Nigeria v Bulgaria, 19 June 1998
| Score | 1-0 to Nigeria |
| Referee | MF Sanchez Yanten |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Finals Group D |
| Venue | Parc des Princes, Paris |
| Attendance | 48,500 |
View Nigeria v Bulgaria head to head
Kick Off: 17:30 Local (16:30 BST)
1
Nigeria
Manager: Bora Milutinovic
Goals:
| Victor Ikpeba | 27 |
|
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Peter Rufai
Defender
Uche Okechukwu
(captain)
Defender/Centre back
Taribo West
Defender/Left back
Celestine Babayaro
Midfielder
Mutiu Adepoju
Midfielder
Garba Lawal
Midfielder
Jay Jay Okocha
Midfielder
Sunday Oliseh
Midfielder/Forward
Finidi George
Forward
Daniel Amokachi
Forward
Victor Ikpeba
Substitutions:
| Nwankwo Kanu for Victor Ikpeba | 67 |
| Rachidi Yekini for Daniel Amokachi | 75 |
| Tijana Babangida for Finidi George | 84 |
Cards:
| Mutiu Adepoju | 20 | Y |
| Uche Okechukwu | 43 | Y |
| Victor Ikpeba | 49 | Y |
| Jay Jay Okocha | 72 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Abiodun Baruwa
Goalkeeper
Williams Okpara
Defender
Augustine Eguavoen
Defender
Benedict Iroha
Defender
Uchenna Okafor
Defender
Godwin Okpara
Defender
Mobi Oparaku
Midfielder
Wilson Oruma
Forward
Tijana Babangida
Forward
Nwankwo Kanu
Forward
Rachidi Yekini
0
Bulgaria
Manager: Hristo Bonev
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Zdravko Zdravkov
Goalkeeper
Gosho Ginchev
Defender
Trifon Ivanov
Defender
(captain)
Ivailo Petkov
Defender
Krasimir Balakov
Midfielder
Marian Hristov
Midfielder
Ilian Iliev
Midfielder
Radostin Kishishev
Midfielder
Zlatko Yankov
Midfielder
Emil Kostadinov
Forward
Hristo Stoichkov
Forward
Substitutions:
| Daniel Borimirov for Marian Hristov | 46 |
| Luboslav Penev for Ilian Iliev | 68 |
| Georgi Bachev for Zlatko Yankov | 84 |
Cards:
| Ilian Iliev | 65 | Y |
| Radostin Kishishev | 79 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Borislav Mihailov
Defender
Rosen Kirilov
Defender
Adalbert Zafirov
Midfielder
Daniel Borimirov
Midfielder
Anatoli Nankov
Midfielder
Milen Petkov
Midfielder
Stoitcho Stoilov
Midfielder
Ivailo Yordanov
Forward
Georgi Bachev
Forward
Georgi Ivanov
Forward
Luboslav Penev