The Nigerian U-20 team had proceeded to the knockout stages of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, despite the fact that they finished third in the group after holding Ukraine to a draw in the final matches of the group stage.
Nigeria drew 1-1 with Ukraine while USA defeated Qatar 1-0. They were still able to qualify because they finished among the four best third placed team.
Nigeria first came with a 4-0 victory over Qatar, they fell 2-0 to USA in their second game and the third game was indeed a draw
