Nigeria 2–0 Tunisia

Saturday 12 Jul 1980 · Lagos, Nigeria · after extra time · Nigeria won on penalties

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World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Expected score for Nigeria: 62.4% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Meeting 5 of 19, 1961–2025.

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After

Before

After

From Nigeria's side.


27 Dec 2025	Tunisia	3–2	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2025	—
23 Jan 2022	Tunisia	0–1	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2022	Round of 16
13 Oct 2020	Tunisia	1–1	Neutral	Friendly	—
17 Jul 2019	Tunisia	1–0	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2019	Third-place play-off
6 Sep 2009	Tunisia	2–2	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2009	—
20 Jun 2009	Tunisia	0–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2009	—
4 Feb 2006	Tunisia	1–1 (won on pens)	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2006	Quarter-final
11 Feb 2004	Tunisia	1–1 (lost on pens)	Away	African Cup of Nations 2004	Semi-final
23 Jan 2000	Tunisia	4–2	Home	African Cup of Nations 2000	Group stage
9 Aug 1997	Tunisia	0–2	Away	Friendly	—
22 Feb 1992	Tunisia	1–1	Away	Friendly	—
20 Jul 1985	Tunisia	0–2	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1985	—
6 Jul 1985	Tunisia	1–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1985	—
26 Sep 1984	Tunisia	0–5	Away	Friendly	—
12 Jul 1980	Tunisia	2–0 (won on pens)	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1980	—
29 Jun 1980	Tunisia	0–2	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1980	—
12 Nov 1977	Tunisia	0–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1977	—
25 Sep 1977	Tunisia	0–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1977	—
25 Nov 1961	Tunisia	2–1	Home	African Cup of Nations qualification 1961	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: none · Cards: none