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Spain 2-3 Nigeria - June 13, 1998 / World Cup 1998
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This page offers all the statistics of the match and the pre-match of

Spain 2-3 Nigeria - June 13, 1998 / World Cup 1998

. All the information you will find here have been collected manually from the most official sources. However, if you found any mistake or any missing information, please contact us.
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Spain

Spain

2 - 3

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Nigeria

Nigeria
 (free kick) Fernando Hierro

21'

Assist by Fernando Hierro (left foot)  Raul

47'

24'

Mutiu Adepoju (header) Assist by Garba Lawal

73'

Garba Lawal (left foot) Assist by Rashidi Yekini

78'

Sunday Oliseh (right foot) 

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0
photo Fernando Hierro 21' - Goal Fernando Hierro21
24photo Mutiu Adepoju 24' - Goal Mutiu Adepoju
HT

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photo Guillermo Amorphoto Albert Ferrer 46' - Substitution Albert Ferreris substituted by Guillermo Amor46
photo  Raul 47' - Goal Raul47
photo Joseba Etxeberriaphoto  Alfonso 58' - Substitution Alfonsois substituted by Joseba Etxeberria58
70photo Rashidi Yekiniphoto Mobi Oparaku 70' - Substitution Mobi Oparakuis substituted by Rashidi Yekini
73photo Garba Lawal 73' - Goal Garba Lawal
photo Albert Celadesphoto Miguel Ángel Nadal 76' - Substitution Miguel Ángel Nadalis substituted by Albert Celades76
78photo Sunday Oliseh 78' - Goal Sunday Oliseh
83photo Tijjani Babangidaphoto Victor Ikpeba 83' - Substitution Victor Ikpebais substituted by Tijjani Babangida
90photo Godwin Okparaphoto Garba Lawal 90' - Substitution Garba Lawalis substituted by Godwin Okpara
FT

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Team line-ups

Spain

forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
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10Raul47
photo  Raul
Raul
Spain
B.date27/06/1977
Age20 years
H1m80  
positionSecond striker
photo  Alfonso
Alfonso
Spain
B.date26/09/1972
Age25 years
H1m72  
positionStriker
photo  Kiko
Kiko
Spain
B.date26/04/1972
Age26 years
H1m88  
positionCentre forward
photo Fernando Hierro
Fernando Hierro
Spain
B.date23/03/1968
Age30 years
H1m77  
positionCentral defender
photo  Luis Enrique
Luis Enrique
Spain
B.date08/05/1970
Age28 years
H1m79  
positionRight full-back
photo  Sergi
Sergi
Spain
B.date28/12/1971
Age26 years
H1m72  
positionLeft full-back
photo Albert Ferrer
Albert Ferrer
Spain
B.date06/06/1970
Age28 years
H1m70  
positionRight full-back
photo  Iván Campo
Iván Campo
Spain
B.date21/02/1974
Age24 years
H1m85  
positionCentral defender
photo Rafael Alkorta
Rafael Alkorta
Spain
B.date16/09/1968
Age29 years
H1m77  
positionCentral defender
20Nadal76
photo Miguel Ángel Nadal
Miguel Ángel Nadal
Spain
B.date28/07/1966
Age31 years
H1m87  
positionCentral defender
photo Andoni Zubizarreta
Andoni Zubizarreta
Spain
B.date23/10/1961
Age36 years
H1m87  
positionGoalkeeper

