World Cup 1998
GOALS 1' 0-1 Celso Ayala (assist - Francisco Arce) 11' 1-1 Wilson Oruma 59' 1-2 Miguel Benitez (assist - Carlos Paredes) 86' 1-3 Jose Cardozo (assist - Aristides Rojas) REFEREE Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand) LINESMEN Mohamed Al-Musawi (Oman) Mikael Nilsson (Sweden) 4TH OFFICIAL Masayoshi Okada (Japan) YELLOW CARDS 25' Augustine Eguavoen (NGR) 38' Benedict Iroha (NGR) RED CARDS - ATTENDANCE 33,500 NIGERIA AGE D.O.B. CLUB 1 GK Peter Rufai (c) 34 24 Aug 1963 Deportivo La Coruņa (SPA) 6 DF Taribo West 24 26 Mar 1974 Internazionale (ITA) 17 DF Augustine Eguavoen 32 19 Aug 1965 Torpedo Moscow (RUS) 19 DF Benedict Iroha 28 29 Nov 1969 Elche (SPA) 11 MD Garba Lawal 24 22 May 1974 Roda Kerkrade (NED) 13 MD Tijani Babangida 24 25 Sep 1973 Ajax (NED) 15 MD Sunday Oliseh (-46) 23 14 Sep 1974 Ajax (NED) 18 MD Wilson Oruma (-68) 21 30 Dec 1976 Lens (FRA) 4 FW Nwankwo Kanu 21 01 Aug 1976 Internazionale (ITA) 9 FW Rashidi Yekini 34 23 Oct 1963 FC Zürich (SWI) 16 FW Uche Okafor 30 08 Aug 1967 Kansas City Wizards (USA) Substitutes 21 DF Godwin Okpara (+46) 25 20 Sep 1972 Strasbourg (FRA) 7 FW Finidi George (+68) 27 15 Apr 1971 Real Betis (SPA) Coach: Bora Milutinovic (YUG) 53 07 Sep 1944 PARAGUAY AGE D.O.B. CLUB 1 GK Jose Luis Chilavert (c) 32 27 Jul 1965 Velez Sarsfield (ARG) 2 DF Francisco Arce 27 02 Apr 1971 Palmeiras (BRA) 4 DF Carlos Gamarra 27 17 Feb 1971 Corinthians (BRA) 5 DF Celso Ayala 27 20 Aug 1970 River Plate (ARG) 11 DF Pedro Sarabia 22 05 Jul 1975 River Plate (ARG) 20 DF Denis Caniza (-54) 23 29 Aug 1974 Olimpia Asuncion 13 MD Carlos Paredes 21 16 Jul 1976 Olimpia Asuncion 16 MD Julio Enciso 23 05 Aug 1974 Internacional (BRA) 9 FW Jose Cardozo 27 19 Mar 1971 Toluca (MEX) 15 FW Miguel Benitez (-67) 28 19 May 1970 Espaņol (SPA) 17 FW Hugo Brizuela (-77) 29 08 Feb 1969 Argentinos Juniors (ARG) Substitutes 10 MD Roberto Acuņa (+67) 26 25 Mar 1972 Real Zaragoza (SPA) 7 FW Juan Yegros (+54) 27 31 Jan 1971 Cruz Azul (MEX) 8 FW Aristides Rojas (+77) 29 12 Aug 1968 Union Santa Fe (ARG) Coach: Paulo C. Carpeggiani (BRA) 49 07 Feb 1949