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With soccer fever well in motion, the United States men's national soccer team will be taking it up against Nigeria in a friendly match. Mostly recently, the two teams went up against each other on June 7, 2014 with the United States coming out victorious. Nigeria Vs United States tickets will be up for the grabs for all soccer fans once the schedule for their upcoming clash becomes official. So feed your soccer appetite with international soccer action as two of the biggest international teams collide.
The history of Nigerian football team goes all the way back to early 1930s, and its first official game in 1949 as a British Colony. Since its foundation, Nigeria has made seventeen appearances in the African Nations Cup starting from 1963. Nigeria has claimed three African Nations Cups in 1980, 1994 and 2013. After years of struggle, Nigeria finally made it to its first ever FIFA World Cup in 1994. That year, Nigeria overwhelmed its odds by taking the top spot in its group and making it to the second round. Nigeria also came pretty close to the quarter finals that year, but their run was made short by the Italians. Since 1994, Nigeria has been in five FIFA World Cup tournaments and has reached the Round of Sixteen on three instances. Nigeria's most recent Round of Sixteen appearance occurred in 2014.
History of the United States men's national team goes all the way back to 1885 and the team competed in the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 1930. Apart from the World Cup, the United States also competes in the CONCACAF Confederations Cup as well as the CONCACAF Gold Cup. United States achieved the best CONCACAF ranking back in 1930 when the team made it to the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup and finished 3rd. After participating in the 1950 FIFA World Cup, the United States didn't make an appearance in the tournament up until 1990. So far, they have been to the World Cup ten times.
Since both of the teams have shown their mettle on an international stage, Nigeria VS United States is bound to bring top notch soccer excitement to all the fans of the sport. Nigeria and United States have gone toe to toe with each other on a number of occasions and have never failed to deliver a healthy competition. After their recent encounter on June 7, 2014 in Jacksonville, it won't be long before these two go up against each other yet again. So before that happens, make sure that you are equipped with Nigeria VS United States tickets so that you can support and catch all the soccer action up close.