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
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
4
D
Rafael Alkorta 29 49 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
Raul 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

forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
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20Ikpeba83
photo Victor Ikpeba
Victor Ikpeba
Nigeria
B.date12/06/1973
Age25 years
H1m74  
positionStriker
11Lawal7390
photo Garba Lawal
Garba Lawal
Nigeria
B.date22/05/1974
Age24 years
H1m90  
positionLeft full-back
photo  Finidi
Finidi
Nigeria
B.date15/04/1971
Age27 years
H1m87  
positionRight Offensive Midfielder
photo Mutiu Adepoju
Mutiu Adepoju
Nigeria
B.date22/12/1970
Age27 years
H1m80  
positionCentre Midfield
photo Augustine Okocha
Augustine Okocha
Nigeria
B.date14/08/1973
Age24 years
H1m75  
positionLeft Offensive Midfielder
15Oliseh78
photo Sunday Oliseh
Sunday Oliseh
Nigeria
B.date14/09/1974
Age23 years
H1m83  
positionDefensive Midfielder
photo Celestine Babayaro
Celestine Babayaro
Nigeria
B.date29/08/1978
Age19 years
H1m75  
positionLeft full-back
photo Taribo West
Taribo West
Nigeria
B.date26/03/1974
Age24 years
H1m85  
positionCentral defender
photo Uche Okechukwu
Uche Okechukwu
Nigeria
B.date27/09/1967
Age30 years
H1m87  
positionCentral defender
photo Mobi Oparaku
Mobi Oparaku
Nigeria
B.date01/12/1976
Age21 years
H1m78  
positionRight full-back
photo Peter Rufai
Peter Rufai
Nigeria
B.date24/08/1963
Age34 years
H1m87  
positionGoalkeeper

First 11

Age Match num Note
1
G
Peter Rufai 34 39 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 38 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 25 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
8
M
Mutiu Adepoju 24 27 33 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
7
M
Finidi 27 32 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
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

22

Substitutes

Age Match num Note
18
M
Guillermo Amor 46 30 34 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
16
M
Albert Celades 76 22 2 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

change player

Santiago Cañizares

OUT

Alfonso

IN

change player

Julen Guerrero

OUT

Miguel Ángel Nadal

IN

change player

Abelardo

OUT

Kiko

IN

change player

Juan Antonio Pizzi

OUT

Fernando Hierro

IN

change player

Albert Celades

OUT

Rafael Alkorta

IN

change player

Joseba Etxeberria

OUT

Luis Enrique

IN

change player

Guillermo Amor

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Augustine Okocha

IN

change player

Godwin Okpara

OUT

Mobi Oparaku

IN

change player

Jéro Shakpoke

OUT

Mutiu Adepoju

IN

change player

Nwankwo Kanu

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Success rate in this team:

59 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

47 %

Clemente vs Nigeria

0 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on June 13, 1998

Clemente vs Milutinovic

0 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on June 13, 1998

Manager

Age

Match num

Success rate in this team:

33 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

42 %

Milutinovic vs Spain

1 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on June 13, 1998

Milutinovic vs Clemente

1 victory

0 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on June 13, 1998

Referee

Esfandiar Baharmast

0 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Spain1 matchGeneral total Nigeria2 matches

1 victory

0 draw

1 loss

0 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Spain1 matchSeason total Nigeria1 match

1 victory

0 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on June 13, 1998Latest figure on June 13, 1998

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Key figures

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It's the first time Garba Lawal scores 1 goal vs Spain in his professional career

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End of streak for Nigeria after 3 consecutive losses (since 22/04/1998). It was the best streak for the club since 22/08/1981-30/10/1981 (4 matches).

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It's the first time Mutiu Adepoju scores 1 goal vs Spain in his professional career

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

0

Draws (Competition total)

0

0

Losses (Competition total)

0

Goals

0

Goals scored (Competition total)

0

0

Goals conceded (Competition total)

0

0

Goals scored per match average (Competition total)

0

0

Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)

0

Betting aid

0

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)

0

0

Clean sheets (Competition total)

0

0

Matches without scoring (Competition total)

0

0

The 2 teams score (Competition total)

0

Bookings

0
Yellow cards (Competition total)
0
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Red cards (Competition total)
0

Key players

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Historical head to head

First head to head ever

Historical head to head

First head to head ever

Competition info

The other matches

June 12, 1998

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June 19, 1998

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June 24, 1998

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