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Nigeria at the FIFA Women's World Cup

For the men's team, see Nigeria at the FIFA World Cup.

The Nigeria women's national football team has represented Nigeria at the FIFA Women's World Cup at all nine stagings of the tournament,[1][2] one of seven teams to do so. Despite the rich history, however, Nigeria's successes have been rather modest, having only progressed to the knockout phase in three occasions.

FIFA Women's World Cup record edit

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
  1991 Group stage 10th 3 0 0 3 0 7
  1995 11th 3 0 1 2 5 14
  1999 Quarter-finals 7th 4 2 0 2 8 12
  2003 Group stage 15th 3 0 0 3 0 11
  2007 13th 3 0 1 2 1 4
  2011 9th 3 1 0 2 1 2
  2015 21st 3 0 1 2 3 6
  2019 Round of 16 16th 4 1 0 3 2 7
    2023 10th 4 1 3 0 3 2
Total 9/9 0 titles 30 5 6 19 23 65
FIFA Women's World Cup history
Year Round Date Opponent Result Stadium
  1991 Group stage 17 November   Germany L 0–4 Jiangmen Stadium, Jiangmen
19 November   Italy L 0–1 Zhongshan Stadium, Zhongshan
21 November   Chinese Taipei L 0–2 Jiangmen Stadium, Jiangmen
  1995 Group stage 6 June   Norway L 0–8 Tingvallen, Karlstad
8 June   Canada D 3–3 Olympia, Helsingborg
10 June   England L 2–3 Tingvallen, Karlstad
  1999 Group stage 20 June   North Korea W 2–1 Rose Bowl, Pasadena
24 June   United States L 1–7 Soldier Field, Chicago
27 June   Denmark W 2–0 Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, Landover
Quarter-finals 1 July   Brazil L 3–4 (a.e.t.)
  2003 Group stage 20 September   North Korea L 0–3 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
25 September   United States L 0–5
28 September   Sweden L 0–3 Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus
  2007 Group stage 11 September   Sweden D 1–1 Chengdu Sports Center, Chengdu
14 September   North Korea L 0–2
18 September   United States L 0–1 Hongkou Stadium, Shanghai
  2011 Group stage 26 June   France L 0–1 Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim
30 June   Germany L 0–1 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt
5 July   Canada W 1–0 Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, Dresden
  2015 Group stage 8 June   Sweden D 3–3 Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg
12 June   Australia L 0–2
16 June   United States L 0–1 BC Place, Vancouver
  2019 Group stage 8 June   Norway L 0–3 Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims
12 June   South Korea W 2–0 Stade des Alpes, Grenoble
17 June   France L 0–1 Roazhon Park, Rennes
Round of 16 22 June   Germany L 0–3 Stade des Alpes, Grenoble
 /  2023 Group stage 21 July   Canada D 0–0 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne
26 July   Australia W 3–2 Lang Park, Brisbane
31 July   Republic of Ireland D 0–0
Round of 16 7 August   England D 0–0 (4–2(p))

Record by opponent edit

FIFA Women's World Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Pld W D L GF GA
  Australia 2 1 0 1 3 4
  Brazil 1 0 0 1 3 4
  Canada 3 1 2 0 4 3
  Chinese Taipei 1 0 0 1 0 2
  Denmark 1 1 0 0 2 0
  England 2 0 1 1 2 3
  France 2 0 0 2 0 2
  Germany 3 0 0 3 0 8
  Italy 1 0 0 1 0 1
  North Korea 3 1 0 2 2 6
  Norway 2 0 0 2 0 11
  Republic of Ireland 1 0 1 0 0 0
  South Korea 1 1 0 0 2 0
  Sweden 3 0 2 1 4 7
  United States 4 0 0 4 1 14

1991 FIFA Women's World Cup edit

Main article: 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup

Group C edit

Main article: 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Germany 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 6 Advance to knockout stage
2   Italy 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 4
3   Chinese Taipei 3 1 0 2 2 8 −6 2
4   Nigeria 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Germany  4–0  Nigeria
 Report
Attendance: 14,000[3]
Italy  1–0  Nigeria
 Report
Attendance: 12,000[3]
Chinese Taipei  2–0  Nigeria
 Report
Attendance: 14,000[3]

1995 FIFA Women's World Cup edit

Main article: 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup

Group B edit

Main article: 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup Group B
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Norway 3 3 0 0 17 0 +17 9 Advance to knockout stage
2   England 3 2 0 1 6 6 0 6
3   Canada 3 0 1 2 5 13 −8 1
4   Nigeria 3 0 1 2 5 14 −9 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Norway  8–0  Nigeria
 Report
Attendance: 4,344
Nigeria  3–3  Canada
 Report
Attendance: 250
Nigeria  2–3  England
 Report
Attendance: 1,843


