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Nigeria 1–2 Argentina

Tuesday 26 Jun 2018 · Saint Petersburg, Russia (neutral)

Nigeria1–2Argentina

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Messi Moses Rojo

14′0–1Lionel Messi Argentina
51′1–1Victor Moses Nigeria · penalty
86′1–2Marcos Rojo Argentina

Line-ups

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

Nigeria

Came on

9Odion IghaloFW↑46′
13Simeon NwankwoFW↑90′
18Alex IwobiFW↑90′

Argentina

Came on

22Cristian PavónMF↑61′
13Maximiliano MezaMF↑72′
19Sergio AgüeroFW↑80′

Elo

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

Nigeria: 1770 → 1755
Argentina: 1958 → 1973

Expected score for Nigeria: 25.3% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 9 of 9, 1994–2018.

Nigeria wins: 2
Draws: 1
Argentina wins: 6

Form either side

Nigeria

Before

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
0–2 v Croatia 16 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
2–0 v Iceland 22 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018

After

3–0 v Seychelles 8 Sep 2018 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2018
2–1 v Liberia 11 Sep 2018 · Friendly
4–0 v Libya 13 Oct 2018 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2018
3–2 v Libya 16 Oct 2018 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2018
1–1 v South Africa 17 Nov 2018 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2018

Argentina

Before

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

After

3–4 v France 30 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
3–0 v Guatemala 7 Sep 2018 · Friendly
0–0 v Colombia 11 Sep 2018 · Friendly
4–0 v Iraq 11 Oct 2018 · Friendly
0–1 v Brazil 16 Oct 2018 · Superclásico de las Américas 2018

Group D

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Croatia	3	3	0	0	+6	9
2Argentina	3	1	1	1	-2	4
3Nigeria	3	1	0	2	-1	3
4Iceland	3	0	1	2	-3	1

Road through the tournament

Nigeria

0–2 v Croatia Group stage
2–0 v Iceland Group stage
1–2 v Argentina Group stage

Argentina

1–1 v Iceland Group stage
0–3 v Croatia Group stage
2–1 v Nigeria Group stage
3–4 v France Round of 16

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