Managers
Didier Deschamps(France)
Didier Deschamps(Nigeria)
Squads
France
- 01 Lloris
- 02 Debuchy
- 03 Evra
- 06 Cabaye
- 04 Varane
- 21 Koscielny
- 19 Pogba
- 14 Matuidi Booked
- 09 Giroud (Griezmann - 62' )
- 08 Valbuena (Sissoko - 94' )
- 10 Benzema
Nigeria
- 01 Enyeama
- 05 Ambrose Emuobo
- 13 Oshaniwa
- 10 Mikel
- 02 Yobo
- 22 Omeruo
- 08 Odemwingie
- 17 Onazi (Gabriel - 59' )
- 09 Emenike
- 11 Moses (Nwofor - 89' )
- 07 Musa
France beats Nigeria 2-0
This was the first time 2 African nations (Nigeria & Algeria) had reached the FIFA World Cup knockout stage
Nigeria goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama recorded the most saves of any goalkeeper in the group phase
France scored twice -(Pogba(79)and Joseph Yobo Own Goal in the 90th minute) in the final 11 minutes in Brasilia to beat Nigeria and reach the 2014 FIFA World Cup QF's
France will meet Germany on Friday July 04,2014 in the last eight at the Maracana
Match facts |
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| Karim Benzema has had 13 shots on target so far at this World Cup - more than any other player. He has scored three goals | Nigeria have only won one of their last 12 World Cup matches, losing eight and drawing three |
| France manager Didier Deschamps is unbeaten in his 10 games at the World Cup as a player & manager (W8 D2) | Mathieu Valbuena completed 94% of his passes against Nigeria, the highest passing accuracy posted by any player in the match |
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