1999 FIFA Women's World Cup edit

Main article: 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup

Group A edit

Main article: 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   United States (H) 3 3 0 0 13 1 +12 9 Advance to knockout stage
2   Nigeria 3 2 0 1 5 8 −3 6
3   North Korea 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
4   Denmark 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
North Korea  1–2  Nigeria
 Report
Attendance: 17,100
United States  7–1  Nigeria
 Report
Attendance: 65,080
Nigeria  2–0  Denmark
 Report
Attendance: 22,109

Quarterfinals edit

Brazil  4–3 (a.e.t./g.g.)  Nigeria
 Report
Attendance: 54,642

2003 FIFA Women's World Cup edit

Main article: 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup

Group A edit

Main article: 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   United States (H) 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10 9 Advance to knockout stage
2   Sweden 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3   North Korea 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4   Nigeria 3 0 0 3 0 11 −11 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Nigeria  0–3  North Korea
Report
Attendance: 24,347[4]
United States  5–0  Nigeria
 Report
Attendance: 31,553[5]
Sweden  3–0  Nigeria
 Report
Attendance: 22,828[5]


2007 FIFA Women's World Cup edit

Main article: 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup

Group B edit

Main article: 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup Group B
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   United States 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   North Korea 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
3   Sweden 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
4   Nigeria 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Nigeria  1–1  Sweden
 Report
Attendance: 35,100[6]
Referee: Niu Huijun (China PR)
North Korea  2–0  Nigeria
 Report
Attendance: 35,600[6]
Nigeria  0–1  United States
Report
Attendance: 6,100[6]
Referee: Mayumi Oiwa (Japan)

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup edit

Main article: 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup

Group A edit

Main article: 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Germany (H) 3 3 0 0 7 3 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2   France 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
3   Nigeria 3 1 0 2 1 2 −1 3
4   Canada 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Nigeria  0–1  France
Report
Attendance: 25,475[7]
Germany  1–0  Nigeria
 Report
Waldstadion, Frankfurt
Attendance: 48,817[8]
Canada  0–1  Nigeria
Report
Attendance: 13,638[9]
Referee: Finau Vulivuli (Fiji)

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup edit

Main article: 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

Group D edit

Main article: 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Group D
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   United States 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Australia 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3   Sweden 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3
4   Nigeria 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Sweden  3–3  Nigeria
 Report
Attendance: 31,148[10]
Australia  2–0  Nigeria
 Report
Attendance: 32,716[11]
Nigeria  0–1  United States
Report
Attendance: 52,193[12]

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup edit

Main article: 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup

Group A edit

Main article: 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   France (H) 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Advance to knockout stage
2   Norway 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3   Nigeria 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4   South Korea 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Norway  3–0  Nigeria
 Report
Attendance: 11,058[13]
Nigeria  2–0  South Korea
 Report
Attendance: 11,252[14]
Nigeria  0–1  France
Report
Attendance: 28,267[15]

Round of 16 edit

Germany  3–0  Nigeria
 Report
Attendance: 17,988[16]

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup edit

Main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

Group B edit

Main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group B
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Australia (H) 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6 Advance to knockout stage
2   Nigeria 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
3   Canada 3 1 1 1 2 5 −3 4
4   Republic of Ireland 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Nigeria  0–0  Canada
Report
Attendance: 21,410
Australia  2–3  Nigeria
 Report
Attendance: 49,156
Republic of Ireland  0–0  Nigeria
Report
Attendance: 24,884
Referee: Katia García (Mexico)

Round of 16 edit

England  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Nigeria
Report
Penalties
 4–2
Attendance: 49,461

Goalscorers edit

Player Goals 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Rita Nwadike 3 2 1
Nkiru Okosieme 3 3
Asisat Oshoala 3 1 1 1
Mercy Akide 2 2
Adaku Okoroafor 2 2
Patience Avre 1 1
Nkechi Egbe 1 1
Prisca Emeafu 1 1
Perpetua Nkwocha 1 1
Ngozi Okobi 1 1
Francisca Ordega 1 1
Cynthia Uwak 1 1
Uchenna Kanu 1 1
Osinachi Ohale 1 1
Own goals 1 1
Total 23 0 5 8 0 1 1 3 2 3
Own goals scored for opponents

References edit

  1. ^ Chiang, Anthony (8 June 2019). "Nigeria continued this Women's World Cup trend it would like to end". miamiherald. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  2. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ - Nigeria". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
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  4. ^ Jones, Grahame L. (21 September 2003). "North Korea's Start Is Fast and Furious". Los Angeles Times. p. D6. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ a b "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003 – Report and Statistics" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. pp. 93–100. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 December 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007 – Report and Statistics" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 2007. pp. 67–73. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Match report – Group A – Nigeria v France" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 June 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Match report – Group A – Germany v Nigeria" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 30 June 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Match report – Group A – Canada v Nigeria" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 July 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Match report – Group D – Sweden v Nigeria" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Match report – Group D – Australia v Nigeria" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
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  13. ^ "Match report – Group A – Norway v Nigeria" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  14. ^ "Match report – Group A – Nigeria v Korea Republic" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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