International Friendly

Ivory Coast vs Scotland, 2026 International Friendly

· International Friendly
Ivory Coast
  • 12': Nicolas Pépé
FT
1 - 0
Scotland

    Pépé condemns Scotland to defeat against Ivory Coast

    A much-changed Scotland suffered another friendly defeat with the 1-0 loss to Ivory Coast.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Attempt blocked. George Hirst (Scotland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Billy Gilmour.
    • 3': Attempt saved. Ryan Christie (Scotland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Alban Lafont (Côte d'Ivoire).
    • 3': Attempt missed. Kieran Tierney (Scotland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Scott McTominay.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Ryan Christie (Scotland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ross McCrorie following a fast break.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Scott McTominay (Scotland) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by John Souttar.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Pépé (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 10': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by John Souttar.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Ryan Christie (Scotland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alban Lafont (Côte d'Ivoire).
    • 12': Elye Wahi (Côte d'Ivoire) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Nicolas Pépé following a fast break.
    • 12': Goal! Côte d'Ivoire 1, Scotland 0. Nicolas Pépé (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
    • 15': Bazoumana Touré (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Ross McCrorie (Scotland).
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Pépé (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Elye Wahi.
    • 17': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.
    • 21': Delay in match because of an injury Franck Kessie (Côte d'Ivoire).
    • 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Elye Wahi (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bazoumana Touré.
    • 29': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Ross McCrorie.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Ousmane Diomande (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Liam Kelly (Scotland).
    • 31': Attempt saved. Scott McTominay (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Alban Lafont (Côte d'Ivoire). Assisted by Ryan Christie.
    • 31': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Alban Lafont.
    • 33': Bazoumana Touré (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 33': Foul by Ross McCrorie (Scotland).
    • 36': Billy Gilmour (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Bénie Traoré (Côte d'Ivoire).
    • 37': Foul by Ousmane Diomande (Côte d'Ivoire).
    • 37': George Hirst (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Delay in match because of an injury Christ Inao Oulaï (Côte d'Ivoire).
    • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 43': Bénie Traoré (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 43': Foul by Ross McCrorie (Scotland).
    • 45'+1': Foul by Ryan Christie (Scotland).
    • 45'+1': Franck Kessie (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Côte d'Ivoire 1, Scotland 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Côte d'Ivoire 1, Scotland 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Scotland. Lewis Ferguson replaces Scott McTominay.
    • 45': Substitution, Scotland. Scott Bain replaces Liam Kelly.
    • 46': Foul by Bénie Traoré (Côte d'Ivoire).
    • 46': John Souttar (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 48': Christ Inao Oulaï (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Scotland).
    • 50': Foul by Christ Inao Oulaï (Côte d'Ivoire).
    • 50': Ryan Christie (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 51': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Ousmane Diomande.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. John Souttar (Scotland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Billy Gilmour with a cross.
    • 52': Bazoumana Touré (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 52': Foul by Dominic Hyam (Scotland).
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Elye Wahi (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Bénie Traoré.
    • 53': Andy Robertson (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Wilfried Singo (Côte d'Ivoire).
    • 56': Offside, Côte d'Ivoire. Elye Wahi is caught offside.
    • 57': Attempt missed. George Hirst (Scotland) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ross McCrorie with a cross.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Ché Adams (Scotland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross.
    • 61': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Emmanuel Agbadou replaces Ousmane Diomande.
    • 62': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Guéla Doué replaces Ghislain Konan.
    • 62': Substitution, Scotland. Nathan Patterson replaces Ross McCrorie.
    • 63': Attempt missed. George Hirst (Scotland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 64': Handball by Bénie Traoré (Côte d'Ivoire).
    • 65': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Scotland).
    • 65': Nicolas Pépé (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Bazoumana Touré (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wilfried Singo.
    • 66': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Nathan Patterson.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Guéla Doué (Côte d'Ivoire) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolas Pépé with a cross following a corner.
    • 69': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Amad Diallo replaces Bénie Traoré.
    • 69': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Simon Adingra replaces Nicolas Pépé.
    • 70': Substitution, Scotland. John McGinn replaces Ryan Christie.
    • 70': Substitution, Scotland. Kenny McLean replaces Billy Gilmour.
    • 70': Foul by Amad Diallo (Côte d'Ivoire).
    • 70': Lewis Ferguson (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Lewis Ferguson (Scotland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross.
    • 71': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Odilon Kossounou.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Simon Adingra (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Amad Diallo.
    • 75': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Bazoumana Touré.
    • 76': Attempt saved. George Hirst (Scotland) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alban Lafont (Côte d'Ivoire). Assisted by John McGinn with a cross.
    • 76': Attempt missed. George Hirst (Scotland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ché Adams with a headed pass.
    • 77': Substitution, Scotland. Lyndon Dykes replaces George Hirst.
    • 77': Substitution, Scotland. Tommy Conway replaces Ché Adams.
    • 77': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Evann Guessand replaces Elye Wahi.
    • 78': Foul by Christ Inao Oulaï (Côte d'Ivoire).
    • 78': Tommy Conway (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 79': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Wilfried Singo.
    • 81': Handball by Bazoumana Touré (Côte d'Ivoire).
    • 85': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Guéla Doué.
    • 86': Foul by John McGinn (Scotland).
    • 86': Wilfried Singo (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Amad Diallo (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Kieran Tierney (Scotland).
    • 89': Attempt saved. Amad Diallo (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Scott Bain (Scotland). Assisted by Odilon Kossounou.
    • 89': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Scott Bain.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Simon Adingra (Côte d'Ivoire) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Amad Diallo.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Bazoumana Touré.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Côte d'Ivoire 1, Scotland 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Côte d'Ivoire 1, Scotland 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 9
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    7 Corner Kicks 5
    2 Saves 4
    47.4 Possession 52.6
    14 SHOTS 12
    4 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    436 Accurate Passes 501
    488 Passes 557
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    6 Accurate Crosses 2
    24 Crosses 11
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    30 Long Balls 58
    11 Accurate Long Balls 29
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    4 Blocked Shots 4
    10 Effective Tackles 5
    20 Tackles 9
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    11 Interceptions 8
    16 Effective Clearances 27
    16 Clearances 27

