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ARGENTINA vs. NIGERIA
A TALE OF TWO NATIONS

THE OCTOPUS'S SOCCER ALMANAC _

📍 Emirates Airline Park

⚽ MATCH RESULT

FULL TIME
ARGENTINA
1 – 0
NIGERIA
✦ REFEREE: Wolfgang Stark
▶ GOALS & CARDS
  • 6' ⚽ Gabriel Heinze
  • 52' •
  • 60' •
  • 74' •
  • 74' •
  • 79' •
  • 85' •
▶ MATCH STATS
ARG 65% POSSESSION 35% NGA
ARG 20 SHOTS 12 NGA
ARG 7 SHOTS ON TARGET 1 NGA
ARG 7 FOULS 8 NGA
ARG 1 SAVES 6 NGA
ARG 0 RED CARDS 0 NGA
▶ LINE-UPS
ARGENTINA
STARTING XI
  1. GKSergio Romero
  2. DFWalter Samuel
  3. DFMartín Demichelis
  4. DFGabriel Heinze⚽
  5. DFJonás Gutiérrez
  6. MFLionel Messi
  7. MFJavier Mascherano
  8. MFJuan Sebastián Verón
  9. FWGonzalo Higuaín
  10. MFÁngel Di María
  11. MFCarlos Tevez
SUBSTITUTES
  • Nicolás Burdisso▲ 85'
  • Maxi Rodríguez▲ 74'
  • Diego Milito▲ 79'
NIGERIA
STARTING XI
  1. GKVincent Enyeama
  2. DFDanny Shittu
  3. DFJoseph Yobo
  4. DFTaye Taiwo
  5. DFChidi Odiah
  6. MFLukman Haruna
  7. MFSani Kaita
  8. MFDickson Etuhu
  9. FWYakubu Ayegbeni
  10. FWChinedu Obasi
  11. FWVictor Obinna
SUBSTITUTES
  • Peter Odemwingie▲ 60'
  • Obafemi Martins▲ 52'
  • Kalu Uche▲ 74'

⚔ HEAD-TO-HEAD ARCHIVE

ARGENTINA
La Albiceleste
EST. 1893
🐙 TEAM ALMANAC ›
VS
NIGERIA
The Super Eagles
EST. 1945

📊 PIXEL STAT CHARTS

▶ ARGENTINA
▶ NIGERIA
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