FIFA World Cup 1998 · Group stage · Group [object Object]

Spain 2–3 Nigeria

Saturday 13 Jun 1998 · Nantes, France (neutral)

Spain2–3Nigeria

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Hierro Adepoju Raúl Zubizarreta Oliseh

21′1–0Fernando Hierro Spain
24′1–1Mutiu Adepoju Nigeria
47′2–1Raúl Spain
73′2–2Andoni Zubizarreta Nigeria · own goal
78′2–3Sunday Oliseh Nigeria

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Spain

1Andoni ZubizarretaGK
2Albert FerrerDF ↓45′
4Rafael AlkortaDF
12SergiDF
14Iván CampoDF
20Miguel Ángel NadalDF ↓77′
6Fernando HierroMF●
10RaúlMF●
21Luis EnriqueMF
11AlfonsoFW ↓58′
19KikoFW

Came on

18Guillermo AmorMF↑45′
17Joseba EtxeberríaFW↑58′
16Albert CeladesMF↑77′

Nigeria

Came on

9Rashidi YekiniFW↑70′
13Tijani BabangidaMF↑83′
21Godwin OkparaDF↑90′

Elo

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

Spain: 1992 → 1944
Nigeria: 1751 → 1799

Expected score for Spain: 80% (a draw counts half). An upset — the lower-rated side won. The lead changed hands 1 time. The winners came from behind.

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 2, 1998–2013.

Spain wins: 1
Draws: 0
Nigeria wins: 1

Form either side

Spain

Before

3–1 v Faroe Islands 11 Oct 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
1–1 v Romania 19 Nov 1997 · Friendly
0–1 v France 28 Jan 1998 · Friendly
4–0 v Sweden 25 Mar 1998 · Friendly
4–1 v Northern Ireland 3 Jun 1998 · Friendly

After

0–0 v Paraguay 19 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998
6–1 v Bulgaria 24 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998
2–3 v Cyprus 5 Sep 1998 · UEFA Euro qualification 1998
1–0 v Russia 23 Sep 1998 · Friendly
2–1 v Israel 14 Oct 1998 · UEFA Euro qualification 1998

Nigeria

Before

1–0 v Iran 28 Jan 1998 · Lunar New Year Cup 1998
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

After

1–0 v Bulgaria 19 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998
1–3 v Paraguay 24 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998
1–4 v Denmark 28 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998
1–0 v Mozambique 17 Aug 1999 · Friendly
0–0 v Ghana 28 Aug 1999 · Friendly

Group D

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Nigeria	3	2	0	1	0	6
2Paraguay	3	1	2	0	+2	5
3Spain	3	1	1	1	+4	4
4Bulgaria	3	0	1	2	-6	1

Road through the tournament

Spain

2–3 v Nigeria Group stage
0–0 v Paraguay Group stage
6–1 v Bulgaria Group stage

Nigeria

3–2 v Spain Group stage
1–0 v Bulgaria Group stage
1–3 v Paraguay Group stage
1–4 v Denmark Round of 16

Every Spain v Nigeria match2

From Spain's side.


23 Jun 2013	Nigeria	3–0	Neutral	Confederations Cup 2013	Group stage
13 Jun 1998	Nigeria	2–3	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1998	Group stage

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: Fjelstul · Cards: Fjelstul