| Date | 7 August 2008 — 19:45 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Tianjin Aolinpike Zhongxin Tiyuchang, Tianjin | |
| Referee | Pablo Pozo |  CHI | 
| Linesman | Julio Díaz |  CHI | 
| Linesman | Patricio Basualto |  CHI | 
| 4th Official | Stéphane Lannoy |  FRA | 
| Attendance | 52,390 | 
| Number | Competitor | NOC | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Netherlands |  NED | 0 | |
| – | Nigeria |  NGR | 0 | 
 Netherlands
Netherlands| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Yellow Cards | Red Cards | Penalty Kicks | Shots | Shots on Goal | Corner Kicks | Free Kicks | Offsides | Fouls Committed | After Half 1 | After Half 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 9 | Roy Makaay | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | |||
| Forward | 11 | Ryan Babel | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |||
| Forward | 12 | Hedwiges Maduro | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |||
| Forward | 13 | Calvin Jong-a-Pin | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |||
| Forward | 15 | Royston Drenthe | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |||
| Forward | 10 | Gerald Sibon | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | |||
| Forward | 14 | Evander Sno | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | |||
| Midfield | 4 | Kew Jaliens | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |||
| Midfield | 7 | Jonathan de Guzmán | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | |||
| Midfield | 8 | Urby Emanuelson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |||
| Midfield | 17 | Otman Bakkal | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | |||
| Defense | 2 | Gianni Zuiverloon | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | |||
| Defense | 3 | Dirk Marcellis | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |||
| Goalkeeper | 18 | Kenneth Vermeer | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | |||
| Team Totals | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Coach | Foppe de Haan | ||||||||||||||||
 Nigeria
Nigeria| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Yellow Cards | Red Cards | Penalty Kicks | Shots | Shots on Goal | Corner Kicks | Free Kicks | Offsides | Fouls Committed | After Half 1 | After Half 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 10 | Promise Isaac | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | |||
| Forward | 11 | Solomon Okoronkwo | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | |||
| Forward | 12 | Femi Ajilore | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | |||
| Forward | 13 | Olubayo Adefemi | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | |||
| Forward | 14 | Peter Odemwingie | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | |||
| Forward | 7 | Chinedu Ogbuke | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |||
| Forward | 16 | Victor Anichebe | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | |||
| Forward | 17 | Emmanuel Ekpo | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |||
| Midfield | 5 | Dele Adeleye | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |||
| Midfield | 8 | Sani Kaita | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | |||
| Midfield | 9 | Victor Obinna | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |||
| Defense | 2 | Chibuzor Okonkwo | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | |||
| Defense | 4 | Onyekachi Apam | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |||
| Goalkeeper | 1 | Ambruse Vanzekin | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | |||
| Team Totals | 0 | – | – | – | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Coach | Samson Siasia | ||||||||||||||||
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 (1) | Onyekachi Apam |  | yellow | |
| 56 (2) | Kew Jaliens |  | yellow | |
| 60 (2) | Olubayo Adefemi |  | yellow | |
| 74 (2) | Chinedu Ogbuke |  | yellow | |
| 92 (3) | Evander Sno |  | red | 
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 (2) | Roy Makaay |  | out | |
| 46 (2) | Hedwiges Maduro |  | out | |
| 46 (2) | Gerald Sibon |  | in | |
| 46 (2) | Evander Sno |  | in | |
| 70 (2) | Solomon Okoronkwo |  | out | |
| 70 (2) | Chinedu Ogbuke |  | in | |
| 80 (2) | Peter Odemwingie |  | out | |
| 80 (2) | Victor Anichebe |  | in | |
| 81 (2) | Urby Emanuelson |  | out | |
| 81 (2) | Otman Bakkal |  | in | |
| 88 (2) | Promise Isaac |  | out | |
| 88 (2) | Emmanuel Ekpo |  | in |