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  • Record for most Spain caps: Andoni Zubizarreta's 124th appearance

Nigeria vs Spain match report

Date, kick-off time:
Saturday, 13 June 1998, 14:30 (UTC+2:00)
National teams, score:
Nigeria
3-2
Spain
Competition:
1998 FIFA World Cup Final Tournament, Group D
Referee:
Esse Baharmast, Golden /
United States
Attendance, venue:
33 257, Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau, Nantes
Goals:
0-1 (21') Fernando Hierro, 1-2 (47') Raúl González
Spain football team line-up in match Nr.424
Managed by national coach Javier Clemente
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Andoni Zubizarreta  Captain 
124
36
Valencia CF, Valencia
Albert Ferrer   46' 
35
28
FC Barcelona, Barcelona
46' Guillermo Amor   56'
34
30
FC Barcelona, Barcelona
Rafael Alkorta  
49
29
Athletic Club, Bilbao
Iván Campo   75'
3
24
RCD Mallorca, Palma
Sergi Barjuan  
34
26
FC Barcelona, Barcelona
Miguel Ángel Nadal   59' 76' 
44
31
FC Barcelona, Barcelona
76' Albert Celades  
2
22
FC Barcelona, Barcelona
Fernando Hierro  
56
30
Real Madrid CF, Madrid
Luis Enrique  
36
28
FC Barcelona, Barcelona
Kiko  
21
26
Club Atlético de Madrid, Madrid
Alfonso Pérez   58' 
27
25
Real Betis Balompié, Sevilla
58' Joseba Etxeberria  
5
20
Athletic Club, Bilbao
Raúl González  
14
20
Real Madrid CF, Madrid
Match stats
National team
Players
Average caps
Average age
Clubs
Goals
Cautions
Expulsions
Spain
14
34.571
27.297
7
2
3
0
Historical data sources
El Mundo Deportivo (Barcelona), №-, 14 Jun 1998; Mundo Deportivo - Hemeroteca
Comments

Soproni Démon - posted on 24 August 2011 at 19:28:40

Rufai
Oparaku (Yekini 69’) (...)

Zsorzsinju - posted on 30 September 2011 at 01:20:07

Nigeria:
1 RUFAI Peter (...)

Zsorzsinju - posted on 30 September 2011 at 01:22:18

Goals:
1:1 (24.) ADEPOJU Mutiu
2:2 (72.) Zubizarreta OG
2:3 (77.) OLISEH Sunday (link: )

Soproni Démon - posted on 29 March 2012 at 14:06:43

Yellow card:
Okechukwu
(link: )

Soproni Démon - posted on 2 April 2012 at 08:11:15

Yellow card:
Uche OKECHUKWU (NGA) 62’
(link: )

Soproni Démon - posted on 24 April 2012 at 12:14:42

Notes: Nigeria’s second goal-scorer also reported as Zubizarreta OG.
It is also reported that Etxeberría replaced Raúl on 75’.
(link: )

Soproni Démon - posted on 21 May 2012 at 13:58:33

Captain Nigeria
[5] Uche OKECHUKWU (C)
(link: )

Yas054 - posted on 3 April 2013 at 06:26:34

June 13th 1998 (14:30) Nantes, Stade de la Beaujoire
SPAIN - NIGERIA 2-3 (1-1) (...)
Nigeria vs Spain post-match head-to-head
WP
100.0
P
1
W
1
D
0
L
0
GF
3
GA
2
GF/P
3.000
GA/P
2.000
Av attendance
33 257
WP - winning percentage, P - played, W - wins, D - draws, L - losses, GF - goals for, GA - goals against, Av - average
Spain national team matches
Previous match:
Friendly International
Spain vs Northern Ireland 4-1
Santander, Wednesday 3 June 1998
Next match:
1998 FIFA World Cup Final Tournament
Paraguay vs Spain 0-0
Saint-Étienne, Friday 19 June 1998
Spain matches
Top Spain goal scorers
1. Emilio Butragueño (1984 - 1990) - 26 goals
2. Alfredo Di Stéfano (1957 - 1961) - 23 goals
3. Julio Salinas (1986 - 1994) - 22 goals
... Fernando Hierro (1990 - 1998) - 16 goals
... Pirri (1966 - 1978) - 16 goals
... Luis Regueiro (1928 - 1936) - 16 goals
... Raúl González (1996 - 1998) - 3 goals
(correct as of June 13, 1998)
Spain goal scorers
Brief match report
Sat. 13 Jun 1998
Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau, Nantes
Nigeria 3-2 Spain
Goals: Hierro 21, González 47

Spain: Zubizarreta (c), Ferrer (Amor 46), Alkorta, Campo, Barjuan, Nadal (Celades 76), Hierro, Luis Enrique, Kiko, Pérez (Etxeberria 58), González. Managed by Clemente.
Booked: Amor 56, Nadal 59, Campo 75.

Att: 33 257,
Ref: Baharmast (United States)

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