FIFA Women's World Cup

England

Round of 16
Past match
England won.
England beat Nigeria (4–2 on penalties)
Nigeria 0 – 0 England
FT-Pens · Mon, Aug 7

Match Details

Suncorp Stadium (Brisbane) · 49,461 fans · Fox Sports 1 View tournament bracket →

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, England 0(4), Nigeria 0(2).
  • 120'Penalty Shootout ends, England 0(4), Nigeria 0(2).
  • 120'Goal! England 0(4), Nigeria 0(2). Chloe Kelly (England) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • ·Match ends, England 0(4), Nigeria 0(2).
  • 120'Penalty Shootout ends, England 0(4), Nigeria 0(2).
  • 120'Goal! England 0(4), Nigeria 0(2). Chloe Kelly (England) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 120'Goal! England 0(3), Nigeria 0(2). Christy Ucheibe (Nigeria) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 120'Goal! England 0(3), Nigeria 0(1). Alex Greenwood (England) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 120'Goal! England 0(2), Nigeria 0(1). Rasheedat Ajibade (Nigeria) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 120'Goal! England 0(2), Nigeria 0. Rachel Daly (England) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 120'Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Michelle Alozie (Nigeria) left footed shot is too high. Michelle Alozie should be disappointed.
  • 120'Goal! England 0(1), Nigeria 0. Bethany England (England) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.

Line Score

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NGA 00002 0
ENG 00004 0

Match Leaders

Nigeria
England

Penalty Shootout

England · 4/5

  1. Georgia Stanway
  2. Bethany England
  3. Rachel Daly
  4. Alex Greenwood
  5. Chloe Kelly

Nigeria · 2/4

  1. Desire Oparanozie
  2. Michelle Alozie
  3. Rasheedat Ajibade
  4. Christy Ucheibe

Key Events

120'Substitution, England. Katie Zelem replaces Keira Walsh because of an injury.
114'Substitution, Nigeria. Désiré Oparanozie replaces Toni Payne.
105'Substitution, England. Bethany England replaces Lauren Hemp.
90'Substitution, Nigeria. Onyi Echegini replaces Halimatu Ayinde.
88'Substitution, England. Chloe Kelly replaces Alessia Russo.
87'Lauren James (England) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
81'Substitution, Nigeria. Francisca Ordega replaces Uchenna Kanu.
58'Substitution, Nigeria. Asisat Oshoala replaces Ifeoma Onumonu.

Team Stats

NigeriaEngland
General
43.7 Possession % 56.3
20 Shots 12
2 On Target 4
1 Offsides 1
5 Corners 6
14 Fouls 6
Passing & Defense
280 Passes Completed 424
9 Crosses Won 7
16 Tackles Won 11
10 Interceptions 7
20 Clearances 32
Discipline
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 1
4 Saves 2

Recent Form

England L D W W W
Nigeria W W D W D

Starting Lineups

England3-4-1-2
1 Earps
16 Carter 6 Bright 5 Greenwood
2 Bronze 8 Stanway 4 Walsh 9 Daly
7 James
23 Russo 11 Hemp
6 Onumonu
15 Ajibade 7 Payne 12 Kanu
18 Ayinde 10 Ucheibe
2 Plumptre 14 Demehin 3 Ohale 22 Alozie
16 Nnadozie
Nigeria4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes

England

  1. ME #1 Mary EarpsG
  2. MB #6 Millie BrightCD
  3. AG #5 Alex GreenwoodCD-L
  4. #16 Jess CarterCD-R
  5. KW #4 Keira WalshCM-L
  6. GS #8 Georgia StanwayCM-R
  7. LJ #7 Lauren JamesAM
  8. RD #9 Rachel DalyLM
  9. LB #2 Lucy BronzeRM
  10. LH #11 Lauren HempCF-L
  11. AR #23 Alessia RussoCF-R
Substitutes · 3 used

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. HA #18 Halimatu AyindeLM
  8. CU #10 Christy UcheibeRM
  9. IO #6 Ifeoma OnumonuF
  10. RA #15 Rasheedat AjibadeAM-L
  11. UK #12 Uchenna KanuAM-R
Substitutes · 4 used

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