GROUP A
Equatorial Guinea’s humiliation of the hosts in their last group game, winning 4-0 in Abidjan, rates as undoubtedly the biggest upset in tournament history; rarely has a host nation been so humbled, and never in such an emphatic fashion. The crowd’s bewilderment turned into downright anger, as the Ivory Coast players needed a police escort to take them off the pitch amid jeers from those who had remained.
It was an amazing turnabout in a matter of nine days from a bright start for the hosts when Seko Fofana scored after only four minutes of the tournament’s opening game against Guinea-Bissau. After a 2-0 win, where the Ivorians looked uninspired but were excused because of the hot conditions, they then lost 1-0 to Nigeria in their second game. The game was decided
