FIFA World Cup 2014 · Group stage · Group [object Object]

Nigeria 2–3 Argentina

Wednesday 25 Jun 2014 · Porto Alegre, Brazil (neutral)

Nigeria2–3Argentina

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Messi Musa Messi Musa Rojo

3′0–1Lionel Messi Argentina
4′1–1Ahmed Musa Nigeria
45′1–2Lionel Messi Argentina
47′2–2Ahmed Musa Nigeria
50′2–3Marcos Rojo Argentina

Line-ups

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

Nigeria

Came on

20Michael UcheboFW↑66′
19Uche NwoforFW↑80′

Argentina

Came on

22Ezequiel LavezziFW↑38′
19Ricky ÁlvarezMF↑63′
6Lucas BigliaMF↑90′

Elo

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

Nigeria: 1843 → 1831
Argentina: 2081 → 2093

Expected score for Nigeria: 20.3% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 7 of 9, 1994–2018.

Nigeria wins: 2
Draws: 1
Argentina wins: 6

Form either side

Nigeria

Before

2–2 v Scotland 28 May 2014 · Friendly
0–0 v Greece 3 Jun 2014 · Friendly
1–2 v United States 7 Jun 2014 · Friendly
0–0 v Iran 16 Jun 2014 · FIFA World Cup 2014
1–0 v Bosnia and Herzegovina 21 Jun 2014 · FIFA World Cup 2014

After

0–2 v France 30 Jun 2014 · FIFA World Cup 2014
2–3 v Congo 6 Sep 2014 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2014
0–0 v South Africa 10 Sep 2014 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2014
0–1 v Sudan 11 Oct 2014 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2014
3–1 v Sudan 15 Oct 2014 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2014

Argentina

Before

0–0 v Romania 5 Mar 2014 · Friendly
3–0 v Trinidad and Tobago 4 Jun 2014 · Friendly
2–0 v Slovenia 7 Jun 2014 · Friendly
2–1 v Bosnia and Herzegovina 15 Jun 2014 · FIFA World Cup 2014
1–0 v Iran 21 Jun 2014 · FIFA World Cup 2014

After

1–0 v Switzerland 1 Jul 2014 · FIFA World Cup 2014
1–0 v Belgium 5 Jul 2014 · FIFA World Cup 2014
0–0 v Netherlands 9 Jul 2014 · FIFA World Cup 2014
0–1 v Germany 13 Jul 2014 · FIFA World Cup 2014
4–2 v Germany 3 Sep 2014 · Friendly

Group F

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Argentina	3	3	0	0	+3	9
2Nigeria	3	1	1	1	0	4
3Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	1	0	2	0	3
4Iran	3	0	1	2	-3	1

Road through the tournament

Nigeria

0–0 v Iran Group stage
1–0 v Bosnia and Herzegovina Group stage
2–3 v Argentina Group stage
0–2 v France Round of 16

Argentina

2–1 v Bosnia and Herzegovina Group stage
1–0 v Iran Group stage
3–2 v Nigeria Group stage
1–0 v Switzerland Round of 16
1–0 v Belgium Quarter-final
0–0 v Netherlands Semi-final
0–1 v Germany Final

Every Nigeria v Argentina match9

From Nigeria's side.


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

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