Friendly

France 0–1 Nigeria

Tuesday 2 Jun 2009 · Saint-Étienne, France

France0–1Nigeria

Goals1

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Akpala

32′0–1Joseph Akpala Nigeria

Line-ups

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

France

Came on

8Yoann GourcuffMF↑46′
14Jérémy ToulalanMF↑46′
11André-Pierre GignacFW↑46′
9Sidney GovouMF↑70′

Nigeria

1Vincent EnyeamaGK
2Elderson EchiéjiléDF
3Olubayo AdefemiDF
19Sam SodjeDF ↓59′
10Dickson EtuhuMF
14Seyi OlofinjanaMF
16Kalu UcheMF ↓72′
4KanuFW ↓46′
11Peter OdemwingieFW ↓89′
15Ikechukwu UcheFW
17Joseph AkpalaFW● ↓74′

Came on

13Ayiila YussufMF↑46′
24Obinna NwaneriDF↑59′
20Dele AdeleyeMF↑72′
18Victor ObinnaFW↑74′
9Michael EneramoFW↑89′

Elo

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

France: 1910 → 1895
Nigeria: 1813 → 1828

Expected score for France: 75.7% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 2, 2009–2014.

France wins: 1
Draws: 0
Nigeria wins: 1

Form either side

France

Before

3–1 v Tunisia 14 Oct 2008 · Friendly
0–0 v Uruguay 19 Nov 2008 · Friendly
0–2 v Argentina 11 Feb 2009 · Friendly
1–0 v Lithuania 28 Mar 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
1–0 v Lithuania 1 Apr 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009

After

1–0 v Turkey 5 Jun 2009 · Friendly
1–0 v Faroe Islands 12 Aug 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
1–1 v Romania 5 Sep 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
1–1 v Serbia 9 Sep 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
5–0 v Faroe Islands 10 Oct 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009

Nigeria

Before

4–1 v Sierra Leone 11 Oct 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
0–1 v Colombia 19 Nov 2008 · Friendly
0–0 v Jamaica 11 Feb 2009 · Friendly
0–0 v Mozambique 29 Mar 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
1–1 v Republic of Ireland 29 May 2009 · Friendly

After

3–0 v Kenya 7 Jun 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
0–0 v Tunisia 20 Jun 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
2–2 v Tunisia 6 Sep 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
1–0 v Mozambique 11 Oct 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
3–2 v Kenya 14 Nov 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009

Every France v Nigeria match2

From France's side.


30 Jun 2014	Nigeria	2–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2014	Round of 16
2 Jun 2009	Nigeria	0–1	Home	Friendly	—

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