FIFA Draws Female World Cup qualifiers as Falcons get World Cup foes Dec 6

Nigeria women’s team, the Super Falcons, will know their group opponents at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada on December 6, when the draw takes place in Ottawa.

This is Nigeria’s seventh appearance in the tournament, having qualified for each previous editions of the competition.

Nigeria’s best performance was at USA 1999 when they were knocked out in the quarterfinals by Brazil with a golden goal after finishing second in their group. A record 129 nations entered the qualifiers and the finals will, for the very first time, feature 24 teams – eight more than at Germany 2011.

The World Cup will be played from June 6 to July 5 next year. Host cities are Ottawa, Moncton, Montreal, Winnipeg, Edmonton and Vancouver. Other participating nations are: Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Canada, USA, Norway, Sweden, England, Germany, France, Switzerland, Spain, China, Mexico, Costa Rica, Brazil, Colombia, Korea Republic, Japan, Thailand, Austaralia and New Zealand.