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World Cup’s knockout stages: England to meet Nigeria next week

England vs Nigeria will be on Monday 7 August, kicking off at 8.30am BST.

The game will be played at the Suncorp Stadium is Brisbane, where England opened their campaign against Haiti.

There will be full coverage on BBC One, and well as BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website, while BBC Radio 5 Live will have audio commentary.

Nigeria finished second in Group B after drawing 0-0 with both Canada and Ireland, but beating co-hosts Australia 3-2 in a thriller.

Nigeria are ranked 40th in the world are were not expected to come through their group, but have been one of the stories of the tournament.

If they progress past England, Nigeria’s Super Falcons will equal their best performance, a quater-final finish at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 1999.

32-teams participated in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup tournament co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand with 16-teams, the first and second from each group, advancing to the knockout round.

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