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⚽FIFA World Cup 2026 kicks off June 11, the first-ever 48-team tournament🥇Spain tops the global Elo rankings at 2171📊Polymarket favorites: Spain 17% · France 16% · England 11% · Portugal 10%🇺🇸🇨🇦🇲🇽Hosted across the United States, Canada & Mexico · 16 host cities, 104 matches🔥Argentina (2113) and France (2063) lead the chasing pack⚔️Run any matchup through the Elo predictor⚽FIFA World Cup 2026 kicks off June 11, the first-ever 48-team tournament🥇Spain tops the global Elo rankings at 2171📊Polymarket favorites: Spain 17% · France 16% · England 11% · Portugal 10%🇺🇸🇨🇦🇲🇽Hosted across the United States, Canada & Mexico · 16 host cities, 104 matches🔥Argentina (2113) and France (2063) lead the chasing pack⚔️Run any matchup through the Elo predictor
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Nigeria

Competitive
Current Elo
1739
Peak Elo
1801
−62
World Rank
#36
Confederation
CAF

Key players

Nigeria stars · stats and highlights

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Nigeria elsewhere

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Wikipedia
Squad, history & records
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Win probability vs. top opponents

OpponentTheir EloNigeria winOpponent win
Spain21717%87%
Argentina211310%84%
France206312%80%
England204214%78%
Colombia199817%74%
Brazil197918%72%

Closest rivals (by Elo)

Panama1743+4Poland1735−4Uzbekistan1735−4United States1747+8Czechia1731−8Chile1731−8

CAF regional table

#17Senegal1869#24Morocco1806#41Algeria1728#53Egypt1660#57DR Congo1639#58Ivory Coast1637#61Tunisia1614#62Cameroon1606