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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.
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A map showing all nations that have hosted a FIFA World Cup tournament and how many times they have done so. This article lists the performances of each of the national teams which have made at least one appearance in the FIFA World Cup. As of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, 80 national teams have competed at the final tournaments. [1]
1980 African Cup of Nations final; 1984 African Cup of Nations final; 1988 African Cup of Nations final; 1990 African Cup of Nations final; 1994 African Cup of Nations final; 1995 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations; 2000 Africa Cup of Nations final; 2013 Africa Cup of Nations final; 2018 African Nations Championship final; 2023 Africa Cup of Nations final
1990: Cameroon, first team in the history of the World Cup to win a match with nine players only, beating Argentina 1-0; 1990: Cameroon, first African team to reach quarter-finals. 1990: Magdi Abdelghani of Egypt, first African to score a penalty at the World Cup in the 1–1 draw against the Netherlands
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.