Date: 19-06-1998
Stage: first round
Place: PARIS
Running time: 97 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI : english/spanish/italian
My rating: ***
Notes: Finidi,Okocha,Ikpeba, Stoichkov,Balakov,Kostadinov
MATCH SUMMARY
Friday, 19 June 1998, 17:30
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 48,500
Meteo: Clear, 22 °C
NIGERIA
Peter Rufai
Uche Okechukwu (c)
Taribo West
Celestine Babayaro
Mutiu Adepoju
Garba Lawal
Jay Jay Okocha
Sunday Oliseh
Finidi George
Daniel Amokachi
Victor Ikpeba
Coach: Bora Milutinovic (NGA)
20′ Mutiu Adepoju
43′ Uche Okechukwu
49′ Victor Ikpeba
72′ Jay Jay Okocha
67′ ↓Victor Ikpeba ↑Nwankwo Kanu
75′ ↓Daniel Amokachi ↑Rachidi Yekini
84′ ↓Finidi George ↑Tijana Babangida
BULGARIA
Zdravko Zdravkov
Gosho Ginchev
Trifon Ivanov
Ivailo Petkov (c)
Krasimir Balakov
Marian Hristov
Ilian Iliev
Radostin Kishishev
Zlatko Yankov
Emil Kostadinov
Hristo Stoichkov
Coach: Hristo Bonev (BUL)
65′ Ilian Iliev
79′ Radostin Kishishev
46′ ↓Marian Hristov ↑Daniel Borimirov
68′ ↓Ilian Iliev ↑Luboslav Penev
84′ ↓Zlatko Yankov ↑Georgi Bachev
Referee: MF Sanchez Yanten (N/A)
Goals:
27′ Victor Ikpeba NGA
Match overview
A solitary Ikpeba goal was enough for Nigeria to edge Bulgaria in Paris. Despite Bulgarian pressure, Bora’s side held firm to claim a vital first victory of their 1998 campaign.
Trivia
Uche Okechukwu’s captaincy marked the first time a defender led Nigeria at a World Cup finals match.
