FIFA Women's World Cup

Nigeria

Past match
Tied.
Nigeria tied Canada
Canada 0 – 0 Nigeria
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Match Details

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

Line Score

12T
NGA 00 0
CAN 00 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

TeamGPWDLGDPts
Australia 3201+46
Nigeria 3120+15
Canada 3111-34
Republic of Ireland 3012-21

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

Nigeria

  1. CN #16 Chiamaka NnadozieG
  2. BD #14 Blessing DemehinCD-L
  3. OO #3 Osinachi OhaleCD-R
  4. AP #2 Ashleigh PlumptreLB
  5. #22 Michelle AlozieRB
  6. TP #7 Toni PayneAM
  7. #13 Deborah AbiodunLM
  8. CU #10 Christy UcheibeRM
  9. AO #8 Asisat OshoalaF
  10. IO #6 Ifeoma OnumonuAM-L
  11. FO #17 Francisca OrdegaAM-R

Canada

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

Roster

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Recent Results
D 0–0 at England D 0–0 at Republic of Ireland W 3–2 at Australia D 0–0 vs Canada