Nigeria 1–2 Argentina: recap, goals & stats

Nigeria 1–2 Argentina: recap, goals & stats

Finished

Argentina beat Nigeria 1–2 in the World Cup.

DimaScore · published 26 Jun 2018

Argentina edged Nigeria 1–2 in the World Cup. Nigeria: V. Moses (51' pen). Argentina: L. Messi (14'), M. Rojo (86').

World Cup · Group D

V. Moses 51' (P)

1 – 2

FT

(HT 0-1)

L. Messi 14'M. Rojo 86'

3-5-2·G. Rohr

4-4-2

Substitutes

9O. IghaloFWD
13S. NwankwoFWD
18A. IwobiMID
1I. EzenwaGK
3E. EchiejileDEF
12A. ShehuDEF
15J. ObiMID
16D. AkpeyiGK
17O. OnaziMID
19J. OguMID
20C. AwaziemDEF
21T. EbuehiDEF

22C. PavónFWD
13M. MezaMID
19S. AgüeroFWD
1N. GuzmánGK
4C. AnsaldiDEF
5L. BigliaMID
6F. FazioDEF
8M. AcuñaMID
18E. SalvioMID
20G. Lo CelsoMID
21P. DybalaFWD
23W. CaballeroGK

Events

14'

L. Messi (É. Banega)

L. Balogun

32'

HT

K. Ịheanachọ Out: O. Ighalo

46'

49'

J. Mascherano

V. Moses (pen.) (—)

51'

61'

E. Pérez Out: C. Pavón

64'

É. Banega

72'

A. Di Maria Out: M. Meza

80'

N. Tagliafico Out: S. Agüero

86'

M. Rojo (G. Mercado)

Mikel John Obi

90'

90'

L. Messi

Kenneth Omeruo Out: A. Iwobi

90'

A. Musa Out: S. Nwankwo

90+2'

Statistics

20Fouls15

0Offsides2

66%Passes %82%

9Total Shots8

3Corner Kicks5

283Total passes572

2Yellow Cards3

1Blocked Shots2

3Shots on Goal4

5Shots off Goal2

33%Ball Possession67%

186Passes accurate471

4Shots insidebox7

2Goalkeeper Saves2

5Shots outsidebox1

Ratings

Nigeria

W. Ndidi

MID90'

7.2

O. Etebo

MID90'

7.0

B. Idowu

MID90'

6.9

W. Troost-Ekong

DEF90'

6.7

V. Moses

MID90'

6.7

L. Balogun

DEF90'

6.6

A. Musa

FWD89'

6.6

K. Ịheanachọ

FWD45'

6.3

O. Ighalo

FWD45'

6.3

F. Uzoho

GK90'

6.2

Argentina

L. Messi(C)

FWD90'

8.6

M. Rojo

DEF90'

7.7

É. Banega

MID90'

7.6

N. Otamendi

DEF90'

7.2

C. Pavón

FWD29'

6.7

F. Armani

GK90'

6.7

G. Mercado

DEF90'

6.6

N. Tagliafico

DEF80'

6.6

S. Agüero

FWD10'

6.5

E. Pérez

MID61'

6.5

Head-to-head

Over the last 2 meetings, Nigeria lead 0–2 (0 draws) against Argentina.

25 Jun 2014Nigeria 2–3 Argentina

12 Jun 2010Argentina 0–1 Nigeria

FAQ

What was the score of Nigeria vs Argentina?: Nigeria 1–2 Argentina.
Who scored?: Nigeria : V. Moses (51' pen) ; Argentina : L. Messi (14'), M. Rojo (86')

Match Info

Competition

Date

Kick-off

Referee

C. Çakιr

Round

Group D

Standings — top 5

1Uruguay9

2Russia6

3Saudi Arabia3

4Egypt0

1Spain5