FIFA World Cup 2002 · Group stage · Group [object Object]

Nigeria 0–0 England

Wednesday 12 Jun 2002 · Osaka, Japan (neutral)

Nigeria0–0England

Goals0

Line-ups

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

Nigeria

Came on

7Pius IkediaMF↑86′

England

Came on

17Teddy SheringhamFW↑69′
20Darius VassellFW↑77′
14Wayne BridgeDF↑85′

No cards.

Elo

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

Nigeria: 1796 → 1808
England: 1941 → 1929

Expected score for Nigeria: 30.3% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 2 of 3, 1994–2018.

Nigeria wins: 0
Draws: 1
England wins: 2

Form either side

Nigeria

Before

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
1–2 v Sweden 7 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002

After

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
1–0 v Ghana 15 Dec 2002 · Friendly

England

Before

4–0 v Paraguay 17 Apr 2002 · Friendly
1–1 v South Korea 21 May 2002 · Friendly
2–2 v Cameroon 26 May 2002 · Friendly
1–1 v Sweden 2 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
1–0 v Argentina 7 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002

After

3–0 v Denmark 15 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
1–2 v Brazil 21 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
1–1 v Portugal 7 Sep 2002 · Friendly
2–1 v Slovakia 12 Oct 2002 · UEFA Euro qualification 2002
2–2 v North Macedonia 16 Oct 2002 · UEFA Euro qualification 2002

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

Nigeria

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

England

1–1 v Sweden Group stage
1–0 v Argentina Group stage
0–0 v Nigeria Group stage
3–0 v Denmark Round of 16
1–2 v Brazil Quarter-final

Every Nigeria v England match3

From Nigeria's side.


2 Jun 2018	England	1–2	Away	Friendly	—
12 Jun 2002	England	0–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2002	Group stage
16 Nov 1994	England	0–1	Away	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: none · Line-ups: Fjelstul · Cards: Fjelstul