FIFA World Cup 2014 · Round of 16

France 2–0 Nigeria

Monday 30 Jun 2014 · Brasília, Brazil (neutral)

France2–0Nigeria

Goals2

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Pogba Yobo

79′1–0Paul Pogba France
90′2–0Joseph Yobo France · own goal

Line-ups

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

France

Came on

11Antoine GriezmannFW↑62′
18Moussa SissokoMF↑90′

Nigeria

Came on

4Reuben GabrielMF↑59′
19Uche NwoforFW↑89′

Elo

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

France: 1989 → 2015
Nigeria: 1831 → 1805

Expected score for France: 71.3% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 2 of 2, 2009–2014.

France wins: 1
Draws: 0
Nigeria wins: 1

Form either side

France

Before

1–1 v Paraguay 1 Jun 2014 · Friendly
8–0 v Jamaica 8 Jun 2014 · Friendly
3–0 v Honduras 15 Jun 2014 · FIFA World Cup 2014
5–2 v Switzerland 20 Jun 2014 · FIFA World Cup 2014
0–0 v Ecuador 25 Jun 2014 · FIFA World Cup 2014

After

0–1 v Germany 4 Jul 2014 · FIFA World Cup 2014
1–0 v Spain 4 Sep 2014 · Friendly
1–1 v Serbia 7 Sep 2014 · Friendly
2–1 v Portugal 11 Oct 2014 · Friendly
3–0 v Armenia 14 Oct 2014 · Friendly

Nigeria

Before

0–0 v Greece 3 Jun 2014 · Friendly
1–2 v United States 7 Jun 2014 · Friendly
0–0 v Iran 16 Jun 2014 · FIFA World Cup 2014
1–0 v Bosnia and Herzegovina 21 Jun 2014 · FIFA World Cup 2014
2–3 v Argentina 25 Jun 2014 · FIFA World Cup 2014

After

2–3 v Congo 6 Sep 2014 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2014
0–0 v South Africa 10 Sep 2014 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2014
0–1 v Sudan 11 Oct 2014 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2014
3–1 v Sudan 15 Oct 2014 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2014
2–0 v Congo 15 Nov 2014 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2014

Road through the tournament

France

3–0 v Honduras Group stage
5–2 v Switzerland Group stage
0–0 v Ecuador Group stage
2–0 v Nigeria Round of 16
0–1 v Germany Quarter-final

Nigeria

0–0 v Iran Group stage
1–0 v Bosnia and Herzegovina Group stage
2–3 v Argentina Group stage
0–2 v France Round of 16

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