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NIGERIA vs. ARGENTINA
A TALE OF TWO NATIONS

THE OCTOPUS'S SOCCER ALMANAC _

📍 Estadio Beira-Rio

⚽ MATCH RESULT

FULL TIME
NIGERIA
2 – 3
ARGENTINA
▶ GOALS & CARDS
  • 3' ⚽ Lionel Messi
  • 4' ⚽ Ahmed Musa
  • 38' •
  • 45' ⚽ Lionel Messi
  • 47' ⚽ Ahmed Musa
  • 49' 🟨 Kenneth Omeruo
  • 50' ⚽ Marcos Rojo
  • 51' 🟨 Juwon Oshaniwa
  • 63' •
  • 66' •
  • 80' •
  • 90' •
▶ MATCH STATS
NGA 43% POSSESSION 57% ARG
NGA 12 SHOTS 18 ARG
NGA 7 SHOTS ON TARGET 13 ARG
NGA 17 FOULS 6 ARG
NGA 9 SAVES 1 ARG
NGA 0 RED CARDS 0 ARG
▶ LINE-UPS
NIGERIA
STARTING XI
  1. GKVincent Enyeama
  2. DFKenneth Omeruo🟨
  3. DFJoseph Yobo
  4. DFJuwon Oshaniwa🟨
  5. DFEfe Ambrose
  6. MFMichael Babatunde
  7. MFJohn Obi Mikel
  8. MFOgenyi Onazi
  9. FWEmmanuel Emenike
  10. MFAhmed Musa⚽⚽
  11. MFPeter Odemwingie
SUBSTITUTES
  • Uche Nwofor▲ 80'
  • Michael Uchebo▲ 66'
ARGENTINA
STARTING XI
  1. GKSergio Romero
  2. DFEzequiel Garay
  3. DFFederico Fernández
  4. DFJavier Mascherano
  5. DFMarcos Rojo⚽
  6. DFPablo Zabaleta
  7. MFLionel Messi⚽⚽
  8. MFÁngel Di María
  9. MFFernando Gago
  10. FWSergio Agüero
  11. FWGonzalo Higuaín
SUBSTITUTES
  • Ricardo Alvarez▲ 63'
  • Ezequiel Lavezzi▲ 38'
  • Lucas Biglia▲ 90'

⚔ HEAD-TO-HEAD ARCHIVE

NIGERIA
The Super Eagles
EST. 1945
VS
ARGENTINA
La Albiceleste
EST. 1893
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📊 PIXEL STAT CHARTS

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▶ ARGENTINA
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