The Super Eagles’ first appearance at the FIFA World Cup was in USA in 1994.
Since 1994, the Super Eagles has qualified for all the World Cups except the 2006 edition in Germany.
The Super Eagles has played 18 World Cup matches – won 5, drew 3 and lost 10.
In these 18 matches, the Eagles has scored in 13 and kept clean sheets in 6.
The Eagles has scored 20 World Cup goals in total, conceding 26.
The Eagles scored in every game of their first two World Cup appearances.
The Super Eagles has never conceded more than 3 goals in a World Cup game – and only to South American opposition.
The team has also never beaten South American opposition in the World Cup.
Each time it qualified from the group stages, the Eagles has always faced European opposition in the 2nd round and has never won.
15 different players have scored the Super Eagles 20 World Cup goals
Only 4 of these players have scored two World Cup goals.
Only one (Ahmed Musa) has scored two goals in one World Cup game.
Only 4 Super Eagles’ players (Joseph Yobo, Austin Okocha, Vincent Enyeama and Kanu Nwankwo) have played in 3 world cups.
Only 8 others (George Finidi, Sunday Oliseh, Peter Rufai, Rashidi Yekini, Mutiu Adepoju, Uche Okechukwu, Taribo West and Osaze Odemwingie) have played in two World Cups.
Rashidi Yekini scored the Super Eagles’ first World Cup goal.
Sani Kaita was the first Super Eagles player to receive a red card at the World Cup.
The Super Eagles have won only one game in the last 3 editions of the World Cup.