<P> Nigeria have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on five occasions, the first being in 1994 where they reached the second round . </P> <P> They will make their sixth appearance at the finals in 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> URU </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not enter </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1934 </Td> <Td> ITA </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not enter </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1938 </Td> <Td> FRA </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not enter </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1950 </Td> <Td> BRA </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not enter </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1954 </Td> <Td> SWI </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not enter </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Td> SWE </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not enter </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1962 </Td> <Td> CHI </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not qualify </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1966 </Td> <Td> ENG </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Withdrew </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1970 </Td> <Td> MEX </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not qualify </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> FRG </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not qualify </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1978 </Td> <Td> ARG </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not qualify </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1982 </Td> <Td> ESP </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not qualify </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1986 </Td> <Td> MEX </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not qualify </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1990 </Td> <Td> ITA </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not qualify </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1994 </Td> <Td> USA </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> FRA </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> KOR and JPN </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> GER </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not qualify </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> RSA </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> BRA </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> RUS </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Qualified for the world cup </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2022 </Td> <Td> QAT </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> To be decided </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="4"> World Cup total </Th> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="10"> FIFA World Cup record </Th> </Tr>

When was the last time nigeria went to world cup