Super Eagles Numbers At The World Cup (1994 - 2014)

Allnigeriasoccer.com brings readers another of the Super Eagles number board at the grandest of stages in international football which is the World Cup.

1 — The least number of goals the Super Eagles have ever recorded in a World Cup tournament.

The Korea/Japan edition in 2002 contrived to be chaotic for Nigeria as they could only muster a single goal in the tourney, a 2-1 loss to Sweden before finishing bottom of their group, losing 1-0 to Argentina and posting a goalless draw with England.

2 — The number of indigenous managers the Super Eagles have had at the mundial. Festus Onigbinde and Stephen Keshi are the only Nigerians to have presided over the national team at the World Cup, the former handling the Super Eagles in the 2002 edition while the latter took the reins in the 2014 competition.

3 — The least number of goals the Super Eagles have conceded in a single competition.

The 1994 debut campaign was particularly a good one defensively, as it saw a measly Eagles defense ship just three goals in their run to the second round, with Argentina(twice) and Italy the only countries to breach them. This record was repeated in 2002.

5 — The total number of managers the Super Eagles have had at the World Cup. Clemens Westerhof, Bora Milutinoviç, Festus Onigbinde, Lars Lagerback and Stephen Keshi are the managers that have handled the national team's proceedings at the fiesta, with Nigeria going on to progress to the second round in the periods of Westerhof, Milutinoviç and Keshi.

13 — The number of opponents the Super Eagles have had at the World Cup. Nigeria have faced thirteen different countries in all their World Cup campaigns, a long list which includes Bulgaria, Argentina, Greece, Italy, Spain, Paraguay, Denmark, Sweden, England, South Korea, Iran, Bosnia Herzegovina and France.

78 — The minute in which Sunday Oliseh scored in a historic comeback win over Spain.

Oliseh struck Nigeria's winning goal on the 78th minute to down pre-tournaments favourites, Spain in the 1998 edition at the Stade De La Beaujoire, Nantes. The screamer is still regarded as one of the best goals ever scored at the World Cup.

77,000 — The highest number of spectators to watch a Super Eagles game at the World Cup.

Nigeria's 4-1 defeat to Denmark in the round of sixteen saw a record number of 77,000 spectators who turned up to witness the occasion as goals from Peter Moller, Brian Laudrup, Ebbe Sand and Thomas Helveg condemned the African giants to a chastening defeat.

Tijani Babangida's 77th minute effort proved little more than scant consolation.

Emmanuel Chinaza