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Argentina 2–4 Nigeria

Tuesday 14 Nov 2017 · Krasnodar, Russia (neutral)

Argentina2–4Nigeria

Goals6

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Banega Agüero Iheanacho Iwobi Idowu Iwobi

27′1–0Éver Banega Argentina
36′2–0Sergio Agüero Argentina
44′2–1Kelechi Iheanacho Nigeria
52′2–2Alex Iwobi Nigeria
54′2–3Brian Idowu Nigeria
73′2–4Alex Iwobi Nigeria

Line-ups

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

Argentina

23Agustín MarchesínGK
4Germán PezzellaDF ↓80′
14Javier MascheranoDF
17Nicolás OtamendiDF
8Enzo PérezMF
19Éver BanegaMF●
20Giovani Lo CelsoMF ↓58′
21Paulo DybalaMF ↓63′
9Sergio AgüeroFW● ↓45′
11Ángel Di MaríaFW ↓76′
26Cristian PavónFW ↓77′

Came on

7Darío BenedettoFW↑45′
22Alejandro GómezFW↑58′
25Fernando BelluschiMF↑63′
24Emiliano RigoniMF↑76′
16Diego PerottiMF↑77′
6Emiliano InsúaDF↑80′

Nigeria

1Daniel AkpeyiGK ↓45′
2Ola AinaDF ↓45′
5William Troost-EkongDF
6Leon BalogunDF ↓61′
12Abdullahi ShehuDF ↓45′
20Chidozie AwaziemDF
10John Obi MikelMF
13Wilfred NdidiMF
19John OguMF
14Kelechi IheanachoFW● ↓70′
18Alex IwobiFW●● ↓87′

Came on

17Tyronne Ebuehi↑45′
21Brian Idowu●↑45′
23Francis Uzoho↑45′
4Kenneth Omeruo↑61′
7Ahmed Musa↑70′
9Olarenwaju Kayode↑87′

Elo

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

Argentina: 2069 → 2043
Nigeria: 1723 → 1749

Expected score for Argentina: 88% (a draw counts half). An upset — the lower-rated side won. The lead changed hands 1 time. The winners came from behind.

Head to head

Meeting 8 of 9, 1994–2018.

Argentina wins: 6
Draws: 1
Nigeria wins: 2

Form either side

Argentina

Before

0–0 v Uruguay 31 Aug 2017 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2017
1–1 v Venezuela 5 Sep 2017 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2017
0–0 v Peru 5 Oct 2017 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2017
3–1 v Ecuador 10 Oct 2017 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2017
1–0 v Russia 11 Nov 2017 · Friendly

After

2–0 v Italy 23 Mar 2018 · Friendly
1–6 v Spain 27 Mar 2018 · Friendly
4–0 v Haiti 29 May 2018 · Friendly
1–1 v Iceland 16 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
0–3 v Croatia 21 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018

Nigeria

Before

0–2 v South Africa 10 Jun 2017 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2017
4–0 v Cameroon 1 Sep 2017 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2017
1–1 v Cameroon 4 Sep 2017 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2017
1–0 v Zambia 7 Oct 2017 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2017
0–3 v Algeria 10 Nov 2017 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2017

After

1–0 v Poland 23 Mar 2018 · Friendly
0–2 v Serbia 27 Mar 2018 · Friendly
1–1 v DR Congo 28 May 2018 · Friendly
1–2 v England 2 Jun 2018 · Friendly
0–1 v Czech Republic 6 Jun 2018 · Friendly

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: ESPN · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN