Republic of Ireland 0–3 Nigeria

Saturday 29 May 2004 · London, England (neutral)

Republic of Ireland0–3Nigeria

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Ogbeche Martins Ogbeche

36′0–1Bartholomew Ogbeche Nigeria
49′0–2Obafemi Martins Nigeria
69′0–3Bartholomew Ogbeche Nigeria

Line-ups

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

Republic of Ireland

Came on

21Jonathan DouglasMF↑66′
11Graham BarrettFW↑83′

Nigeria

Came on

Rabiu Baita↑72′
Ike ShorunmuGK↑85′
Yakubu AdamuDF↑90′

No cards.

Elo

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

Republic of Ireland: 1853 → 1835
Nigeria: 1842 → 1860

Expected score for Republic of Ireland: 51.6% (a draw counts half). An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 2 of 3, 2002–2009.

Republic of Ireland wins: 0
Draws: 1
Nigeria wins: 2

Form either side

Republic of Ireland

Before

3–0 v Canada 18 Nov 2003 · Friendly
0–0 v Brazil 18 Feb 2004 · Friendly
2–1 v Czech Republic 31 Mar 2004 · Friendly
0–0 v Poland 28 Apr 2004 · Friendly
1–0 v Romania 27 May 2004 · Friendly

After

1–0 v Jamaica 2 Jun 2004 · Unity Cup 2004
1–0 v Netherlands 5 Jun 2004 · Friendly
1–1 v Bulgaria 18 Aug 2004 · Friendly
3–0 v Cyprus 4 Sep 2004 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2004
1–1 v Switzerland 8 Sep 2004 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2004

Nigeria

Before

4–0 v South Africa 31 Jan 2004 · African Cup of Nations 2004
2–1 v Benin 4 Feb 2004 · African Cup of Nations 2004
2–1 v Cameroon 8 Feb 2004 · African Cup of Nations 2004
1–1 v Tunisia 11 Feb 2004 · African Cup of Nations 2004
2–1 v Mali 13 Feb 2004 · African Cup of Nations 2004

After

2–0 v Jamaica 31 May 2004 · Unity Cup 2004
2–0 v Rwanda 5 Jun 2004 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2004
0–1 v Angola 20 Jun 2004 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2004
1–0 v Algeria 3 Jul 2004 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2004
3–0 v Zimbabwe 5 Sep 2004 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2004

Road through the tournament

Republic of Ireland

0–3 v Nigeria 29 May 2004
1–0 v Jamaica 2 Jun 2004

Nigeria

3–0 v Republic of Ireland 29 May 2004
2–0 v Jamaica 31 May 2004

Every Republic of Ireland v Nigeria match3

From Republic of Ireland's side.


29 May 2009	Nigeria	1–1	Neutral	Friendly	—
29 May 2004	Nigeria	0–3	Neutral	Unity Cup 2004	—
16 May 2002	Nigeria	1–2	Home	Friendly	—

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