Nigeria vs Argentina (2018 FIFA World Cup Group D)

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Nigeria vs Argentina (2018 FIFA World Cup Group D) was a decisive group-stage match in which Argentina secured a dramatic late victory to advance to the tournament’s knockout phase.

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instanceOf 2018 FIFA World Cup group stage match
football match
advancedTeamFromGroupD Argentina national football team NERFINISHED
Croatia national football team NERFINISHED
ArgentinaCoach Jorge Sampaoli NERFINISHED
ArgentinaGroupPositionAfterMatch 2
ArgentinaNextMatchStage round of 16
ArgentinaNextOpponent France national football team NERFINISHED
attendance 64368
awayTeam Argentina national football team NERFINISHED
broadcastType television
city St. Petersburg
surface form: Saint Petersburg
competitionStage group stage
country Russia
date 2018-06-26
decisiveFor qualification for 2018 FIFA World Cup round of 16
eliminatedTeamFromGroupD Iceland national football team NERFINISHED
Nigeria national football team NERFINISHED
equalisingGoalMinute 51
equalisingGoalScorer Victor Moses NERFINISHED
equalisingGoalTeam Nigeria national football team NERFINISHED
equalisingGoalType penalty kick
finalScore Nigeria 1–2 Argentina
group Group D NERFINISHED
homeTeam Nigeria national football team NERFINISHED
kickOffTimeLocal 21:00
loser Nigeria national football team NERFINISHED
MessiTournamentGoalNumber 1
MessiWorldCupGoalNumber 6
NigeriaCoach Gernot Rohr NERFINISHED
NigeriaGroupPositionAfterMatch 3
NigeriaPenaltyAwardedBy Cüneyt Çakır NERFINISHED
NigeriaPenaltyConvertedBy Victor Moses NERFINISHED
NigeriaPenaltyReason foul in the penalty area
notableFor Argentina avoiding group-stage elimination
late winning goal by Marcos Rojo
openingGoalMinute 14
openingGoalScorer Lionel Messi NERFINISHED
openingGoalTeam Argentina national football team NERFINISHED
partOf 2018 FIFA World Cup NERFINISHED
2018 FIFA World Cup Group D NERFINISHED
referee Cüneyt Çakır NERFINISHED
refereeNationality Turkey NERFINISHED
resultedInEliminationOf Nigeria national football team NERFINISHED
resultedInQualificationOf Argentina national football team NERFINISHED
stadium Krestovsky Stadium NERFINISHED
winner Argentina national football team NERFINISHED
winningGoalMinute 86
winningGoalScorer Marcos Rojo NERFINISHED
winningGoalTeam Argentina national football team NERFINISHED

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Group D match Nigeria vs Argentina (2018 FIFA World Cup Group D)
subject surface form: Group D (2018 FIFA World Cup)