Nigeria 1–4 Denmark: 1998 World Cup match
Nigeria1–4Full time
Denmark
Match in one glance
NigeriaDenmarkGoalCard
Nigeria
Denmark
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
1Nigeria4Denmark
Peter Møller opened the scoring at 3′.
Team comparison
NigeriaDenmark
1Goals4
1Bookings1
2Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1TBTijani BabangidaNigeria · 77′1goal
- 2THThomas HelvegDenmark · 76′1goal
- 3BLBrian LaudrupDenmark · 12′1goal
- 4PMPeter MøllerDenmark · 3′1goal
- 5ESEbbe SandDenmark · 58′1goal
Decisive moments
5 eventsPath through 1998
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Round of 16
- Stage
- Round of 16
- Date
- 1998-06-28
- Venue
- Stade de France, Paris (Saint-Denis)
- Result
- 1–4
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Nigeria / DenmarkNigeria
Tijani Babangida77′
Denmark
Peter Møller3′
Brian Laudrup12′
Ebbe Sand58′
Thomas Helveg76′
Complete match timeline
NigeriaDenmarkGoalCardSubstitution
Nigeria
Denmark
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
12 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′0 – 2P. Møller 3′ · B. Laudrup 12′
Second half
45′–90′1 – 2E. Sand 58′ · T. Helveg 76′ · T. Babangida 77′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Nigeria
Reported roles- 1Peter RufaiGK
- 3Celestine BabayaroLB
- 4Nwankwo KanuSS
- 5Uche OkechukwuCB
- 6Taribo WestCB
- 7Finidi GeorgeRM
- 8Mutiu AdepojuRB
- 10Jay-Jay OkochaAM
- 11Garba LawalLM
- 15Sunday OlisehDM
- 20Victor IkpebaCF
Reported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 9RYRashidi Yekini65′
- 13TBTijani Babangida73′
Match contributions
- Jay-Jay Okocha▰ 49′
- Tijani Babangida⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1PRPeter RufaiGoalkeeper
- 3CBCelestine BabayaroLeft-back
- 4NKNwankwo KanuSS
- 5UOUche OkechukwuCentre-back
- 6TWTaribo WestCentre-back
- 7FGFinidi GeorgeRight midfielder
- 8MAMutiu AdepojuRight-back
- 10JOJay-Jay OkochaAttacking midfielder
- 11GLGarba LawalLeft midfielder
- 15SOSunday OlisehDefensive midfielder
- 20VIVictor IkpebaCentre-forward
Denmark
Reported roles- 1Peter SchmeichelGK
- 3Marc RieperCB
- 4Jes HøghCB
- 5Jan HeintzeLB
- 6Thomas HelvegCM
- 7Allan NielsenCM
- 10Michael LaudrupLW
- 11Brian LaudrupSS
- 12Søren ColdingRB
- 18Peter MøllerCF
- 21Martin JørgensenRW
Reported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 8PFPer Frandsen84′
- 14MWMorten Wieghorst78′
- 19ESEbbe Sand58′
Match contributions
- Marc Rieper▰ 24′
- Thomas Helveg⚽ 1
- Brian Laudrup⚽ 1
- Peter Møller⚽ 1
- Ebbe Sand⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1PSPeter SchmeichelGoalkeeper
- 3MRMarc RieperCentre-back
- 4JHJes HøghCentre-back
- 5JHJan HeintzeLeft-back
- 6THThomas HelvegCentral midfielder
- 7ANAllan NielsenCentral midfielder
- 10MLMichael LaudrupLeft winger
- 11BLBrian LaudrupSS
- 12SCSøren ColdingRight-back
- 18PMPeter MøllerCentre-forward
- 21MJMartin JørgensenRight winger
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
1Nigeria4Denmark
Peter Møller opened the scoring at 3′.
Team comparison
NigeriaDenmark
1Goals4
1Bookings1
2Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1TBTijani BabangidaNigeria · 77′1goal
- 2THThomas HelvegDenmark · 76′1goal
- 3BLBrian LaudrupDenmark · 12′1goal
- 4PMPeter MøllerDenmark · 3′1goal
- 5ESEbbe SandDenmark · 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
5 eventsPath through 1998
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Round of 16
- Stage
- Round of 16
- Date
- 1998-06-28
- Venue
- Stade de France, Paris (Saint-Denis)
- Result
- 1–4
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Nigeria / DenmarkNigeria
Tijani Babangida77′
Denmark
Peter Møller3′
Brian Laudrup12′
Ebbe Sand58′
Thomas Helveg76′
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.