| team BENIN | ||
| World cup history | ||
| Appearances: | 10 | |
| FIFA world cup appearances: | 0 | |
| Tournament | Result | |
| FIFA world cup 1930 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1934 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1934 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1938 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1938 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1950 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1950 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1954 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1954 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1958 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1958 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1962 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1962 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1966 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1966 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1970 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1970 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1974 | 2: + 0; = 0; - 2: 1 - 10 0 | |
| FIFA world cup 1974 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1978 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1978 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1982 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1982 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1986 | 2: + 0; = 0; - 2: 0 - 6 0 | |
| FIFA world cup 1986 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1990 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1990 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1994 | 6: + 1; = 0; - 5: 3 - 19 2 | |
| FIFA world cup 1994 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1998 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1998 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2002 | 2: + 0; = 1; - 1: 1 - 2 1 | |
| FIFA world cup 2002 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2006 | 12: + 2; = 3; - 7: 13 - 26 9 | |
| FIFA world cup 2006 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2010 | 12: + 7; = 1; - 4: 18 - 14 22 | |
| FIFA world cup 2010 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2014 | 6: + 2; = 2; - 2: 8 - 9 8 | |
| FIFA world cup 2014 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2018 | 2: + 1; = 0; - 1: 2 - 3 3 | |
| FIFA world cup 2018 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2022 | 6: + 3; = 1; - 2: 5 - 4 10 | |
| FIFA world cup 2022 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2026 | 10: + 5; = 2; - 3: 12 - 11 17 | |
| FIFA world cup 2026 | did not participate | |
| Best achievement: |
The 2nd place in group Final Round. Preliminaries CAF (2010) |
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| Indicators | ||
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MP: + W; =D; -L; GF‒ GA Pts (3 points for each win) |
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| Qualifying campaigns | 60: +21: =10; -29; 63 ‒ 104 73 | |
| Percentage indicators | +35,00%; =16,67%; -48,33%; 1,05 ‒ 1,73 40,56% | |
| FIFA world cup | Didn't participate in final tournaments | |
| Percentage indicators | ||
| Total: | 60: +21: =10; -29; 63 ‒ 104 73 | |
| Percentage indicators | +35,00%; =16,67%; -48,33%; 1,05 ‒ 1,73 40,56% | |
| Matches played (on neutral field): | 60 (6) | |
| Goals scored - total: | 63 | |
| - home: | 33 (52,38%) | |
| - away: | 21 (33,33%) | |
| - neutral field: | 9 (14,29%) | |
| Goals against: - total: | 104 | |
| - home: | 35 (33,65%) | |
| - away: | 64 (61,54%) | |
| - neutral field: | 5 (4,81%) | |
| Average goals scored per match: | 1,05 | |
| Average goals against per match: | 1,73 | |
| Points scored (3 points for each win): - home: | 44/78 (56,41%) | |
| - away: | 18/84 (21,43%) | |
| - neutral field: | 11/18 (61,11%) | |
| Biggest win: | 4:0 - Lesotho | |
| Biggest defeat: | 0:5 - Ghana, Tunisia, Morocco | |
| Games without conceding goals: | 16 (26,67%) | |
| Games without goals scored: | 18 (30%) | |
| Wins with a big score: | 2 | |
| Defeats with a big score: | 12 | |
| Own goals (is scored/is passed) | 1 / 0 | |
| Cautions (on average per match) | 102 (1,7) | |
| Expulsions (on average per match) | 4 (0,07) | |
| - second yellow cards | 3 | |
| - straight red cards | 1 | |
| Players acted | 164 | |
| Attendance: in total (average) | 876 959 (15 385) | |
| Top scorer: | Razak OMOTOYOSSI (06 10 14) - 11 goals scored | |
| The greatest number of matches: | Stephane SESSEGNON (06 10 14 18) - 24 games | |