Nigeria at the FIFA Women's World Cup

The Nigeria women's national football team has represented Nigeria at the FIFA Women's World Cup at all eight stagings of the tournament,[1][2] one of seven teams to do so. Despite the rich history, however, Nigeria's successes have been rather modest, only progressed to the knockout phase in just two occasions.

FIFA Women's World Cup record
World Cup Finals
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
1991Group stage10th300307
199511th3012514
1999Quarter-finals7th4202812
2003Group stage15th3003011
200713th301214
20119th310212
201521st301236
2019Round of 1616th410327
2023To be determined
Total8/90 titles2643192063
FIFA Women's World Cup history
YearRoundDateOpponentResultStadium
1991 Group stage17 November GermanyL 0–4Jiangmen Stadium, Jiangmen
19 November ItalyL 0–1Zhongshan Stadium, Zhongshan
21 November Chinese TaipeiL 0–2Jiangmen Stadium, Jiangmen
1995 Group stage6 June NorwayL 0–8Tingvallen, Karlstad
8 June CanadaD 3–3Olympia, Helsingborg
10 June EnglandL 2–3Tingvallen, Karlstad
1999 Group stage20 June North KoreaW 2–1Rose Bowl, Pasadena
24 June United StatesL 1–7Soldier Field, Chicago
27 June DenmarkW 2–0Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, Landover
Quarter-finals1 July BrazilL 3–4
2003 Group stage20 September North KoreaL 0–3Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
25 September United StatesL 0–5
28 September SwedenL 0–3Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus
2007 Group stage11 September SwedenD 1–1Chengdu Sports Center, Chengdu
14 September North KoreaL 0–2
18 September United StatesL 0–1Hongkou Stadium, Shanghai
2011 Group stage26 June FranceL 0–1Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim
30 June GermanyL 0–1Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt
5 July CanadaW 1–0Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, Dresden
2015 Group stage8 June SwedenD 3–3Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg
12 June AustraliaL 0–2
16 June United StatesL 0–1BC Place, Vancouver
2019 Group stage8 June NorwayL 0–3Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims
12 June South KoreaW 2–0Stade des Alpes, Grenoble
17 June FranceL 0–1Roazhon Park, Rennes
Round of 1622 June GermanyL 0–3Stade des Alpes, Grenoble

Record by opponent
FIFA Women's World Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Pld W D L GF GA
 Australia100102
 Brazil100134
 Canada211043
 Chinese Taipei100102
 Denmark110020
 England100123
 France200202
 Germany300308
 Italy100101
 North Korea310226
 Norway2002011
 South Korea110020
 Sweden302147
 United States4004114

1991 FIFA Women's World Cup
Main article: 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Italy 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 4
3  Chinese Taipei 3 1 0 2 2 8 −6 2
4  Nigeria 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Germany 4–0 Nigeria
Neid 16'
Mohr 32', 34'
Gottschlich 57'		 Report
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Rafael Medina (El Salvador)
Italy 1–0 Nigeria
Morace 68' Report
Attendance: 12,000
Chinese Taipei 2–0 Nigeria
Lin 38'
Chou 55'		 Report
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Rafael Medina (El Salvador)

1995 FIFA Women's World Cup
Main article: 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Norway 3 3 0 0 17 0 +17 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  England 3 2 0 1 6 6 0 6
3  Canada 3 0 1 2 5 13 −8 1
4  Nigeria 3 0 1 2 5 14 −9 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Norway 8–0 Nigeria
Sandberg 30', 44', 82'
Riise 49'
Aarønes 60', 90'
Medalen 67'
Svensson 76' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 4,344
Nigeria 3–3 Canada
Nwadike 26'
Avre 60'
Okoroafor 77'		 Report Burtini 12', 55'
Donnelly 20'
Attendance: 250
Nigeria 2–3 England
Okoroafor 13'
Nwadike 74'		 Report Farley 10', 38'
Walker 27'
Attendance: 1,843
Referee: Ingrid Jonsson (Sweden)

