Nigeria 1–3 Paraguay: 1998 World Cup match
Nigeria1–3Full time
Match in one glance
NigeriaParaguayGoalCard
Nigeria
Paraguay
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
1Nigeria3Paraguay
Celso Ayala opened the scoring at 1′.
Team comparison
NigeriaParaguay
1Goals3
2Bookings0
2Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1WOWilson OrumaNigeria · 11′1goal
- 2CACelso AyalaParaguay · 1′1goal
- 3JCJosé CardozoParaguay · 86′1goal
- 4MÁMiguel Ángel BenítezParaguay · 58′1goal
Decisive moments
4 eventsPath through 1998
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group D
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1998-06-24
- Venue
- Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse
- Result
- 1–3
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Nigeria / ParaguayNigeria
Wilson Oruma11′
Paraguay
Celso Ayala1′
Miguel Ángel Benítez58′
José Cardozo86′
Complete match timeline
NigeriaParaguayGoalCardSubstitution
Nigeria
Paraguay
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
11 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′1 – 1C. Ayala 1′ · W. Oruma 11′
Second half
45′–90′0 – 2M. Ángel Benítez 58′ · J. Cardozo 86′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Nigeria
Reported rolesPR
1Peter RufaiTW
6Taribo WestUO
16Uche OkaforAE
17Augustine EguavoenBI
19Benedict IrohaGL
11Garba LawalTB
13Tijani BabangidaSO
15Sunday OlisehWO
18Wilson OrumaNK
4Nwankwo KanuRY
9Rashidi YekiniReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 7FGFinidi George68′
- 21GOGodwin Okpara45′
Match contributions
- Augustine Eguavoen▰ 25′
- Wilson Oruma⚽ 1
- Benedict Iroha▰ 38′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1PRPeter RufaiGoalkeeper
- 4NKNwankwo KanuForward
- 6TWTaribo WestDefender
- 9RYRashidi YekiniForward
- 11GLGarba LawalMidfielder
- 13TBTijani BabangidaMidfielder
- 15SOSunday OlisehMidfielder
- 16UOUche OkaforDefender
- 17AEAugustine EguavoenDefender
- 18WOWilson OrumaMidfielder
- 19BIBenedict IrohaDefender
Paraguay
Reported rolesJL
1José Luis ChilavertFA
2Francisco ArceCG
4Carlos GamarraCA
5Celso AyalaPS
11Pedro SarabiaDC
20Denis CanizaCP
13Carlos Paredes
16JC
9José CardozoMÁ
15Miguel Ángel BenítezHB
17Hugo BrizuelaReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 7JCJulio César Yegros55′
- 8ARArístides Rojas77′
- 10RARoberto Acuña67′
Match contributions
- Celso Ayala⚽ 1
- José Cardozo⚽ 1
- Miguel Ángel Benítez⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1JLJosé Luis ChilavertGoalkeeper
- 2FAFrancisco ArceDefender
- 4CGCarlos GamarraDefender
- 5CACelso AyalaDefender
- 9JCJosé CardozoForward
- 11PSPedro SarabiaDefender
- 13CPCarlos ParedesMidfielder
- 15MÁMiguel Ángel BenítezForward
- 16JCJulio César EncisoMidfielder
- 17HBHugo BrizuelaForward
- 20DCDenis CanizaDefender
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
1Nigeria3Paraguay
Celso Ayala opened the scoring at 1′.
Team comparison
NigeriaParaguay
1Goals3
2Bookings0
2Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1WOWilson OrumaNigeria · 11′1goal
- 2CACelso AyalaParaguay · 1′1goal
- 3JCJosé CardozoParaguay · 86′1goal
- 4MÁMiguel Ángel BenítezParaguay · 58′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
4 eventsPath through 1998
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group D
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1998-06-24
- Venue
- Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse
- Result
- 1–3
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Nigeria / ParaguayNigeria
Wilson Oruma11′
Paraguay
Celso Ayala1′
Miguel Ángel Benítez58′
José Cardozo86′
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.