Ivory Coast vs New Zealand, 2025 International Friendly

· International Friendly

Ivory Coast

FT
0 - 1

New Zealand

41': Elijah Just

About

Ivory Coast are hosting New Zealand at BMO Field, Toronto, Canada, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
16': Mohamed Diomande (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
25': Callum McCowatt (New Zealand) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
29': Substitution, New Zealand. Ben Old replaces Callum McCowatt.
41': Goal! Côte d'Ivoire 0, New Zealand 1. Elijah Just (New Zealand) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marko Stamenic.
45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+2': First Half ends, Côte d'Ivoire 0, New Zealand 1.
45': Second Half begins Côte d'Ivoire 0, New Zealand 1.
53': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Ibrahim Sangaré replaces Emmanuel Latte Lath.
53': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Simon Adingra replaces Lazare Amani.
62': Substitution, New Zealand. Alex Rufer replaces Sarpreet Singh.
62': Substitution, New Zealand. Callan Elliot replaces Bill Tuiloma.
62': Substitution, New Zealand. Matthew Garbett replaces Elijah Just.
66': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Franck Kessie replaces Mohamed Diomande.
66': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Sébastien Haller replaces Mory Gbane.
77': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Jérémie Boga replaces Nicolas Pépé.
77': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Odilon Kossounou replaces Jean-Philippe Gbamin.
82': Substitution, New Zealand. Chris Wood replaces Kosta Barbarouses.
82': Substitution, New Zealand. Michael Boxall replaces Marko Stamenic.
86': Matthew Garbett (New Zealand) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Côte d'Ivoire 0, New Zealand 1.
0': Match ends, Côte d'Ivoire 0, New Zealand 1.

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: BMO Field
Location: Toronto, Canada
Attendance: 6,200

Line-Ups

Ivory Coast (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
23	Badra Ali Sangaré (GK)
6	Cedric Kipre
4	Jean-Philippe Gbamin
11	Christopher Operi
2	Luc Zogbe
9	Emmanuel Latte Lath
24	Mory Gbane
12	Mohammed Diomande
20	Evann Guessand
15	Lazare Amani
19	Nicolas Pépé

Ivory Coast Substitutes:

Mohamed Koné, Simon Adingra, Odilon Kossounou, Yahia Fofana, Clément Akpa, Wilfried Singo, Jérémie Boga, Ghislain Konan, Parfait Guiagon, Sébastien Haller, Ibrahim Sangaré, Franck Kessié.

New Zealand (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Max Crocombe (GK)
4	Tyler Bindon
14	Finn Surman
13	Liberato Cacace
23	Bill Tuiloma
10	Sarpreet Singh
6	Joe Bell
8	Marko Stamenic
17	Kosta Barbarouses
20	Callum McCowatt
11	Elijah Just

New Zealand Substitutes:

Chris Wood, Michael Boxall, Ben Old, Nando Pijnaker, Ben Waine, Francis DeVries, Callan Elliot, Alex Paulsen, Nik Tzanev, Tommy Smith, Matthew Garbett, Alex Rufer.

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