1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
Main article: 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States (H) 3 3 0 0 13 1 +12 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Nigeria 3 2 0 1 5 8 −3 6
3  North Korea 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
4  Denmark 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host
North Korea 1–2 Nigeria
Jo 74' Report
Attendance: 17,100
United States 7–1 Nigeria
 Report Okosieme 2'
Attendance: 65,080
Nigeria 2–0 Denmark
 Report
Attendance: 22,109
Referee: Maria Edilene Siqueira (Brazil)

Quarterfinals
Brazil 4–3 (a.e.t.) Nigeria
 Report
Attendance: 54,642
Referee: Virginia Tovar (Mexico)

2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
Main article: 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States (H) 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Sweden 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3  North Korea 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4  Nigeria 3 0 0 3 0 11 −11 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host
Nigeria 0–3 North Korea
Report Jin Pyol Hui 13', 88'
Ri Un Gyong 73'
Attendance: 24,347
United States 5–0 Nigeria
Hamm 6' (pen.), 12'
Parlow 47'
Wambach 65'
Foudy 89' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 31,553
Referee: Florencia Romano (Argentina)
Sweden 3–0 Nigeria
Ljungberg 56', 79'
Moström 81'		 Report
Attendance: 22,828

2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
Main article: 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  North Korea 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
3  Sweden 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
4  Nigeria 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Sweden 1–1 Nigeria
Svensson 50' Report Uwak 82'
Attendance: 21,740
Referee: Niu Huijun (China)
North Korea 2–0 Nigeria
Kim Kyong-Hwa 17'
Ri Kum-Suk 21'		 Report
Attendance: 35,600
Nigeria 0–1 United States
Report Chalupny 1'
Attendance: 26,100
Referee: Mayumi Oiwa (Japan)

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
Main article: 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany (H) 3 3 0 0 7 3 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  France 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
3  Nigeria 3 1 0 2 1 2 −1 3
4  Canada 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host
Nigeria 0–1 France
Report Delie 56'
Attendance: 25,475
Germany 1–0 Nigeria
Laudehr 54' Report
Attendance: 48,817
Referee: Cha Sung Mi (South Korea)[4]
Canada 0–1 Nigeria
Report Nkwocha 84'
Attendance: 13,638

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
Main article: 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Australia 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3  Sweden 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3
4  Nigeria 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Sweden 3–3 Nigeria
Oparanozie 21' (o.g.)
Fischer 31'
Sembrant 60'		 Report Okobi 50'
Oshoala 53'
Ordega 87'
Attendance: 31,148
Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)
Australia 2–0 Nigeria
Simon 29', 68' Report
Attendance: 32,716
Nigeria 0–1 United States
Report Wambach 45'
Attendance: 52,193

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
Main article: 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France (H) 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Norway 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3  Nigeria 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4  South Korea 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host
Norway 3–0 Nigeria
 Report
Attendance: 11,058[6]
Nigeria 2–0 South Korea
 Report
Attendance: 11,252[7]
Nigeria 0–1 France
Report
Attendance: 28,267[8]

Round of 16
Germany 3–0 Nigeria
 Report
Attendance: 17,988[9]

Goalscorers
See also: List of FIFA Women's World Cup goalscorers
Player Goals 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019
Rita Nwadike 3 21
Nkiru Okosieme 3 3
Mercy Akide 2 2
Adaku Okoroafor 2 2
Asisat Oshoala 2 11
Patience Avre 1 1
Nkechi Egbe 1 1
Prisca Emeafu 1 1
Perpetua Nkwocha 1 1
Ngozi Okobi 1 1
Francisca Ordega 1 1
Cynthia Uwak 1 1
Own goals 1 1
Total 20 05801132

References
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  3. "Schiedsrichterinnen für die Spiele 1 bis 8 benannt". FIFA. 24 June 2011. Archived from the original on 1 July 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  4. "Schiedsrichterinnen für die Spiele 9 bis 16 benannt". FIFA. 28 June 2011. Archived from the original on 3 July 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
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