<P> The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals . The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month . The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final . </P> <P> Nigeria have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on six occasions, the first being in 1994 where they reached the second round . Their sixth and most recent appearance at the finals was the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="10"> FIFA World Cup record </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Host (s) </Th> <Th> Round </Th> <Th> Position </Th> <Th> Pld </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> GF </Th> <Th> GA </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1930 </Td> <Td> Uruguay </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not enter </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1934 </Td> <Td> Italy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1938 </Td> <Td> France </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1950 </Td> <Td> Brazil </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1954 </Td> <Td> Switzerland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Td> Sweden </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1962 </Td> <Td> Chile </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not qualify </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1966 </Td> <Td> England </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Withdrew </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1970 </Td> <Td> Mexico </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not qualify </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> West Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1978 </Td> <Td> Argentina </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1982 </Td> <Td> Spain </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1986 </Td> <Td> Mexico </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1990 </Td> <Td> Italy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1994 </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Round of 16 </Td> <Td> 9th </Td> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> 0 </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> 7 </Th> <Th> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> France </Td> <Td> Round of 16 </Td> <Td> 12th </Td> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> 0 </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> 6 </Th> <Th> 9 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> South Korea and Japan </Td> <Td> Group stage </Td> <Td> 27th </Td> <Th> </Th> <Th> 0 </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not qualify </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> South Africa </Td> <Td> Group stage </Td> <Td> 27th </Td> <Th> </Th> <Th> 0 </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> 5 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> Round of 16 </Td> <Td> 16th </Td> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> 5 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> Russia </Td> <Td> Group Stage </Td> <Td> 21st </Td> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> 0 </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2022 </Td> <Td> Qatar </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> To be decided </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> World Cup total </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> 6 / 21 </Th> <Th> 21 </Th> <Th> 6 </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> 12 </Th> <Th> 23 </Th> <Th> 30 </Th> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="10"> FIFA World Cup record </Th> </Tr>

Has nigeria ever reach quarter final in world cup