Republic of Ireland vs Nigeria, 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Group Stage
· FIFA Women's World CupNigeria through to World Cup knockouts after Ireland draw
Nigeria advanced to the Women's World Cup knockout stages for just the third time in their history after a 0-0 draw with Ireland in their final Group B match.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Lily Agg (Republic of Ireland).
- 2': Uchenna Kanu (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Attempt missed. Katie McCabe (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sinead Farrelly.
- 9': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Christy Ucheibe.
- 10': Delay in match (Republic of Ireland).
- 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 10': Foul by Halimatu Ayinde (Nigeria).
- 10': Lily Agg (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Niamh Fahey (Republic of Ireland).
- 14': Attempt missed. Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Uchenna Kanu.
- 20': Foul by Rasheedat Ajibade (Nigeria).
- 20': Katie McCabe (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Foul by Ashleigh Plumptre (Nigeria).
- 24': Heather Payne (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Attempt missed. Sinead Farrelly (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Heather Payne with a cross.
- 29': Foul by Lily Agg (Republic of Ireland).
- 29': Uchenna Kanu (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Halimatu Ayinde (Nigeria).
- 35': Katie McCabe (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Attempt saved. Kyra Carusa (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Louise Quinn with a headed pass.
- 37': Offside, Republic of Ireland. Heather Payne tries a through ball, but Sinead Farrelly is caught offside.
- 38': Attempt missed. Toni Payne (Nigeria) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Halimatu Ayinde.
- 39': Foul by Rasheedat Ajibade (Nigeria).
- 39': Lily Agg (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Niamh Fahey.
- 44': Attempt missed. Toni Payne (Nigeria) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Uchenna Kanu.
- 45': First Half ends, Republic of Ireland 0, Nigeria 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Republic of Ireland 0, Nigeria 0.
- 46': Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Louise Quinn.
- 52': Attempt saved. Uchenna Kanu (Nigeria) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Toni Payne with a cross.
- 52': Foul by Denise O'Sullivan (Republic of Ireland).
- 52': Halimatu Ayinde (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Attempt missed. Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Michelle Alozie.
- 53': Delay in match because of an injury Courtney Brosnan (Republic of Ireland).
- 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 56': Foul by Christy Ucheibe (Nigeria).
- 56': Sinead Farrelly (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Louise Quinn (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 58': Foul by Michelle Alozie (Nigeria).
- 58': Sinead Farrelly (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Denise O'Sullivan (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyra Carusa.
- 64': Foul by Denise O'Sullivan (Republic of Ireland).
- 64': Halimatu Ayinde (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Rasheedat Ajibade (Nigeria).
- 66': Heather Payne (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Katie McCabe (Republic of Ireland).
- 67': Uchenna Kanu (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Substitution, Nigeria. Ifeoma Onumonu replaces Asisat Oshoala.
- 68': Substitution, Nigeria. Gift Monday replaces Uchenna Kanu.
- 68': Foul by Katie McCabe (Republic of Ireland).
- 68': Toni Payne (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Katie McCabe (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Niamh Fahey.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Ashleigh Plumptre (Nigeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christy Ucheibe with a cross.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Ifeoma Onumonu (Nigeria) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Michelle Alozie (Nigeria) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 74': Attempt missed. Halimatu Ayinde (Nigeria) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 75': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Rasheedat Ajibade.
- 76': Chiamaka Nnadozie (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Kyra Carusa (Republic of Ireland).
- 79': Foul by Ifeoma Onumonu (Nigeria).
- 79': Lily Agg (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Attempt missed. Christy Ucheibe (Nigeria) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 83': Delay in match because of an injury Chiamaka Nnadozie (Nigeria).
- 83': Delay in match because of an injury Kyra Carusa (Republic of Ireland).
- 83': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Abbie Larkin replaces Lily Agg.
- 84': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Marissa Sheva replaces Heather Payne.
- 84': Substitution, Nigeria. Onome Ebi replaces Oluwatosin Demehin.
- 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 88': Hand ball by Ifeoma Onumonu (Nigeria).
- 90'+4': Foul by Gift Monday (Nigeria).
- 90'+4': Sinead Farrelly (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Diane Caldwell replaces Niamh Fahey.
- 90'+7': Attempt saved. Rasheedat Ajibade (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gift Monday.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Republic of Ireland 0, Nigeria 0.
- 0': Match ends, Republic of Ireland 0, Nigeria 0.
Statistics
 NGA |
IRL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 8 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 40.2 | Possession | 59.8 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 290 | Accurate Passes | 452 |
| 352 | Passes | 530 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 16 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 24 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 15 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA Women's World Cup
Venue: Suncorp Stadium
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Attendance: 24,884
Venue: Suncorp Stadium
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Attendance: 24,884
FIFA Women's World Cup Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 3 | +4 | 6 |
| 2 | Nigeria | 3 | +1 | 5 |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 4 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | -2 | 1 |
Line-Ups
Republic of Ireland (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Courtney Brosnan (GK) |
| 4 | Louise Quinn |
| 6 | Megan Connolly |
| 5 | Niamh Fahey |
| 11 | Katie McCabe  |
| 14 | Heather Payne |
| 8 | Ruesha Littlejohn |
| 12 | Lily Agg |
| 17 | Sinead Farrelly |
| 10 | Denise O'Sullivan |
| 18 | Kyra Carusa |
Nigeria (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Chiamaka Nnadozie (GK) |
| 14 | Blessing Demehin |
| 3 | Osinachi Ohale |
| 2 | Ashleigh Plumptre |
| 22 | Michelle Alozie |
| 7 | Toni Payne |
| 18 | Halimatu Ayinde |
| 10 | Christy Ucheibe |
| 8 | Asisat Oshoala |
| 12 | Uchenna Kanu |
| 15 | Rasheedat Ajibade |
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