Wednesday , 11 February 2026
Breaking News

Nigeria vs Argentina, Worldcup 2022 GROUP STAGE

Nigeria
Argentina
Nigeria
1 : 2
26th of June 2018 18:00
Finished
First half: 45  |  Second half: 45
Argentina

Live comments

  • 0' - The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Nigeria is hosting Argentina for another epic battle.
  • 5' - Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Argentina needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' - Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 14' - What a strike from Lionel Messi! The score is 0-1.
  • 19' - We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 24' - It’s high time Jorge Sampaoli made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 29' - While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 32' - It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Leon Balogun.
  • 37' - It looks surprising Argentina does not make any changes. Enzo Perez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 42' - Nigeria started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 42.
  • 46' - The whistle greets Kelechi Iheanacho as he departs to be replaced by Odion Ighalo.
  • 49' - Argentina receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 49.
  • 51' - Goal! Victor Moses scores his 10 goal in 331 matches.
  • 56' - While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marcos Rojo made 337 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 61' - Cristian Pavon is replacing Enzo Perez for the Argentina side.
  • 64' - A meaty challenge results in booking for Ever Banega on 64.
  • 69' - It looks like no one’s ball. Nigeria is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 72' - The supporters are chanting for Maximiliano Meza. He replaces Angel di Maria on 72 minute.
  • 77' - The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Francis Uzoho suffering a number of foals already.
  • 80' - It is a substitution in Argentina team. Nicolas Tagliafico is replaced by Sergio Aguero on 80 minute.
  • 85' - Nigeria is showing some good football. However, Nigeria are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 86' - GOAL! Marcos Rojo scores on 86. Assisted by Gabriel Mercado
  • 90' - That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for John Obi Mikel.
  • 90' - The whistle greets Kenneth Omeruo as he departs to be replaced by Alex Iwobi.
  • Another three points for Argentina.

Today 2018-06-26 Nigeria vs Argentina are fighting Worldcup league .

Nigeria had 3 games and get got 3 points in Season (2018/18)

Argentina had 3 games and get got 6 points in Season (2018/18)

Todays referees are: Daniele Orsato, Massimiliano Irrati, Pawel Sokolnicki, Bjorn Kuipers, Sander van Roekel, Cuneyt Cakιr, Bahattin Duran, Tarik Ongun, Pawel Gil

Ranking

Team Played Points
Netherlands 3 7
Portugal 3 6
Brazil 3 6
Morocco 3 7
Japan 3 6
France 3 6
Argentina 3 6
England 3 7
Croatia 3 5
Senegal 3 6
Spain 3 4
Switzerland 3 6
South Korea 3 4
Australia 3 6
Poland 3 4
United States 3 5
Belgium 3 4
Iran 3 3
Ecuador 3 4
Tunisia 3 4
Germany 3 4
Mexico 3 4
Uruguay 3 4
Cameroon 3 4
Serbia 3 1
Wales 3 1
Canada 3 0
Qatar 3 0
Costa Rica 3 3
Denmark 3 1
Saudi Arabia 3 3
Ghana 3 3

Nigeria

Lineup Bench

Argentina

Lineup Bench

Nigeria Past Matches

2018-06-22 Nigeria
Iceland 		2
0
2018-06-16 Croatia
Nigeria 		2
0
2016-08-21 Nigeria
SV Drochtersen/Assel 		1
2

Argentina Past Matches

2018-06-21 Argentina
Croatia 		0
3
2018-06-16 Argentina
Iceland 		1
1
2016-08-20 Argentina
Karlsruher SC 		0
7