Nigeria - Argentina 2:3

25 JUN 2014, World Cup, Group Stage

Goals

0:1 Lionel Messi 3', 1:1 Ahmed Musa 4', 1:2 Lionel Messi 45+1', 2:2 Ahmed Musa 47', 2:3 Marcos Rojo 50'

Nigeria (Stephen Keshi)

Vincent Enyeama, Joseph Yobo, Efe Ambrose, Juwon Oshaniwa, Kenneth Omeruo, John Obi Mikel, Ogenyi Onazi, Michael Babatunde (66' Michael Uchebo), Ahmed Musa, Peter Odemwingie (80' Uche Nwofor), Emmanuel Emenike

Argentina (Alejandro Sabella)

Sergio Romero, Ezequiel Garay, Pablo Zabaleta, Javier Mascherano, Marcos Rojo, Federico Fernández, Fernando Gago, Ángel Di María, Gonzalo Higuaín (90+1' Lucas Biglia), Lionel Messi (63' Ricky Álvarez), Sergio Agüero (38' Ezequiel Lavezzi)

Cards

Kenneth Omeruo 49' (), Juwon Oshaniwa 51' ()

Venue

Estádio José Pinheiro Borda, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul

Group F · final table

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals for	Goals against	Goal difference	Points	Outcome
1	Argentina	3	3	0	0	6	3	+3	9	Qualified
2	Nigeria	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4	Qualified
3	Bosnia-Herz.	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	3
4	Iran	3	0	1	2	1	4	-3	1

Player Details

Name	Cap	Club
Sergio Romero	50	Monaco
Ezequiel Garay	21	Benfica
Pablo Zabaleta	39	Manchester City
Javier Mascherano	101	Barcelona
Marcos Rojo	25	Sporting CP
Federico Fernández	29	Napoli
Fernando Gago	52	Boca Juniors
Ángel Di María	50	Real Madrid
Gonzalo Higuaín	39	Napoli
Lucas Biglia	22	Lazio
Lionel Messi	89	Barcelona
Ricky Álvarez	8	Inter
Sergio Agüero	54	Manchester City
Ezequiel Lavezzi	33	Paris Saint-Germain

Earlier matches

Date	Ground	Opponent	Score	Competition
05 MAR 2014	Away	Romania	0:0	Friendly
04 JUN 2014	Home	Trinidad & T.	3:0	Friendly
07 JUN 2014	Home	Slovenia	2:0	Friendly
15 JUN 2014		Bosnia-Herz.	2:1	World Cup
21 JUN 2014		Iran	1:0	World Cup

Later matches

Date	Ground	Opponent	Score	Competition
01 JUL 2014		Switzerland	1:0	World Cup
05 JUL 2014		Belgium	1:0	World Cup
09 JUL 2014		Netherlands	(4)0:0(2)	World Cup
13 JUL 2014		Germany	0:1	World Cup
03 SEP 2014	Away	Germany	4:2	Friendly

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