World Cup 2006 Qualifiers : Ivory Coast beats Benin 3-0
Mar. 27, 2005 (AMP) — Germany 2006 (African Qualifiers) : Ivory Coast defeated Benin by a score of 3-0 (halftime: 2-0), in a qualifying game for the 2006 FIFA World Cup on Sunday.
The result put the Ivorians top of Group 3 with 15 points. Benin is 5th with 2 points. In their next game, Ivory Coast will meet Libya on June 3, while Benin will face Cameroon.
Fixtures and Results : Second Round Group 3
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Overview
Ivory Coast at the World Cup
- Never qualified
- 8 participations in the qualifications (first in 1974)
Benin at the World Cup
- Never qualified
- 4 participations in the qualifications (first in 1986)
Ivory Coast
3:0
Benin
3:0 (2:0)
- 27 March 2005
Second Round Group 3
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 15 |
 Cameroon | 11 |
 Egypt | 10 |
 Libya | 10 |
| Benin | 2 |
 Sudan | 2 |
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