France 2–0 Nigeria: 2014 World Cup match
2–0Full time
Nigeria
Match in one glance
FranceNigeriaGoalCard
France
Nigeria
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
2France0Nigeria
Paul Pogba opened the scoring at 79′.
Team comparison
FranceNigeria
2Goals0
1Bookings0
2Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1PPPaul PogbaFrance · 79′1goal
Decisive moments
2 eventsPath through 2014
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Round of 16
- Stage
- Round of 16
- Date
- 2014-06-30
- Venue
- Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília
- Result
- 2–0
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
France / NigeriaFrance
Paul Pogba79′
Joseph Yobo (own goal)90+2′′
Nigeria
No goals
Complete match timeline
FranceNigeriaGoalCardSubstitution
France
Nigeria
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
7 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′0 – 0No goals in this period
Second half
45′–90′2 – 0P. Pogba 79′ · J. Yobo 90′+2′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
France
Reported roles
1Hugo LlorisMD
2Mathieu DebuchyPE
3Patrice Evra
4Raphaël VaraneLK
21Laurent KoscielnyYC
6Yohan CabayeBM
14Blaise MatuidiPP
19Paul PogbaMV
8Mathieu Valbuena
9Olivier GiroudKB
10Karim BenzemaReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 11
Antoine Griezmann62′ - 18MSMoussa Sissoko90′+4′
Match contributions
- Blaise Matuidi▰ 54′
- Paul Pogba⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1Hugo LlorisGoalkeeper
- 2MDMathieu DebuchyRight-back
- 3PEPatrice EvraLeft-back
- 4Raphaël VaraneCentre-back
- 6YCYohan CabayeDefensive midfielder
- 8MVMathieu ValbuenaRight winger
- 9Olivier GiroudCentre-forward
- 10KBKarim BenzemaLeft winger
- 14BMBlaise MatuidiCentral midfielder
- 19PPPaul PogbaCentral midfielder
- 21LKLaurent KoscielnyCentre-back
Nigeria
Reported roles- 1Vincent EnyeamaGK
- 2Joseph YoboCB
- 5Efe AmbroseRB
- 7Ahmed MusaRM
- 8Peter OdemwingieSS
- 9Emmanuel EmenikeCF
- 10John Obi MikelCM
- 11Victor MosesLM
- 13Juwon OshaniwaCB
- 17Ogenyi OnaziCM
- 22Kenneth OmeruoLB
Reported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 4RGReuben Gabriel59′
- 19UNUche Nwofor89′
Match contributions
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1VEVincent EnyeamaGoalkeeper
- 2JYJoseph YoboCentre-back
- 5EAEfe AmbroseRight-back
- 7AMAhmed MusaRight midfielder
- 8POPeter OdemwingieSS
- 9EEEmmanuel EmenikeCentre-forward
- 10JOJohn Obi MikelCentral midfielder
- 11VMVictor MosesLeft midfielder
- 13JOJuwon OshaniwaCentre-back
- 17OOOgenyi OnaziCentral midfielder
- 22KOKenneth OmeruoLeft-back
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
2France0Nigeria
Paul Pogba opened the scoring at 79′.
Team comparison
FranceNigeria
2Goals0
1Bookings0
2Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1PPPaul PogbaFrance · 79′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
2 eventsPath through 2014
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Round of 16
- Stage
- Round of 16
- Date
- 2014-06-30
- Venue
- Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília
- Result
- 2–0
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
France / NigeriaFrance
Paul Pogba79′
Joseph Yobo (own goal)90+2′′
Nigeria
No goals
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.