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Argentina 2–1 Nigeria

Group D · 2018 FIFA World Cup

Saint Petersburg Stadium, Saint Petersburg · 26 June 2018

Match Events

14'Lionel Messi
1–0
1–1
51'Victor Moses(pen)
86'Marcos Rojo
2–1

Lineups

Argentina
Nigeria
  • 12Franco Armani
  • 2Gabriel Mercado
  • 3Nicolás Tagliafico↓80'
  • 14Javier Mascherano
  • 16Marcos Rojo
  • 17Nicolás Otamendi
  • 7Éver Banega
  • 11Ángel Di María↓72'
  • 15Enzo Pérez↓61'
  • 9Gonzalo Higuaín
  • 10Lionel Messi
  • 23Francis Uzoho
  • 2Brian Idowu
  • 5William Troost-Ekong
  • 6Leon Balogun
  • 22Kenneth Omeruo↓90'
  • 4Wilfred Ndidi
  • 8Peter Etebo
  • 10John Obi Mikel
  • 7Ahmed Musa↓90'
  • 11Victor Moses
  • 14Kelechi Iheanacho↓46'
Substitutes
  • 13Maximiliano Meza↑72'
  • 22Cristian Pavón↑61'
  • 19Sergio Agüero↑80'
  • 9Odion Ighalo↑46'
  • 13Simeon Nwankwo↑90'
  • 18Alex Iwobi↑90'

Head-to-head

At the World Cup

4

Argentina wins

0

Draws

0

Nigeria wins

All World Cup games

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