Lunar New Year Cup 1998

Iran 0–1 Nigeria

Wednesday 28 Jan 1998 · So Kon Po, Hong Kong (neutral)

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Goals0

No scorers on record for this match.

Elo

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

Iran: 1770 → 1760
Nigeria: 1754 → 1765

Expected score for Iran: 52.3% (a draw counts half). An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 3, 1998–2026.

Iran wins: 0
Draws: 1
Nigeria wins: 2

Form either side

Iran

Before

0–0 v Kuwait 31 Oct 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
0–2 v Qatar 7 Nov 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
2–3 v Japan 16 Nov 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
1–1 v Australia 22 Nov 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
2–2 v Australia 29 Nov 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997

After

1–1 v Chile 31 Jan 1998 · Lunar New Year Cup 1998
1–1 v Kuwait 14 Apr 1998 · Friendly
0–2 v Hungary 20 Apr 1998 · Friendly
1–0 v Jamaica 22 Apr 1998 · Friendly
0–2 v Croatia 3 Jun 1998 · Friendly

Nigeria

Before

3–0 v Kenya 7 Jun 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
1–0 v Cameroon 7 Aug 1997 · Friendly
0–2 v Tunisia 9 Aug 1997 · Friendly
0–1 v Guinea 16 Aug 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
0–0 v Zambia 17 Dec 1997 · Friendly

After

2–2 v Jamaica 22 Feb 1998 · Friendly
0–1 v Germany 22 Apr 1998 · Friendly
0–3 v Serbia 29 May 1998 · Friendly
1–5 v Netherlands 5 Jun 1998 · Friendly
3–2 v Spain 13 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998

Road through the tournament

Iran

0–1 v Nigeria 28 Jan 1998
1–1 v Chile 31 Jan 1998

Nigeria

1–0 v Iran 28 Jan 1998

Every Iran v Nigeria match3

From Iran's side.


27 Mar 2026	Nigeria	1–2	Neutral	Friendly	—
16 Jun 2014	Nigeria	0–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2014	Group stage
28 Jan 1998	Nigeria	0–1	Neutral	Lunar New Year Cup 1998	—

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