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The FIFA World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.
The Nigeria national football team [i] represents Nigeria in Men's international football. Governed by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), they are three-time Africa Cup of Nations winners, with their most recent title in 2013. [3] In February 2024, the Nigerian national football team was ranked 28th in the FIFA rankings.
This article provides details of international football games played by the Nigeria national football team from ... 7 October 2021 2022 World Cup qualification: Nigeria :
As of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, 80 national teams have competed at the final tournaments. [1] Brazil is the only team to have appeared in all 22 tournaments to date, with Germany having participated in 20, Italy in 18, Argentina in 18 and Mexico in 17. [ 2 ]
This is a list of international football games played by the Nigeria national football team from 2010 to 2019. During the decade, Nigeria played in several international tournaments and friendly matches. In the FIFA World Cup, they placed bottom in Group B in 2010, reached the Round of 16 in 2014, and placed third in Group D in 2018.
The Nigeria national football team played their first international match against Sierra Leone in Freetown on 8 October 1949. [24] Nigeria won 2–0. Their biggest win recorded was 16–1 against Benin. Nigeria's best performances at the World Cup are the 1994, [25] 1998, [26] and 2014 [27] where they reached the second round.
The following table summarizes the all-time record for the Nigeria national football team. Nigeria has played matches against 92 current and former national teams, with the latest result, a loss against Argentina on 26 June 2018.
Pages in category "Nigeria national football team matches" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. ... 1980 African Cup of Nations final;