FIFA World Cup 2010 · Group stage · Group [object Object]

Argentina 1–0 Nigeria

Saturday 12 Jun 2010 · Johannesburg, South Africa (neutral)

Argentina1–0Nigeria

Goals1

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Heinze

6′1–0Gabriel Heinze Argentina

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Argentina

Came on

20Maxi RodríguezMF↑74′
19Diego MilitoFW↑79′
4Nicolás BurdissoDF↑85′

Nigeria

Came on

9Obafemi MartinsFW↑52′
11Peter OdemwingieFW↑60′
12Kalu UcheFW↑75′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Argentina: 1954 → 1972
Nigeria: 1808 → 1790

Expected score for Argentina: 69.9% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 4 of 9, 1994–2018.

Argentina wins: 6
Draws: 1
Nigeria wins: 2

Form either side

Argentina

Before

3–2 v Costa Rica 26 Jan 2010 · Friendly
2–1 v Jamaica 10 Feb 2010 · Friendly
1–0 v Germany 3 Mar 2010 · Friendly
4–0 v Haiti 5 May 2010 · Friendly
5–0 v Canada 24 May 2010 · Friendly

After

4–1 v South Korea 17 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
2–0 v Greece 22 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
3–1 v Mexico 27 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
0–4 v Germany 3 Jul 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
1–0 v Republic of Ireland 11 Aug 2010 · Friendly

Nigeria

Before

1–0 v Algeria 30 Jan 2010 · African Cup of Nations 2010
5–2 v DR Congo 3 Mar 2010 · Friendly
0–0 v Saudi Arabia 25 May 2010 · Friendly
1–1 v Colombia 30 May 2010 · Friendly
3–1 v North Korea 6 Jun 2010 · Friendly

After

1–2 v Greece 17 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
2–2 v South Korea 22 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
1–2 v South Korea 11 Aug 2010 · Friendly
2–0 v Madagascar 5 Sep 2010 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2010
0–1 v Guinea 10 Oct 2010 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2010

Group B

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Argentina	3	3	0	0	+6	9
2South Korea	3	1	1	1	-1	4
3Greece	3	1	0	2	-3	3
4Nigeria	3	0	1	2	-2	1

Road through the tournament

Argentina

1–0 v Nigeria Group stage
4–1 v South Korea Group stage
2–0 v Greece Group stage
3–1 v Mexico Round of 16
0–4 v Germany Quarter-final

Nigeria

0–1 v Argentina Group stage
1–2 v Greece Group stage
2–2 v South Korea Group stage

Every Argentina v Nigeria match9

From Argentina's side.


26 Jun 2018	Nigeria	2–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2018	Group stage
14 Nov 2017	Nigeria	2–4	Neutral	Friendly	—
25 Jun 2014	Nigeria	3–2	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2014	Group stage
6 Sep 2011	Nigeria	3–1	Neutral	Friendly	—
1 Jun 2011	Nigeria	1–4	Away	Friendly	—
12 Jun 2010	Nigeria	1–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2010	Group stage
2 Jun 2002	Nigeria	1–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2002	Group stage
10 Jan 1995	Nigeria	0–0	Neutral	Confederations Cup 1995	Group stage
25 Jun 1994	Nigeria	2–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1994	Group stage

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: Fjelstul · Cards: Fjelstul