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.
FIFA Women's World Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
1991 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
1995 | 11th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | |
1999 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
2003 | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
2007 | 13th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
2011 | 9th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
2015 | 21st | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
2019 | Round of 16 | 16th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
2023 | 10th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
2027 | To be determined | |||||||
Total | 9/10 | 0 titles | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 65 |
FIFA Women's World Cup matches (by team) | ||||||
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Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
Australia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Canada | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Denmark | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
England | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Germany | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
North Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Norway | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
Republic of Ireland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Sweden | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
United States | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Nigeria | 0–3 | North Korea |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
North Korea | 2–0 | Nigeria |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Nigeria | 2–0 | South Korea |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Player | Goals | 1991 | 1995 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | 2023 |
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Rita Nwadike | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
Nkiru Okosieme | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
Asisat Oshoala | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
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 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
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