Comparison Between South Africa and Nigeria in the Soccer World Cups
Stats comparison between the National Teams of South Africa and Nigeria in their participations in the Soccer World Cup including world cups played and won, results, goals and best and worst performances.
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World Cups / Games / Goals / Best and Worst Performance
Summary
Games %
|
Games Played GP |
Wins W |
Draw D |
Losses L |
|
 South Africa |
22.2% |
44.4% |
33.3% |
|
 Nigeria |
28.6% |
14.3% |
57.1% |
GP: Played - W: Wins - D: Draws - L: Losses
All the games: South Africa... / Nigeria...
Goals
| Goals Scored | Goals Against | Goal Difference |
|
| South Africa |
11 |
16 |
-5 |
| Nigeria |
23 |
30 |
-7 |
Goal Average
| Goals Scored | Goals Against | Goal Difference |
|
| South Africa |
1.22 |
1.78 |
-0.56 |
| Nigeria |
1.10 |
1.43 |
-0.33 |
All-Time Top Scorers
| Goals | Player | |
| South Africa |
2 |
Shaun Bartlett and Benni Mccarthy |
| Nigeria |
4 |
Ahmed Musa |
Full list of scorers: South Africa... / Nigeria...
Best Performance
| Standing | World Cup | Stage | |
| South Africa |
17
|
2002 | 1st Round Groups |
| Nigeria |
9
|
1994 | Round of 16 |
Worst Performance
| Standing | World Cup | Stage | |
| South Africa |
24 |
1998 | 1st Round Groups |
| Nigeria |
27 |
2002 and 2010 | 1st Round Groups |
World Cup by World Cup: South Africa... / Nigeria...