FIFA Women's World Cup

Nigeria

Ugh, no.
Nigeria lost to England (2–4 on penalties)
Nigeria 0 – 0 England
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Match Details

Suncorp Stadium (Brisbane) · 49,461 fans · FS1 View tournament bracket →

Line Score

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NGA 00002 0

Match Leaders

Nigeria
  • AP Ashleigh Plumptre — 4Total Shots
  • CN Chiamaka Nnadozie — 4Saves
England
  • AR Alessia Russo — 4Total Shots
  • JC Jess Carter — 2Saves

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

England

  1. ME #1 Mary EarpsG
  2. MB #6 Millie BrightCD
  3. AG #5 Alex GreenwoodCD-L
  4. JC #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

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

Roster

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News

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