Spain 2-3 Nigeria - June 13, 1998 / World Cup 1998
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SPA
21' - Goal
Fernando Hierro21
24' - Goal
Mutiu Adepoju
SPA
46' - Substitution
Albert Ferreris substituted by Guillermo Amor46
47' - Goal
Raúl47
58' - Substitution
Alfonsois substituted by Joseba Etxeberria58
70' - Substitution
Mobi Oparakuis substituted by Rashidi Yekini
73' - Goal
Garba Lawal
76' - Substitution
Miguel Ángel Nadalis substituted by Albert Celades76
78' - Goal
Sunday Oliseh
83' - Substitution
Victor Ikpebais substituted by Tijjani Babangida
90' - Substitution
Garba Lawalis substituted by Godwin Okpara
NIG
NIG
Team line-ups
Spain
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G |
Andoni Zubizarreta | 36 | 124 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 20 | D |
Miguel Ángel Nadal | 76 | 31 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 4 | D |
Rafael Alkorta | 29 | 49 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 14 | D |
Iván Campo | 24 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 6 | M |
Fernando Hierro | 21 | 30 | 56 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 2 | D |
Albert Ferrer | 46 | 28 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 12 | D |
Sergi | 26 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 21 | M |
Luis Enrique | 28 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 11 | F |
Alfonso | 58 | 25 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 10 | F |
Raúl | 47 | 20 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 19 | F |
Kiko | 26 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
27.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
40
Nigeria
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G |
Peter Rufai | 34 | 40 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 6 | D |
Taribo West | 24 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 5 | D |
Uche Okechukwu | 30 | 42 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 11 | M |
Garba Lawal | 7390 | 24 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 2 | D |
Mobi Oparaku | 70 | 21 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 3 | D |
Celestine Babayaro | 19 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 15 | M |
Sunday Oliseh | 78 | 23 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 8 | M |
Mutiu Adepoju | 24 | 27 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 10 | M |
Augustine Okocha | 24 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 7 | M |
George Finidi | 27 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 20 | F |
Victor Ikpeba | 83 | 25 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Average age
25.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
24
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | M |
Albert Celades | 76 | 22 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 18 | M |
Guillermo Amor | 46 | 30 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 17 | M |
Joseba Etxeberria | 58 | 20 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | D |
Godwin Okpara | 90 | 25 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 9 | F |
Rashidi Yekini | 70 | 34 | 54 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 13 | F |
Tijjani Babangida | 83 | 24 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Andoni Zubizarreta
IN
Santiago Cañizares
OUT
Miguel Ángel Nadal
IN
Abelardo
OUT
Alfonso
IN
Juan Antonio Pizzi
OUT
Rafael Alkorta
IN
Albert Celades
OUT
Fernando Hierro
IN
Joseba Etxeberria
OUT
Luis Enrique
IN
Julen Guerrero
OUT
Kiko
IN
Guillermo Amor
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Augustine Okocha
IN
Godwin Okpara
OUT
Mobi Oparaku
IN
Jéro Shakpoke
OUT
Mutiu Adepoju
IN
Nwankwo Kanu
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
48
59
Success rate in this team:
59 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
47 %
Clemente vs Nigeria
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Clemente vs Milutinovic
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
55
8
Success rate in this team:
25 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
42 %
Milutinovic vs Spain
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Milutinovic vs Clemente
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Referee
Esfandiar Baharmast
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Spain1 match | General total | Nigeria2 matches | 1 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Spain1 match | Season total | Nigeria1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on June 13, 1998 | Latest figure on June 13, 1998 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
Nigeria keeps its 3 matches with at least 2 goals conceded running (since 29/05/1998). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 14/03/1984-26/09/1984 time period (4 matches).
Nigeria keeps its 5 consecutive matches without a draw surterrainneutre in World Cup running (since 21/06/1994). It's a record streak. The first of history
It's the first time Raúl scores 1 goal in World Cup
Pre-match
Current form
| Neutral ground | LItaly 2-1 Spain09/07/1994 | DSpain 0-0 Germany22/02/1995 | DBulgaria 1-1 Spain09/06/1996 | DFrance 1-1 Spain15/06/1996 | VSpain 2-1 Romania18/06/1996 | DSpain 1-1 Romania19/11/1997 |
| Overall | VSlovakia 1-2 Spain24/09/1997 | VSpain 3-1 Faroe Islands11/10/1997 | DSpain 1-1 Romania19/11/1997 | LFrance 1-0 Spain28/01/1998 | VSpain 4-0 Sweden25/03/1998 | VSpain 4-1 Northern Ireland03/06/1998 |
Current form
| Neutral ground | DNigeria 0-0 Argentina10/01/1995 | DMexico 1-1 Nigeria13/01/1995 | LColombia 1-0 Nigeria17/06/1995 | LCzech Republic 2-1 Nigeria11/12/1996 | VNigeria 1-0 Cameroon07/08/1997 | VNigeria 1-0 Iran28/01/1998 |
| Overall | DZambia 0-0 Nigeria17/12/1997 | VNigeria 1-0 Iran28/01/1998 | DJamaica 2-2 Nigeria22/02/1998 | LGermany 1-0 Nigeria22/04/1998 | LSerbia and Montenegro 3-0 Nigeria29/05/1998 | LNetherlands 5-1 Nigeria05/06/1998 |
Running streaks
| Neutral ground | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 2 |
| Drawing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 5 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 4 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 4 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Neutral ground | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 2 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 3 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 4 |
| Drawless streak | 4 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 4 |
| Invincibility streak | 2 | 0 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
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Number of games (Competition total) |
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Victories (Competition total) |
0 |
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0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
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0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
Goals
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0 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
0 |
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0 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
0 |
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0 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
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0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
Betting aid
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0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
0 |
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0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
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0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
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0 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
0 |
Bookings
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0
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Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0
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0
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Red cards (Competition total) |
0
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Key players
Historical head to head
First head to head everHistorical head to head
First head to head everCompetition info
The other matches
June 12, 1998
June 19, 1998
June 24, 1998
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