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  • June 13th 1998 (14:30)
    Nantes, Stade de la Beaujoire
    SPAIN - NIGERIA
    2-3 (1-1)
    
         GOALS             21'  1-0  Hierro (free-kick)
                           24'  1-1  Mutiu Adepoju (assist - Garba Lawal)
                           47'  2-1  Raul (assist - Hierro)
                           73'  2-2  Garba Lawal
                           78'  2-3  Sunday Oliseh
    
    
         REFEREE           Esfandiar Baharmast (United States)
         LINESMEN          Luis Torres Zuniga (Costa Rica)
                           Yuri Dupanov (Belarus)
         4TH OFFICIAL      Ian McLeod (South Africa)
    
         YELLOW CARDS      56'  Amor (SPA)
                           59'  Nadal (SPA)
                           62'  Uche Okechukwu (NGR)
                           75'  Ivan Campo (SPA)
    
         RED CARDS         -
    
         ATTENDANCE        33,257
    
    
    
    
         SPAIN                               AGE   D.O.B.        CLUB
          1 GK Andoni ZUBIZARRETA (c)         36   23 Oct 1961   Valencia
          2 DF Albert FERRER            (-46) 28   06 Jun 1970   Barcelona
          4 DF RAFAEL ALKORTA Martinez        29   16 Sep 1968   Athletic Bilbao
         12 DF SERGI Barjuan                  26   28 Dec 1971   Barcelona
         14 DF IVAN CAMPO Ramos               24   21 Feb 1974   Real Mallorca
         20 DF Miguel Angel NADAL       (-76) 31   28 Jul 1966   Barcelona
          6 MD Fernando HIERRO                30   23 Mar 1968   Real Madrid
         10 FW RAUL Gonzalez Blanco           20   27 Jun 1977   Real Madrid
         11 FW ALFONSO Perez            (-58) 25   26 Sep 1972   Real Betis
         19 FW Francisco Narvaez KIKO         26   26 Apr 1972   Atletico Madrid 
         21 FW LUIS ENRIQUE                   28   08 May 1970   Barcelona
    
         Substitutes
         16 MD Alberto CELADES          (+76) 22   29 Sep 1975   Barcelona
         18 MD Guillermo AMOR           (+46) 30   04 Dec 1967   Barcelona
         17 FW Joseba ETXEBERRIA        (+58) 20   05 Sep 1977   Athletic Bilbao
    
         Coach: Javier Clemente               48   12 Mar 1950
    
    
    
         NIGERIA                             AGE   D.O.B.        CLUB
          1 GK Peter Rufai                    34   24 Aug 1963   Dep. La Coruņa (SPA)
          2 DF Mobi Oparaku             (-70) 21   01 Dec 1976   FC Kapellen (BEL)
          3 DF Celestine Babayaro             19   29 Aug 1978   Chelsea (ENG)
          5 DF Uche Okechukwu (c)             30   27 Sep 1967   Fenerbahce (TUR)
          6 DF Taribo West                    24   26 Mar 1974   Internazionale (ITA)
          8 MD Mutiu Adepoju                  27   22 Dec 1970   Real Sociedad (SPA)
         10 MD Augustine Okocha               24   14 Aug 1973   Fenerbahce (TUR)
         11 MD Garba Lawal              (-90) 24   22 May 1974   Roda Kerkrade (NED)
         15 MD Sunday Oliseh                  23   14 Sep 1974   Ajax (NED)
          7 FW Finidi George                  27   15 Apr 1971   Real Betis (SPA)
         20 FW Victor Ikpeba            (-83) 25   12 Jun 1973   AS Monaco (FRA)
    
         Substitutes
         21 DF Godwin Okpara            (+90) 25   20 Sep 1972   Strasbourg (FRA)
         13 MD Tijani Babangida         (+83) 24   25 Sep 1973   Ajax (NED)
          9 FW Rashidi Yekini           (+70) 34   23 Oct 1963   FC Zürich (SWI)
    
         Coach: Bora Milutinovic (YUG)        53   07 Sep 1944
    
    
    
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