The Super Falcons have crashed out of the the FIFA Women’s World Cup after losing to England on 4-2 penalty shootouts.
With the defeat, England has gained a place in the quarter-final at the Women’s World Cup.
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Before reaching the knock-out stage, the Super Falcons played a goal-less draw with the Canadian women, defeated the Australian women 3-2, and rapped up their group game with the Republic of Ireland 0-0 to finish second in Group B behind co-host Australia with five points.
England on the other hand thrashed China 6-1, beat Demark, and Haiti 1-0 respectively to top group D with a maximum of nine points.
The English team is ranked fourth in FIFA Women’s ranking, while the Nigerian Women’s team is ranked 40.