    Game Information

    Competition: International Friendly

    Venue: Hill Dickinson Stadium
    Location: Liverpool, England
    Attendance: 33,034

    Line-Ups

    CIV Ivory Coast (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    23 Alban Lafont (GK)
    2 Ousmane Diomande
    7 Odilon Kossounou
    3 Ghislain Konan
    5 Wilfried Singo
    8 Franck Kessié
    19 Christ Inao Oulaï
    24 Bazoumana Touré
    26 Nicolas Pépé
    11 Bénie Traoré
    12 Elye Wahi
    Ivory Coast Substitutes:
    Ibrahim Sangaré, Amad, Yahia Fofana, Seko Fofana, Jean Michaël Seri, Guela Doué, Clément Akpa, Evann Guessand, Evan Ndicka, Simon Adingra, Martial Godo, Mohamed Koné, Parfait Guiagon, Emmanuel Agbadou.

    SCO Scotland (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    12 Liam Kelly (GK)
    17 Dominic Hyam
    6 Kieran Tierney
    15 John Souttar
    4 Scott McTominay
    11 Ryan Christie
    8 Billy Gilmour
    3 Andrew Robertson
    16 Ross McCrorie
    18 George Hirst
    10 Ché Adams
    Scotland Substitutes:
    Findlay Curtis, Angus Gunn, Jack Hendry, Lennon Miller, Scott McKenna, Tommy Conway, Andrew Irving, John McGinn, Kenny McLean, Scott Bain, Anthony Ralston, Nathan Patterson, Lewis Ferguson, Lyndon Dykes.

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