World Cup 1998 Qualifiers : Burkina Faso beats Mauritania 2-0 to qualify for next round
OUAGADOUGOU, Jun. 16, 1996 (AMP) — France 98 (African Qualifiers) : Burkina Faso defeated Mauritania by a score of 2-0 (halftime: 1-0), in the second leg of a qualifying game on Sunday afternoon. Burkina Faso, who tied 0-0 in the first leg, advance to the next round of the ongoing FIFA World Cup. Mauritania is eliminated.
Fixtures and Results : 1st Round
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Overview
Burkina Faso at the World Cup
- Never qualified
- 3 participations in the qualifications (first in 1978)
Mauritania at the World Cup
- Never qualified
- 2 participations in the qualifications (first in 1978)
Burkina Faso
2:0
Mauritania
2:0 (1:0)
- 16 June 1996
- 16:00
- Ouagadougou
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