Nigeria eye upset against England in FIFA Women's World Cup

Nigeria players celebrate after scoring a goal - AFPNigeria coach Randy Waldrum is eager to beat England in the round of 16 of the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup clash on Monday, after his side easily qualified from the "group of death", since it would be one of most significant accomplishments in his team's history."It would be a huge win," Waldrum told reporters on Sunday, a day ahead of Nigeria's last-16 match with the Lionesses. "Obviously, with what we've accomplished, Nigeria is buzzing again from what I understand, and I don't think people expected us to get out of the group and to get the results that we've gotten. So, I think it's already been a big success."There was also uncertainty around Waldrum's job before the event as the 40th ranked team was involved in a money dispute with their football federation. But Waldrum praised his players for not focusing on off-the-field issues while being on the pitch, where they secure draws against Olympic champions Canada and Ireland (both 0-0) and defeating Australia 3-2 to finish runner-ups in Group B."Obviously, if you can not only, now, have (knocked out) the Olympic gold medallist, but if you can turn around and beat the European champions, then it'd be something extremely special back home for all the people in Nigeria and more importantly, too, for the squad," Waldrum said."It certainly could be transformational in a lot of different ways."Nigeria are making their ninth World Cup appearance, with their best finish a quarter-final in 1999. They are one of three African nations to qualify for the round-of-16, a first for the tournament. South Africa, who went out in a 2-0 loss to the Netherlands on Sunday, and Morocco were the other two."I have watched, just like you all have, this World Cup unfold and seen some of the story lines that are out there, with teams that are successful," Waldrum, an American, said."The African teams, the talent is there, so maybe people outside of Africa may be shocked about it, but I don't think those in Africa really are, because they see the talent level." Comments Submit مضمون کا ماخذ:میگا ملینز کی پیشن گوئی