Nigeria
1–2
Argentina
Victor Moses (51') (P)
Lionel Messi (14')
Marcos Rojo (86')
Nigeria
Gernot Rohr (Germany)
23Francis UzohoGK
5William Troost-EkongCB
6Leon BalogunCB
32'
22Kenneth OmeruoCB
10John Obi MikelDM
90'+1'
4Wilfred NdidiCM
8Peter EteboCM
7Ahmed MusaCF
14Kelechi IheanachoCF
2Brian IdowuLW
11Victor MosesRW
Subs
9Odion IghaloFW
13Simeon NwankwoFW
18Alex IwobiFW
Argentina
Jorge Sampaoli (Argentina)
12Franco ArmaniGK
16Marcos RojoCB
17Nicolás OtamendiCB
3Nicolás TagliaficoLB
2Gabriel MercadoRB
7Éver BanegaCM
64'
14Javier MascheranoCM
49'
11Ángel Di MaríaLM
15Enzo PérezRM
9Gonzalo HiguaínCF
10Lionel MessiCF
90'+4'
Subs
13Maximiliano MezaMF
22Cristian PavónMF
19Sergio AgüeroFW
Date
2018-06-26, 21:00
Stadium
Krestovsky Stadium • Saint Petersburg, Russia
Referee
Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Other matches between Nigeria and Argentina
| Argentina 2-1 Nigeria 1994-06-25, 16:00 |
| Argentina 1-0 Nigeria 2002-06-02, 14:30 |
| Argentina 1-0 Nigeria 2010-06-12, 16:00 |
| Nigeria 2-3 Argentina 2014-06-25, 13:00 |