Nigeria 1-4 Denmark - June 28, 1998 / World Cup 1998
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NIG
3' - Goal
Peter Möller
12' - Goal
Brian Laudrup
NIG
59' - Substitution
Peter Mölleris substituted by Ebbe Sand 60' - Goal
Ebbe Sand
65' - Substitution
Nwankwo Kanuis substituted by Rashidi Yekini65
73' - Substitution
Garba Lawalis substituted by Tijjani Babangida73
76' - Goal
Thomas Helveg 78' - Goal
Tijjani Babangida78
78' - Substitution
Brian Laudrupis substituted by Morten Wieghorst
84' - Substitution
Michael Laudrupis substituted by Per Frandsen
DEN
DEN
Team line-ups
Nigeria
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G |
Peter Rufai | 34 | 42 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 5 | D |
Uche Okechukwu | 30 | 40 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 6 | D |
Taribo West | 24 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 11 | M |
Garba Lawal | 73 | 24 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 3 | D |
Celestine Babayaro | 19 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 15 | M |
Sunday Oliseh | 23 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 8 | D |
Mutiu Adepoju | 27 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 10 | M |
Augustine Okocha | 24 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 7 | M |
Finidi | 27 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 4 | F |
Nwankwo Kanu | 65 | 21 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 20 | F |
Victor Ikpeba | 25 | 20 | 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
25
Denmark
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G |
Peter Schmeichel | 34 | 104 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 3 | D |
Marc Rieper | 30 | 57 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 4 | D |
Jes Högh | 32 | 42 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 6 | M |
Thomas Helveg | 76 | 27 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 5 | D |
Jan Heintze | 34 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 12 | D |
Soren Colding | 25 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 21 | M |
Martin Jorgensen | 22 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 7 | M |
Allan Nielsen | 27 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 10 | M |
Michael Laudrup | 84 | 34 | 103 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 11 | F |
Brian Laudrup | 1278 | 29 | 81 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 18 | F |
Peter Möller | 359 | 26 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Average age
29.1 years
Average number of matches played for the team
47
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | F |
Tijjani Babangida | 7873 | 24 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 9 | F |
Rashidi Yekini | 65 | 34 | 57 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | M |
Morten Wieghorst | 78 | 27 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 8 | M |
Per Frandsen | 84 | 28 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 19 | F |
Ebbe Sand | 6059 | 25 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Augustine Okocha
IN
Wilson Oruma
OUT
Mutiu Adepoju
IN
Augustine Eguavoen
OUT
Celestine Babayaro
IN
Ben Iroha
OUT
Victor Ikpeba
IN
Rashidi Yekini
OUT
Finidi
IN
Tijjani Babangida
OUT
Uche Okechukwu
IN
Uche Okafor
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Soren Colding
IN
Jacob Laursen
OUT
Peter Möller
IN
Michael Schjönberg
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
55
11
Success rate in this team:
27 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
42 %
Milutinovic vs Denmark
0 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Milutinovic vs Johansson
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
55
18
Success rate in this team:
56 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
41 %
Johansson vs Nigeria
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Johansson vs Milutinovic
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Referee
Urs Meier
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Nigeria1 match | General total | Denmark5 matches | 2 victories |
2 draws |
1 loss |
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Nigeria1 match | Season total | Denmark1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on June 28, 1998 | Latest figure on September 04, 2004 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
Nigeria keeps its 8 matches with at least one goal scored surterrainneutre in World Cup running (since 21/06/1994). It's a record streak. The first of history
It's the first time Tijjani Babangida scores 1 goal vs Denmark in his professional career
Nigeria keeps its 8 consecutive matches without a draw surterrainneutre in World Cup running (since 21/06/1994). It's a record streak. The first of history
Pre-match
Current form
| Neutral ground | LCzech Republic 2-1 Nigeria11/12/1996 | VNigeria 1-0 Cameroon07/08/1997 | VNigeria 1-0 Iran28/01/1998 | VSpain 2-3 Nigeria13/06/1998 | VNigeria 1-0 Bulgaria19/06/1998 | LNigeria 1-3 Paraguay24/06/1998 |
| Overall | LGermany 1-0 Nigeria22/04/1998 | LSerbia and Montenegro 3-0 Nigeria29/05/1998 | LNetherlands 5-1 Nigeria05/06/1998 | VSpain 2-3 Nigeria13/06/1998 | VNigeria 1-0 Bulgaria19/06/1998 | LNigeria 1-3 Paraguay24/06/1998 |
Current form
| Neutral ground | VDenmark 2-0 Argentina13/01/1995 | DDenmark 1-1 Portugal09/06/1996 | LCroatia 3-0 Denmark16/06/1996 | VDenmark 3-0 Turkey19/06/1996 | VSaudi Arabia 0-1 Denmark12/06/1998 | DSouth Africa 1-1 Denmark18/06/1998 |
| Overall | LDenmark 0-2 Norway22/04/1998 | LSweden 3-0 Denmark28/05/1998 | LDenmark 1-2 Cameroon05/06/1998 | VSaudi Arabia 0-1 Denmark12/06/1998 | DSouth Africa 1-1 Denmark18/06/1998 | LDenmark 1-2 France24/06/1998 |
Running streaks
| Neutral ground | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 7 | 6 |
| Scoring streak | 6 | 4 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Neutral ground | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 3 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 4 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 2 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
3 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
3 |
|
2 |
Victories (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
Goals
|
5 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
3 |
|
5 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1.67 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1.67 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
Betting aid
|
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
2 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
2 |
Bookings
|
7 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
8 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
2 |
Key players
 | Wilson Oruma | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Allan Nielsen |  |
| Wilson Oruma | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Allan Nielsen | |
| - | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Michael Laudrup | |
||
| Garba Lawal | 1 assist | Player with most assists (Competition total) | 2 assists | Brian Laudrup | |
| Garba Lawal | 1 assist | Player with most assists (Home / Away) | 2 assists | Brian Laudrup | |
| Wilson Oruma | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Michael Laudrup | |
Historical head to head
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The other matches
June 27, 1998
June 28, 1998
June 29, 1998
June 30, 1998
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