FIFA World Cup 1998 · Round of 16

Nigeria 1–4 Denmark

Sunday 28 Jun 1998 · Saint-Denis, France (neutral)

Nigeria1–4Denmark

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Møller Laudrup Sand Helveg Babangida

3′0–1Peter Møller Denmark
12′0–2Brian Laudrup Denmark
58′0–3Ebbe Sand Denmark
76′0–4Thomas Helveg Denmark
77′1–4Tijani Babangida Nigeria

Line-ups

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

Nigeria

Came on

9Rashidi YekiniFW↑65′
13Tijani BabangidaDF●↑73′

Denmark

Came on

19Ebbe SandFW●↑58′
14Morten WieghorstMF↑78′
8Per FrandsenMF↑84′

Elo

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

Nigeria: 1770 → 1726
Denmark: 1823 → 1868

Expected score for Nigeria: 42.4% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 1, 1998–1998.

Nigeria wins: 0
Draws: 0
Denmark wins: 1

Form either side

Nigeria

Before

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
1–0 v Bulgaria 19 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998
1–3 v Paraguay 24 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998

After

1–0 v Mozambique 17 Aug 1999 · Friendly
0–0 v Ghana 28 Aug 1999 · Friendly
0–2 v Greece 13 Nov 1999 · Friendly
2–0 v Gabon 21 Nov 1999 · Friendly
4–2 v Tunisia 23 Jan 2000 · African Cup of Nations 2000

Denmark

Before

0–3 v Sweden 28 May 1998 · Friendly
1–2 v Cameroon 5 Jun 1998 · Friendly
1–0 v Saudi Arabia 12 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998
1–1 v South Africa 18 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998
1–2 v France 24 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998

After

2–3 v Brazil 3 Jul 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998
0–1 v Czech Republic 19 Aug 1998 · Friendly
0–0 v Belarus 5 Sep 1998 · UEFA Euro qualification 1998
1–2 v Wales 10 Oct 1998 · UEFA Euro qualification 1998
1–1 v Switzerland 14 Oct 1998 · UEFA Euro qualification 1998

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

Denmark

1–0 v Saudi Arabia Group stage
1–1 v South Africa Group stage
1–2 v France Group stage
4–1 v Nigeria Round of 16
2–3 v Brazil Quarter-final

Every Nigeria v Denmark match1

From Nigeria's side.


28 Jun 1998	Denmark	1–4	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1998	Round of 16

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