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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

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  • 0' - It’s Showtime! The match between Nigeria and Argentina is underway.
  • 5' - The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Argentina that had 25 games and scored 44 goals.
  • 10' - Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 14' - Goal! Lionel Messi scores his 177 goal in 448 matches.
  • 19' - 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.
  • 24' - Nigeria is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 29' - While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sergio Aguero made 357 appearances and scored 68 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 32' - Nigeria receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 32.
  • 37' - The travelling Argentina supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 42' - Angel di Maria needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 46' - Another substitution for Nigeria to replace Kelechi Iheanacho by Odion Ighalo on 46 minute.
  • 49' - It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Javier Mascherano.
  • 51' - What a strike from Victor Moses! The score is 1-1.
  • 56' - We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 61' - Another substitution for Argentina to replace Enzo Perez by Cristian Pavon on 61 minute.
  • 64' - Ever Banega is having his name booked by the referee on 64.
  • 69' - Gabriel Mercado has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 27 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 72' - The Argentina manager makes a substitution. Angel di Maria departs to be replaced by Maximiliano Meza.
  • 77' - Supporters expect more eagerness from Maximiliano Meza, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 80' - Another substitution for Argentina to replace Nicolas Tagliafico by Sergio Aguero on 80 minute.
  • 85' - It’s high time Gernot Rohr made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 86' - Argentina is taking the lead after the goal scored by Marcos Rojo on 86.
  • 90' - The referee calls foul for John Obi Mikel. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 90' - The Nigeria manager makes a substitution. Kenneth Omeruo departs to be replaced by Alex Iwobi.
  • With this win, Argentina is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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