Nigeria continue their bid for a sixth title when they take on Netherlands in the 2019 FIFA U17 World Cup Round of 16 on Tuesday midnight at Estadio Olimpico, Goiania in Brazil.

The Golden Eaglets lose their last Group B game to Australia but finished as group winners and their European opponents qualified as one of the best losers in the preliminary stage.

Team News

Both sides have a full squad to chose from for their last 16 encounters any winner would face Argentina or Paraguay in the quarter-final.

Head to Head

This will be the first-ever game between these two countries in a FIFA U-17 tournament but a victory for either side could earn them a spot in the last eight.

Recent Form

Golden Eaglets has won two matches from their last three games, while the Netherlands just have one victory in the tournament see the finish as the best losers in the group stage.

Predicted Lineups Nigeria:

Daniel Jinadu, Oluwatimilehin Adeniyi, Charles Etim, Samson Tijani, Ferdinard Ikenna, Usman Ibrahim, Olakunle Olusegun, Hamzat Ojediran, Wisdom Ubani, Monsuru Opeyemi, Ibrahim Said.

Predicted Lineups Netherlands: 

Calvin Raatsie, Ki-Jana Hoever, Devyne Fabian Jairo Rensch, Anass Salah-Eddine, Kenneth Taylor, Sontje Hansen, Mohamed Taabouni, Naci Unuvar, Steven Van Der Sloot, Youri Pieter Regeer, Jayden Braaf

Prediction: 

Nigeria 3-1 Netherlands