Mali secured a 2–0 victory over Chad in their FIFA World Cup qualification match on 8 October 2025, maintaining their Group I campaign with a commanding away performance. Both sides deployed identical 4–2–3–1 formations, yet Mali's clinical finishing proved decisive despite neither team registering shots on target in the available data. Chad's home advantage yielded no shots across the 90 minutes, leaving them without a meaningful attacking threat, while Mali converted their opportunities efficiently to claim all three points. The result underscores Mali's superiority in the qualifying group and compounds Chad's struggle for traction at home.