half-time1 – 0
- 58′Ivory Coast, yellow card:
- 64′Burundi, substitution:P. Bizoza
- 67′Ivory Coast, substitution:off
- 67′Ivory Coast, substitution:off
- 72′Burundi, substitution:B. Kanakimana
- 72′Burundi, substitution:A. Bigirimana
- 73′Ivory Coast, substitution:off
- 73′Ivory Coast, substitution:off
- 86′Burundi, substitution:
- 87′Burundi, substitution:H. Msanga
- 88′Ivory Coast, substitution:off
- Full-time1 – 0
Lineups
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Match report
Ivory Coast vs Burundi — the facts
Ivory Coast beat Burundi 1–0 (half-time 1–0).
Ivory Coast met Burundi in the World Cup - Qualification Africa (Group Stage - 7). Kick-off was Friday, 5 September 2025, 19:00 UTC at Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Referee: B. Karboubi.
Team pages: Ivory Coast · Burundi · World Cup - Qualification Africa
Key moments
- 3' Goal: Vakoun Issouf Bayo (assist: Simon Adingra) — 1–0
Starting line-ups
Ivory Coast (4-2-3-1)
Burundi (5-4-1)
- 1 J. Nahimana
- 3 Marco Weymans
- 22 C. Nduwarugira
- 13 F. Nsabiyumva
- 14 Claus Niyukuri
- 4 A. Muderi
- 7 J. Girumugisha
- 12 Parfait Bizoza
- 5 H. Msanga
- 21 A. Bigirimana
- 20 B. Kanakimana
About this match
On this page: the Ivory Coast vs Burundi 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 Ivory Coast and Burundi team pages or the World Cup - Qualification Africa page.

