Men's World Cup · 2018 · group stage

Nigeria vs Argentina

A match record linked to its tournament year, national teams, player pages and source-available events.

1–2

Full-time score

Date: Jun 26, 2018
Stage: group stage
Group: Group D
Venue: Krestovsky Stadium
City: Saint Petersburg
Attendance: Not recorded

Goal events

3 recorded goals

Minute	Scorer	Credited team	Note
14'	Lionel Messi	Argentina	—
51'	Victor Moses	Nigeria	Penalty
86'	Marcos Rojo	Argentina	—

Player sheets

Lineups and squad entries

Squad selection is not the same as an on-field appearance; substitutes are labeled separately.

Nigeria

Starting lineup

#2 Brian Idowu left winger
#4 Wilfred Ndidi center midfielder
#5 William Troost-Ekong center back
#6 Leon Balogun center back
#7 Ahmed Musa center forward
#8 Peter Etebo center midfielder
#10 John Obi Mikel defensive midfielder
#11 Victor Moses right winger
#14 Kelechi Iheanacho center forward
#22 Kenneth Omeruo center back
#23 Francis Uzoho goal keeper

Substitutes who appeared

#9 Odion Ighalo forward
#13 Simeon Nwankwo forward
#18 Alex Iwobi forward

Argentina

Starting lineup

#2 Gabriel Mercado right back
#3 Nicolás Tagliafico left back
#7 Éver Banega center midfielder
#9 Gonzalo Higuaín center forward
#10 Lionel Messi center forward
#11 Ángel Di María left midfielder
#12 Franco Armani goal keeper
#14 Javier Mascherano center midfielder
#15 Enzo Pérez right midfielder
#16 Marcos Rojo center back
#17 Nicolás Otamendi center back

Substitutes who appeared

#13 Maximiliano Meza midfielder
#19 Sergio Agüero forward
#22 Cristian Pavón midfielder

Disciplinary record

5 recorded cards

Minute	Player	Card	Team
32'	Leon Balogun	Yellow card	Nigeria
49'	Javier Mascherano	Yellow card	Argentina
64'	Éver Banega	Yellow card	Argentina
90'+1'	John Obi Mikel	Yellow card	Nigeria
90'+4'	Lionel Messi	Yellow card	Argentina

Referee: Cüneyt ÇakırRecord ID: M-2018-40Edition: 2018

Source: Fjelstul match dataset (pinned CSV). See source notes for provenance and coverage.