Spain 2–3 Nigeria: 1998 World Cup match
2–3Full time
Nigeria
Match in one glance
SpainNigeriaGoalCard
Spain
Nigeria
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
2Spain3Nigeria
Fernando Hierro opened the scoring at 21′.
Team comparison
SpainNigeria
2Goals3
3Bookings1
3Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1FHFernando HierroSpain · 21′1goal
- 2RRaúlSpain · 47′1goal
- 3MAMutiu AdepojuNigeria · 24′1goal
- 4SOSunday OlisehNigeria · 78′1goal
Decisive moments
5 eventsPath through 1998
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group D
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1998-06-13
- Venue
- Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
- Result
- 2–3
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Spain / NigeriaSpain
Fernando Hierro21′
Raúl47′
Nigeria
Mutiu Adepoju24′
Andoni Zubizarreta (own goal)73′
Sunday Oliseh78′
Complete match timeline
SpainNigeriaGoalCardSubstitution
Spain
Nigeria
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
15 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′1 – 1F. Hierro 21′ · M. Adepoju 24′
Second half
45′–90′1 – 2Raúl 47′ · A. Zubizarreta 73′ · S. Oliseh 78′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Spain
Reported rolesAZ
1Andoni ZubizarretaAF
2Albert FerrerRA
4Rafael AlkortaS
12SergiIC
14Iván CampoMÁ
20Miguel Ángel NadalFH
6Fernando HierroR
10RaúlLE
21Luis EnriqueA
11AlfonsoK
19KikoReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 16ACAlbert Celades77′
- 17JEJoseba Etxeberria58′
- 18GAGuillermo Amor45′
Match contributions
- Fernando Hierro⚽ 1
- Raúl⚽ 1
- Iván Campo▰ 75′
- Miguel Ángel Nadal▰ 59′
- Guillermo Amor▰ 56′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1AZAndoni ZubizarretaGoalkeeper
- 2AFAlbert FerrerRight-back
- 4RARafael AlkortaCentre-back
- 6FHFernando HierroCentral midfielder
- 10RRaúlLeft midfielder
- 11AAlfonsoCentre-forward
- 12SSergiLeft-back
- 14ICIván CampoCentre-back
- 19KKikoCentre-forward
- 20MÁMiguel Ángel NadalCentre-back
- 21LELuis EnriqueRight midfielder
Nigeria
Reported rolesPR
1Peter RufaiMO
2Mobi OparakuCB
3Celestine BabayaroUO
5Uche OkechukwuTW
6Taribo WestFG
7Finidi GeorgeMA
8Mutiu AdepojuJO
10Jay-Jay OkochaGL
11Garba LawalSO
15Sunday OlisehVI
20Victor IkpebaReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 9RYRashidi Yekini70′
- 13TBTijani Babangida83′
- 21GOGodwin Okpara90′+3′
Match contributions
- Uche Okechukwu▰ 62′
- Mutiu Adepoju⚽ 1
- Sunday Oliseh⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1PRPeter RufaiGoalkeeper
- 2MOMobi OparakuDefender
- 3CBCelestine BabayaroDefender
- 5UOUche OkechukwuDefender
- 6TWTaribo WestDefender
- 7FGFinidi GeorgeMidfielder
- 8MAMutiu AdepojuMidfielder
- 10JOJay-Jay OkochaMidfielder
- 11GLGarba LawalMidfielder
- 15SOSunday OlisehMidfielder
- 20VIVictor IkpebaForward
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Score progression
2Spain3Nigeria
Fernando Hierro opened the scoring at 21′.
Team comparison
SpainNigeria
2Goals3
3Bookings1
3Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1FHFernando HierroSpain · 21′1goal
- 2RRaúlSpain · 47′1goal
- 3MAMutiu AdepojuNigeria · 24′1goal
- 4SOSunday OlisehNigeria · 78′1goal
Available match data
Goals, bookings, substitutions and starting roles are recorded. This match does not have shot locations, xG, possession or passing data in the loaded sources.
Decisive moments
5 eventsPath through 1998
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group D
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1998-06-13
- Venue
- Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
- Result
- 2–3
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Spain / NigeriaSpain
Fernando Hierro21′
Raúl47′
Nigeria
Mutiu Adepoju24′
Andoni Zubizarreta (own goal)73′
Sunday Oliseh78′
Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Starting lineups, used substitutes and event records come from the Fjelstul World Cup Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), credited alongside each panel.