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 nine 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, having only progressed to the knockout phase in three occasions.

For the men's team, see Nigeria at the FIFA World Cup.

FIFA Women's World Cup record
FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
China 1991Group stage10th300307
Sweden 199511th3012514
United States 1999Quarter-finals7th4202812
United States 2003Group stage15th3003011
China 200713th301214
Germany 20119th310212
Canada 201521st301236
France 2019Round of 1616th410327
Australia New Zealand 202310th413032
Total9/90 titles3056192365
FIFA Women's World Cup history
YearRoundDateOpponentResultStadium
China 1991 Group stage17 November GermanyL 0–4Jiangmen Stadium, Jiangmen
19 November ItalyL 0–1Zhongshan Stadium, Zhongshan
21 November Chinese TaipeiL 0–2Jiangmen Stadium, Jiangmen
Sweden 1995 Group stage6 June NorwayL 0–8Tingvallen, Karlstad
8 June CanadaD 3–3Olympia, Helsingborg
10 June EnglandL 2–3Tingvallen, Karlstad
United States 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 (a.e.t.)
United States 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
China 2007 Group stage11 September SwedenD 1–1Chengdu Sports Center, Chengdu
14 September North KoreaL 0–2
18 September United StatesL 0–1Hongkou Stadium, Shanghai
Germany 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
Canada 2015 Group stage8 June SwedenD 3–3Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg
12 June AustraliaL 0–2
16 June United StatesL 0–1BC Place, Vancouver
France 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
Australia/New Zealand 2023 Group stage21 July CanadaD 0–0Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne
26 July AustraliaW 3–2Lang Park, Brisbane
31 July Republic of IrelandD 0–0
Round of 167 August EnglandD 0–0 (4–2(p))

Record by opponent
FIFA Women's World Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Pld W D L GF GA
 Australia210134
 Brazil100134
 Canada312043
 Chinese Taipei100102
 Denmark110020
 England201123
 France200202
 Germany300308
 Italy100101
 North Korea310226
 Norway2002011
 Republic of Ireland101000
 South Korea110020
 Sweden302147
 United States4004114

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

Group C
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[3]
Referee: Rafael Rodríguez Medina (El Salvador)
Italy 1–0 Nigeria
 Report
Attendance: 12,000[3]
Chinese Taipei 2–0 Nigeria
 Report
Attendance: 14,000[3]
Referee: Rafael Rodríguez Medina (El Salvador)

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

Group B
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
 Report
Attendance: 4,344
Nigeria 3–3 Canada
 Report
Attendance: 250
Nigeria 2–3 England
 Report
Attendance: 1,843


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

Group A
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) Hosts
North Korea 1–2 Nigeria
 Report
Attendance: 17,100
United States 7–1 Nigeria
 Report
Attendance: 65,080
Nigeria 2–0 Denmark
 Report
Attendance: 22,109
Referee: Maria Edilene Siqueira (Brazil)

Quarterfinals
Brazil 4–3 (a.e.t./g.g.) 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
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) Hosts
Nigeria 0–3 North Korea
Report
Attendance: 24,347[4]
United States 5–0 Nigeria
 Report
Attendance: 31,553[5]
Sweden 3–0 Nigeria
 Report
Attendance: 22,828[5]


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

Group B
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
Nigeria 1–1 Sweden
 Report
Attendance: 35,100[6]
Referee: Niu Huijun (China PR)
North Korea 2–0 Nigeria
 Report
Attendance: 35,600[6]
Nigeria 0–1 United States
Report
Attendance: 6,100[6]
Referee: Mayumi Oiwa (Japan)

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

Group A
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) Hosts
Nigeria 0–1 France
Report
Attendance: 25,475[7]
Germany 1–0 Nigeria
 Report
Attendance: 48,817[8]
Referee: Cha Sung-mi (South Korea)
Canada 0–1 Nigeria
Report
Attendance: 13,638[9]
Referee: Finau Vulivuli (Fiji)

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

Group D
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
 Report
Attendance: 31,148[10]
Australia 2–0 Nigeria
 Report
Attendance: 32,716[11]
Nigeria 0–1 United States
Report
Attendance: 52,193[12]

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

Group A
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) Hosts
Norway 3–0 Nigeria
 Report
Attendance: 11,058[13]
Nigeria 2–0 South Korea
 Report
Attendance: 11,252[14]
Nigeria 0–1 France
Report
Attendance: 28,267[15]

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

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
Main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

Group B
Main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia (H) 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Nigeria 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
3  Canada 3 1 1 1 2 5 −3 4
4  Republic of Ireland 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Nigeria 0–0 Canada
Report
Attendance: 21,410
Australia 2–3 Nigeria
 Report
Attendance: 49,156
Republic of Ireland 0–0 Nigeria
Report
Attendance: 24,884
Referee: Katia García (Mexico)

Round of 16
England 0–0 (a.e.t.) Nigeria
Report
Penalties
 4–2
Attendance: 49,461

Goalscorers
Player Goals 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Rita Nwadike 3 21
Nkiru Okosieme 3 3
Asisat Oshoala 3 111
Mercy Akide 2 2
Adaku Okoroafor 2 2
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
Uchenna Kanu 1 1
Osinachi Ohale 1 1
Own goals 1 1
Total 23 058011323
Own goals scored for opponents

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