The Nigeria national football team is one of the best in the world and represents Nigeria internationally. The team is governed by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). In recent years, the team has been crowned the African Cup of Nations three times. The most recent title it won was in 2013. How many times has the nation's national team participated in the World Cup? This article will discuss the history of the national team, its success in the competition, and its failures.
The Super Eagles have been to 15 World Cups and never once got a place. Their first failure was in Uruguay in 1930 and they remained outside until Italia 90. The first time they made it to the finals was in the fifteenth edition, which was hosted by the United States. In 2006, they lost 2-0 to France in the round of 16, where they fell to France. However, they have not missed the World Championship since then.
Since 1990, the Super Eagles have qualified for the World Cup on the back of a string of victories. The 1994 tournament was the first time they qualified for the tournament. In the second round, the team won against Bosnia-Herzegovina and Argentina, which is a major achievement. In 2014, they also beat Sweden 2-0 and France 2-1 in the knockout stages. But despite the disappointing results in the group stages, the Super Eagles failed to reach the knockout round.
The 1996 World Cup was the first World Cup that Nigeria participated in, but they did not qualify until the round of 16 because of the political situation in the country. Angola beat them in the group stage and they were knocked out in the round of sixteen. The following year, the team was defeated by Paraguay in the group stage and by Denmark in the round of 16. That tournament was also the only World Wide Web to have many goals in the first half of a match.
In the 2006 World Cup, the Super Eagles finished second, but did not make it to the final. They finished the qualification group tied with Angola but had a worse record in the group stage. Hence, they did not qualify for the finals. The next time, they play, they will have to draw with Italy. They will face the same team in the last round, if they lose the first round.
In the 1994 World Cup, the Super Eagles played 14 matches, making them the second most active African nation. At this World Cup, Nigeria had the greatest total of points in all of its World XI matches, with five goals. The team also scored four goals in extra time. In the 2004 and 2008 tournaments, the Nigerians have not won the World XI, but they did make it to the semi-finals.
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