Mali, ranked 51st in the world, will face the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations, and Mali's two-time winner of the PK Africa Cup of Nations, ranked 49th in the world, will face the quarter-finals.
In the group stage, the Mali team has achieved a record of 2 wins and 2 draws, while the Ivory Coast team has achieved a record of 2 wins and 2 losses in the group stage, which shows that the Malian team is in better shape than the Ivory Coast team, but the last 2 meetings between the two sides, the Ivory Coast team has 1 win and 1 draw to beat the Mali team, so before the game, more than 60% of fans believe that the slightly stronger Ivory Coast team on paper can beat the Mali team.
Traore missed a penalty in the 18th minute and Ivory Coast escaped.
In the 43rd minute, Odilon received a second yellow card and was sent off, leaving Ivory Coast with one man to play.
In the 72nd minute, Dogles opened the door of the Ivory Coast team with an inexplicable world wave to help Mali take the lead.
In the 90th minute, Adingra equalized for Ivory Coast.
The game went to extra time after a 90-minute draw, and in the 122nd minute, Diakite gave Ivory Coast a stunning finish.
In the end, the Ivory Coast team defeated the Mali team to advance to the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations, while the Mali team unfortunately missed the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations, congratulations to the Ivory Coast team will face the Democratic Republic of Congo in the semi-finals.