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ARGENTINA vs. NIGERIA
A TALE OF TWO NATIONS

THE OCTOPUS'S SOCCER ALMANAC _

📍 Ibaraki Kashima

⚽ MATCH RESULT

FULL TIME
ARGENTINA
1 – 0
NIGERIA
▶ GOALS & CARDS
  • 46' •
  • 48' •
  • 63' ⚽ Gabriel Batistuta
  • 73' •
  • 78' •
  • 81' •
▶ MATCH STATS
ARG 0% POSSESSION 0% NGA
ARG 18 SHOTS 7 NGA
ARG 9 SHOTS ON TARGET 2 NGA
ARG 14 FOULS 19 NGA
ARG 2 SAVES 8 NGA
ARG 0 RED CARDS 0 NGA
▶ LINE-UPS
ARGENTINA
STARTING XI
  1. GKPablo Cavallero
  2. DFMauricio Roberto Pochettino
  3. DFWalter Adrián Samuel
  4. DFDiego Placente
  5. MFAriel Ortega
  6. MFDiego Pablo Simeone
  7. MFJuan Pablo Sorín
  8. MFJuan Sebastián Verón
  9. MFJavier Zanetti
  10. FWGabriel Batistuta⚽
  11. FWClaudio López
SUBSTITUTES
  • Pablo Aimar▲ 78'
  • Kily González▲ 46'
  • Hernán Crespo▲ 81'
NIGERIA
STARTING XI
  1. GKIke Shoronmu
  2. DFCelestine Babayaro
  3. DFIsaac Okoronkwo
  4. DFEfe Sodje
  5. DFTaribo West
  6. DFJoseph Yobo
  7. MFGarba Lawal
  8. MFJay-Jay Okocha
  9. FWJulius Agahowa
  10. FWNwankwo Kanu
  11. FWBartholomew Ogbeche
SUBSTITUTES
  • Justice Christopher▲ 73'
  • Pius Ikedia▲ 48'

⚔ HEAD-TO-HEAD ARCHIVE

ARGENTINA
La Albiceleste
EST. 1893
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VS
NIGERIA
The Super Eagles
EST. 1945

📊 PIXEL STAT CHARTS

▶ ARGENTINA
▶ NIGERIA
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