Nigeria have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on six occasions, the first being in 1994 where they reached the second round. Their sixth and most recent appearance at the finals was the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
The Super Eagles of Nigeria became the first African team to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cupa
Nigeria lost their first match of the tournament 0–2 to Croatiain Kaliningrad, before they won 2–0 in the second match against Iceland, with Ahmed Musa scored both goals. and had a huge chance to qualify as Argentina was demolished 0–3 by Croatia. Despite this advantage, they lost 1–2 in the last match against Argentina, with one goal by Victor Moses. For this defeat, and followed with Iceland’s defeat to Croatia, Nigeria had not just missed the opportunity, but also got eliminated from the tournament.
Nigeria at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record
Year Host(s) Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1930 Uruguay Nigeria did not qualify
1934 Italy Nigeria did not qualify
1938 France Nigeria did not qualify
1950 Brazil Nigeria did not qualify
1954 Switzerland Nigeria did not qualify
1958 Sweden Nigeria did not qualify
1962 Chile Did not qualify
1966 England Withdrew
1970 Mexico Nigeria did not qualify
1974 West Germany Nigeria did not qualify
1978 Argentina Nigeria did not qualify
1982 Spain Nigeria did not qualify
1986 Mexico Nigeria did not qualify
1990 Italy Nigeria did not qualify
1994 USA Round of 16 9th 4 2 0 2 7 4
1998 France 12th 4 2 0 2 6 9
2002 South Korea/Japan Group Stage 27th 3 0 1 2 1 3
2006 Germany Nigeria did not qualify
2010 South Africa Group Stage 27th 3 0 1 2 3 5
2014 Brazil Round of 16 16th 4 1 1 2 3 5
2018 Russia Group Stage 21st 3 1 0 2 3 4
