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

Nigeria 1–0 Bulgaria

Friday 19 Jun 1998 · Paris, France (neutral)

Nigeria1–0Bulgaria

Goals1

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Ikpeba

28′1–0Victor Ikpeba Nigeria

Line-ups

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

Nigeria

Came on

4Nwankwo KanuFW↑67′
9Rashidi YekiniFW↑75′
13Tijani BabangidaMF↑84′

Bulgaria

Came on

18Daniel BorimirovMF↑45′
9Lyuboslav PenevFW↑66′
19Georgi BachevFW↑84′

Elo

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

Nigeria: 1799 → 1827
Bulgaria: 1780 → 1752

Expected score for Nigeria: 52.7% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 2 of 2, 1994–1998.

Nigeria wins: 2
Draws: 0
Bulgaria wins: 0

Form either side

Nigeria

Before

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

After

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
0–2 v Greece 13 Nov 1999 · Friendly

Bulgaria

Before

0–2 v Argentina 10 Mar 1998 · Friendly
0–1 v North Macedonia 25 Mar 1998 · Friendly
2–1 v Morocco 22 Apr 1998 · Friendly
2–0 v Algeria 5 Jun 1998 · Friendly
0–0 v Paraguay 12 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998

After

1–6 v Spain 24 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998
0–3 v Poland 6 Sep 1998 · UEFA Euro qualification 1998
0–0 v England 10 Oct 1998 · UEFA Euro qualification 1998
0–1 v Sweden 14 Oct 1998 · UEFA Euro qualification 1998
0–0 v Algeria 4 Nov 1998 · 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

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

Bulgaria

0–0 v Paraguay Group stage
0–1 v Nigeria Group stage
1–6 v Spain Group stage

Every Nigeria v Bulgaria match2

From Nigeria's side.


19 Jun 1998	Bulgaria	1–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1998	Group stage
21 Jun 1994	Bulgaria	3–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1994	Group stage

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