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Sweden 2–1 Nigeria

Friday 7 Jun 2002 · Kobe, Japan (neutral)

Sweden2–1Nigeria

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Aghahowa Larsson Larsson

27′0–1Julius Aghahowa Nigeria
35′1–1Henrik Larsson Sweden
63′2–1Henrik Larsson Sweden · penalty

Line-ups

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

Sweden

Came on

22Andreas AnderssonFW↑64′
17Magnus SvenssonMF↑83′

Nigeria

Came on

4Nwankwo KanuFW↑65′
7Pius IkediaMF↑70′

Elo

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

Sweden: 1856 → 1883
Nigeria: 1823 → 1796

Expected score for Sweden: 54.7% (a draw counts half). The lead changed hands 1 time. The winners came from behind.

Head to head

Meeting 2 of 2, 1994–2002.

Sweden wins: 2
Draws: 0
Nigeria wins: 0

Form either side

Sweden

Before

1–1 v Switzerland 27 Mar 2002 · Friendly
0–0 v Norway 17 Apr 2002 · Friendly
1–2 v Paraguay 17 May 2002 · Friendly
1–1 v Japan 25 May 2002 · Friendly
1–1 v England 2 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002

After

1–1 v Argentina 12 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
1–2 v Senegal 16 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
1–1 v Russia 21 Aug 2002 · Friendly
0–0 v Latvia 7 Sep 2002 · UEFA Euro qualification 2002
1–1 v Hungary 12 Oct 2002 · UEFA Euro qualification 2002

Nigeria

Before

2–1 v Scotland 17 Apr 2002 · Friendly
3–0 v Kenya 4 May 2002 · Friendly
2–1 v Republic of Ireland 16 May 2002 · Friendly
1–0 v Jamaica 18 May 2002 · Unity Cup 2002
0–1 v Argentina 2 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002

After

0–0 v England 12 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
0–0 v Angola 8 Sep 2002 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2002
2–2 v Senegal 12 Oct 2002 · Friendly
0–0 v Jamaica 20 Nov 2002 · Friendly
1–1 v Egypt 25 Nov 2002 · Friendly

Group F

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Sweden	3	1	2	0	+1	5
2England	3	1	2	0	+1	5
3Argentina	3	1	1	1	0	4
4Nigeria	3	0	1	2	-2	1

Road through the tournament

Sweden

1–1 v England Group stage
2–1 v Nigeria Group stage
1–1 v Argentina Group stage
1–2 v Senegal Round of 16

Nigeria

0–1 v Argentina Group stage
1–2 v Sweden Group stage
0–0 v England Group stage

Every Sweden v Nigeria match2

From Sweden's side.


7 Jun 2002	Nigeria	2–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2002	Group stage
5 May 1994	Nigeria	3–1	Home	Friendly	—

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