Sweden 2 vs. Nigeria 1 in the 2002 World Cup
Information about the 1st Round Group F game played in the 2002 Soccer World Cup between the National Teams of Nigeria and Sweden with details about goals, starters and reserves, substitutions, cards and more.
Game played in the 2002 World Cup, 1st Round Group F
Date: Friday, June 07, 2002
Game Data:
Players
 Sweden |
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| Pos | Je | Player | ||
| Starters | ||||
| GK | 1. | |
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| DF | 2. | |
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| DF | 4. |
Johan Mjallby
(C)
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| DF | 15. | |
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| DF | 16. | |
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| MF | 6. | |
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| MF | 7. | |
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| MF | 8. |
83'
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| MF | 9. | |
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| FW | 10. |
64'
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| FW | 11. |  |
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| Entered | ||||
| MF | 17. |
83'
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| FW | 22. |
64'
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| Other Reserves | ||||
| GK | 12. | |
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| GK | 23. | |
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| DF | 3. | |
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| DF | 5. | |
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| DF | 13. | |
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| DF | 14. | |
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| MF | 18. | |
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| MF | 19. | |
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| MF | 20. | |
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| FW | 21. | |
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| Coach: Tommy Soderberg | ||||
 Nigeria |
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| Pos | Je | Player | |
| Starters | |||
| GK | 1. | |
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| DF | 3. |
65'
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| DF | 5. | |
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| DF | 6. | |
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| DF | 14. | |
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| MF | 2. | |
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| MF | 10. |
Jay Jay Okocha
(C)
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| MF | 15. | |
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| FW | 9. |
70'
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| FW | 17. | |
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| FW | 21. | |
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| Entered | |||
| FW | 4. |
65'
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| FW | 7. |
70'
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| Other Reserves | |||
| GK | 12. | |
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| GK | 22. | |
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| DF | 13. | |
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| DF | 16. | |
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| DF | 19. | |
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| MF | 8. | |
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| MF | 11. | |
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| MF | 20. | |
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| FW | 18. | |
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| FW | 23. | |
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| Coach: Adegboye Onigbinde | |||
Abbreviations and Notes:
Pos = Position. It shows the player's natural position but not necessarily the one he played in this particular game
Positions: GK: Goalkeeper / DF: Defender / MF: Midfielder / FW: Forward
Je. = Jersey number / (C) = Captain / HT: at half-time
Cards
National Team |
Player |
Card and Minutes |
| Sweden
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Johan Mjallby | 31' yellow card |
| Sweden
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Niclas Alexandersson | 69' yellow card |
| Nigeria
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Taribo West | 80' yellow card |
Substitutions
| Sweden |
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Minute
64
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Andreas Andersson | replaced |
Marcus Allback | ||
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Minute
83
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Magnus Svensson | replaced |
Anders Svensson | ||
| Nigeria |
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Minute
65
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Nwankwo Kanu | replaced |
Celestine Babayaro | ||
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Minute
70
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Pius Ikedia | replaced |
Bartholomew Ogbeche | ||