FIFA U20 World Cup: Where to watch Nigeria U20 vs Ukraine U20 live on May 30

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It's all in or nothing for the Flying Eagles who will aim to secure qualification to the knockout phase with a win at the expense of their group leaders.

What is the position of Nigeria and Ukraine in Group D?

Ukraine have won two in two and sits in first with six points. Nigeria sits in second with three points from two games.

What is the form of Nigeria in contrast to Ukraine's?

An impressive opening game against Qatar saw Nigeria start its U20 World Cup campaign with an emphatic 3-0 win. However, the fire of the energetic Flying Eagles was quenched in the second group clash with the United States. In a game in which Paul Aigbogun's boys barely turned up, the North Americans run away with a 2:0 win.

The defeat denied the West Africans an opportunity to seal back-to-back wins in any competition for the first time since doing so in December 2018. In review, the general form of Nigeria has quite poor considering it has managed just a win and three defeats in its last four outings. Over the last 10 games, the Flying Eagles have won five, drew one and lost the other four.

While they will be aiming for a favorable result against Ukraine to progress out of Group D, the Europeans will certainly take come beating. With two wins out of two matches, Oleksandr Petrakov's team needs just a point to qualify to the knockout phase as group winners.

They come into the encounter with Nigeria on the back of a hard-fought 1-0 win over Qatar which extended their unbeaten run in all competitions to five. There are a handful of blips in the run of the Europeans as they have lost two matches in their last 10 matches.

What is the head-to-head record of Nigeria vs Ukraine?

The upcoming clash between Nigeria and Ukraine will be the first of its kind at the FIFA U20 World Cup.

Who are the key players to watch in Nigeria vs Ukraine?

Denis Popov, Ukraine

While helping to keep things at the back tidy, the Dynamo Kyiv defender's newly found role of getting involved in the goals has been essential in Ukraine's 100 percent run. The 20-year-old center back is currently his side's top scorer at the World Cup with two goals.

Ayotomiwa Dele-Bashiru, Nigeria

For the Flying Eagles, Manchester City U23's Ayotomiwa Dele-Bashiru remains a key figure in the set-up. The midfielder has one goal in two matches.