World Cup Match Archive

Nigeria 1–0 Bulgaria

1998Group D

Nigeria

FIFA#26Elo1,752(#32)

HomeWinner

First half

1-0

Second half

0-0

Bulgaria

FIFA#86Elo1,475(#85)

Away

Kickoff

Fri Jun 19 17:30 UTC+2 · Local time

Venue

Parc des Princes · Paris

Attendance

—

Total Goals

Match Notes

Parc des Princes · Paris

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Goals

28'

Victor IKPEBA

Nigeria

1-0

Raw goal log

(Victor IKPEBA 28')

Match Report

Attendance: —Referees

Referees

Mario SANCHEZ YANTEN (CHI), Jorge DIAZ GALVEZ (CHI), Arnaldo PINTO (BRA)

Nigeria

11 Starters

Starters

Peter RUFAI

Uche OKECHUKWUCaptain

Substitutes

Substitutions

67' Nwankwo KANU / Daniel AMOKACHI

75' Rasheed YEKINI / Victor IKPEBA

84' Tijani BABANGIDA / Finidi GEORGE

Cards

Mutiu ADEPOJUY 20'

Uche OKECHUKWUY 44'

Victor IKPEBAY 49'

Jay Jay OKOCHAY 70'

Bulgaria

11 Starters

Starters

Trifon IVANOVCaptain

Substitutes

Substitutions

45+1' Daniel BORIMIROV / Marian HRISTOV

66' Lyuboslav PENEV / Ilian ILIEV

84' Georgi BACHEV / Zlatko YANKOV

Cards

Ilian ILIEVY 66'

Radostin KISHISHEVY 78'