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Canada

FIFA #9 · 3rdin Group B · 0-1-0

Nope, tied.

Canada tied Nigeria

Canada

0-1-0 0 – 0

Nigeria

FT · Thu, Jul 20

Match Details

AAMI Park (Melbourne) · 21,410 fans · FOX View tournament bracket →

Highlights

Nigeria hold Canada to 0-0 draw in World Cup opener

Goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie saved a Cristine Sinclair's penalty and helped Nigeria secure a valuable 0-0 draw against Olympic champions Canada in their Women's World Cup opener on Friday.

2:16 Canada devastated after legend Christine Sinclair's penalty miss

Clips play on ESPN

Commentary

·Match ends, Nigeria 0, Canada 0.
90'+11'Second Half ends, Nigeria 0, Canada 0.
90'+9'Évelyne Viens (Canada) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+9'Osinachi Ohale (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+9'Foul by Évelyne Viens (Canada).
90'+8'Attempt blocked. Jordyn Huitema (Canada) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
90'+8'Deborah Abiodun (Nigeria) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
90'+7'VAR Decision: Card upgraded Deborah Abiodun (Nigeria).
90'+6'Corner, Canada. Conceded by Christy Ucheibe.
90'+4'Corner, Canada. Conceded by Chiamaka Nnadozie.
90'+4'Attempt saved. Sophie Schmidt (Canada) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Allysha Chapman.
90'+2'Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Line Score

	1	2	T
CAN	0	0	0
NGA	0	0	0

Match Leaders

Canada

Jordyn Huitema · 5Total Shots
Q Quinn · 2Saves

Nigeria

IO Ifeoma Onumonu · 4Total Shots
CU Christy Ucheibe · 3Saves

FIFA Women's World Cup Standings

	Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Australia	3	2	0	1	+4	6
2	Nigeria	3	1	2	0	+1	5
3	Canada	3	1	1	1	-3	4
4	Republic of Ireland	3	0	1	2	-2	1

Key Events

90'+9'Évelyne Viens (Canada) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

90'+8'Deborah Abiodun (Nigeria) is shown the red card for violent conduct.

90'+1'Substitution, Nigeria. Onyi Echegini replaces Asisat Oshoala.

85'Substitution, Nigeria. Esther Okoronkwo replaces Ifeoma Onumonu.

82'Substitution, Canada. Nichelle Prince replaces Julia Grosso.

74'Ashley Lawrence (Canada) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

73'Substitution, Nigeria. Uchenna Kanu replaces Francisca Ordega.

71'Substitution, Canada. Allysha Chapman replaces Jayde Riviere.

71'Substitution, Canada. Sophie Schmidt replaces Christine Sinclair.

64'Substitution, Canada. Évelyne Viens replaces Adriana Leon.

54'Oluwatosin Demehin (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

50'Penalty saved! Christine Sinclair (Canada) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.

45'Substitution, Canada. Cloé Lacasse replaces Deanne Rose.

Team Stats

CanadaNigeria

General

67.5 Possession % 32.5

16 Shots 11

3 On Target 1

1 Offsides 1

7 Corners 6

6 Fouls 16

Passing & Defense

365 Passes Completed 120

5 Crosses Won 4

10 Tackles Won 19

8 Interceptions 8

19 Clearances 22

Discipline

2 Yellow Cards 1

0 Red Cards 1

1 Saves 3

Recent Form

Nigeria L W W W D

Canada L W L L D

Starting Lineups

Nigeria4-2-3-1

22 Alozie 3 Ohale 14 Demehin 2 Plumptre

10 Ucheibe 13 Abiodun

17 Ordega 7 Payne 6 Onumonu

8 Oshoala

9 Huitema

19 Leon 12 Sinclair 6 Rose

7 Grosso 5 Quinn

10 Lawrence 14 Gilles 3 Buchanan 8 Riviere

1 Sheridan

Canada4-2-3-1

Full lineups and substitutes

Nigeria

CN #16 Chiamaka NnadozieG
BD #14 Blessing DemehinCD-L
OO #3 Osinachi OhaleCD-R
AP #2 Ashleigh PlumptreLB
#22 Michelle AlozieRB
TP #7 Toni PayneAM
#13 Deborah AbiodunLM
CU #10 Christy UcheibeRM
AO #8 Asisat OshoalaF
IO #6 Ifeoma OnumonuAM-L
FO #17 Francisca OrdegaAM-R

Substitutes · 3 used

GM #11 Gift Monday
EO #21 Esther Okoronkwo 85' for Ifeoma Onumonu
GO #4 Glory Ogbonna
RI #20 Rofiat Imuran
OE #5 Onome Ebi
ZB #23 Zainab Balogun
UK #12 Uchenna Kanu 73' for Francisca Ordega
TO #1 Tochukwu Oluehi
JE #19 Jennifer Echegini 90'+1' for Asisat Oshoala

Canada

#1 Kailen SheridanG
VG #14 Vanessa GillesCD-L
KB #3 Kadeisha BuchananCD-R
AL #10 Ashley LawrenceLB
JR #8 Jayde RiviereRB
CS #12 Christine SinclairAM
#7 Julia GrossoLM
Q #5 QuinnRM
#9 Jordyn HuitemaF
#19 Adriana LeonAM-L
DR #6 Deanne RoseAM-R

Substitutes · 5 used

SZ #4 Shelina Zadorsky
SA #21 Simi Awujo
GC #16 Gabrielle Carle
EV #11 Evelyne Viens 64' for Adriana Leon
AC #2 Allysha Chapman 71' for Jayde Riviere
JF #17 Jessie Fleming
SD #18 Sabrina D'Angelo
LP #22 Lysianne Proulx
CL #20 Cloé Lacasse 45' for Deanne Rose
NP #15 Nichelle Prince 82' for Julia Grosso
OS #23 Olivia Smith
SS #13 Sophie Schmidt 71' for Christine Sinclair

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