International Friendly

FT Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Scotland WWLWL 0
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Ivory Coast DWWLW 1
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Match Report

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Pépé condemns Scotland to defeat against Ivory Coast

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

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Team Stats

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

Lineups

CIV · 4-4-2

  1. 23Alban LafontG
  2. 2Ousmane DiomandeCD-L
  3. 7Odilon KossounouCD-R
  4. 3Ghislain KonanLB
  5. 5Wilfried SingoRB
  6. 8Franck KessiéCM-L
  7. 19Christ Inao OulaïCM-R
  8. 24Bazoumana TouréLM
  9. 26Nicolas PépéRM
  10. 11Bénie TraoréCF-L
  11. 12Elye WahiCF-R

SCO · 3-5-2

  1. 12Liam KellyG
  2. 17Dominic HyamCD
  3. 6Kieran TierneyCD-L
  4. 15John SouttarCD-R
  5. 4Scott McTominayCM-L
  6. 11Ryan ChristieCM-R
  7. 8Billy GilmourAM
  8. 3Andy RobertsonLM
  9. 16Ross McCrorieRM
  10. 18George HirstCF-L
  11. 10Ché AdamsCF-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 45' Substitution, Scotland. Scott Bain replaces Liam Kelly.
  3. 45' Substitution, Scotland. Lewis Ferguson replaces Scott McTominay.
  4. 61' Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Emmanuel Agbadou replaces Ousmane Diomande.
  5. 62' Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Guéla Doué replaces Ghislain Konan.
  6. 62' Substitution, Scotland. Nathan Patterson replaces Ross McCrorie.
  7. 69' Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Amad Diallo replaces Bénie Traoré.
  8. 69' Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Simon Adingra replaces Nicolas Pépé.
  9. 70' Substitution, Scotland. John McGinn replaces Ryan Christie.
  10. 70' Substitution, Scotland. Kenny McLean replaces Billy Gilmour.
  11. 77' Substitution, Scotland. Lyndon Dykes replaces George Hirst.
  12. 77' Substitution, Scotland. Tommy Conway replaces Ché Adams.
  13. 77' Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Evann Guessand replaces Elye Wahi.

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