Nigeria won their first two games while Paraguay drew their first two games 0–0, which meant that Nigeria were certain of qualifying in first place with a game to spare. In their final game, Spain got their only victory after scoring six against Bulgaria, but were still eliminated in third place after Paraguay beat Nigeria. Thus, Spain were the only top seed not to advance to the second round, while all others topped their respective groups. On the other hand, Bulgaria could not repeat their surprise performance from the previous tournament, finishing last in the group with a single point.
Standings edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | |
3 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 4 | |
4 | Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 |
- Nigeria advanced to play Denmark (runner-up of Group C) in the round of 16.
- Paraguay advanced to play France (winner of Group C) in the round of 16.
Matches edit
Paraguay vs Bulgaria edit
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Spain vs Nigeria edit
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Hierro 6' (pen.) Luis Enrique 18' Morientes 55', 81' Bachev 88' (o.g.) Kiko 90+4' |
Report | Kostadinov 58' |
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