Nigeria made their World Cup debut in 1994 and have made six appearances. The next Nigeria vs Argentina collision came eight years later. Given his form, it wasn’t a surprise that Messi scored twice before half time, including in the third minute. A draw in their final group tie against Argentina would secure their first knockout place in 16 years. His late run into the box at a sixth-minute corner wasn’t tracked, giving him a free header. Nigeria lost despite leading against Greece five days later before drawing with South Korea. Instead, he struck decisive goals past Bosnia and Iran in their first two games. Goalkeeper Ike Shorunmu made smart stops to keep Marcelo Bielsa’s men waiting until the 63rd minute for a breakthrough. Terms & Conditions apply.

Argentina got their 2010 World Cup campaign off to a winning start and silenced some of their doubters with a dominant performance against Nigeria in Johannesburg.

Draw and they would progress at the 2014 finalists’ expense. Group F was considered by several commentators to be a 'group of death' due to the high rankings, and World Cup records of the teams in the group. The closeness of their World Cup clashes and those four results above prove that Nigeria can compete with Argentina.
They also fired four in Russia seven months before their World Cup 2018 loss. Leave your email to receive our newsletter, Get the hottest stories from the largest news site in Nigeria, Drop your mail and be the first to get fresh news, Top fascinating facts about Odion Ighalo: transfers, stats, net worth, and family, Free and easy football betting tips for all players, Enjoy the best betting experience with Betway, The amazing Lionel Messi net worth, his salary and contract details. Nigeria vs Argentina story looks very different with World Cup contests removed. They were narrowly denied for the fifth time. Who got the decisive goal with all that prolific talent participating? Have your say on the game in the comments.

World Cup Match Report for Nigeria v Argentina on 26 June 2018, includes all goals and incidents. The South Americans won all five showdowns, yet their margin of victory has always been just one goal. Nigeria was also pretty potent, with Yakubu upfront and Peter Odemwingie and Obafemi Martins joining after half time. Discover amazing facts about the incredible footballer Neymar Jr. Best tips of how to apply for football academy in England if you are Nigerian, At last FG bows to ASUU pressure, agrees to release N50b to end strike, Lady causes chaos on flight over not wanting her expensive handbag put on the floor or overhead (video), Photos, videos from actor Ibrahim Chatta's surprise 50th birthday, Widow of man killed in Lagos EndSARS protest breaks silence, makes touching revelations, Selfish neighbour who covered his fruit tree with net to stop people from taking it exposed (photos), Nigerians react as BBNaija star Nengi shows proof she was born in 1998, Tiwa Savage reacts as Beyonce ignores End SARS protest after Black Is King, Breaking: FG directs civil servants back to work on October 19, Actress Monalisa Chinda slams actress Lala for calling AGN shameless after they visited Regina Daniels. The clock ticked towards 90, Odion Ighalo wasting a huge chance, before Rojo again broke hearts with four minutes remaining.

Despite this perfect start, Nigeria was behind by the 28th minute, felled by two free-kicks. However, many of the Super Eagles’ richest memories were created alongside a nation 9,125km away, Argentina.

The Super Eagles didn’t qualify in 2006 but were back in 2010 and so was Maradona, now as Argentina coach. Those last two World Cup ties were arguably as near as they’d come so far.

Argentina’s initial promise was swiftly forgotten after a 4-0 quarter-final humbling by Germany. Lionel Messi, Carlos Tevez and Gonzalo Higuain started, Diego Milito came on and Sergio Aguero wasn’t needed.
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This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Batistuta was still there, as was Caniggia as an unused substitute. In better news, Iran lost so Nigeria still reached the round-of-16.

Nigeria took four points off those same opponents without conceding. Veteran defender Gabriel Heinze. Sign up in seconds to bet small from ₦1 and win BIG with betPawa’s 250% win bonus.