Argentina 1-0 Nigeria: Final score, stats and lineups
FIFA World Cup · Group Stage
Argentina
3-0-0
- Gabriel Heinze 6'
1-0
FT
Nigeria
0-1-2
Key events
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Gabriel Heinze6'
- Halftime 45'+2'
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52'
Obafemi MartinsOff: Victor Obinna
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60'
Peter OdemwingieOff: Chinedu Obasi
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Maxi RodríguezOff: Juan Sebastián Verón74'
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74'
Kalu UcheOff: Taye Taiwo
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Diego MilitoOff: Gonzalo Higuaín79'
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Nicolás BurdissoOff: Ángel Di María85'
- End Regular Time 90'+5'
Team stats
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10Corner Kicks4
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64.9Possession35.1
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20SHOTS12
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7ON GOAL1
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4Blocked Shots2
Match info
- Competition
- FIFA World Cup
- Round
- Group Stage
- Kickoff
- Saturday, June 12, 2010, 10:00 AM ET
- Venue
- Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Where to watch
- ESPN, ESPN3, ESPN 3D, EMOB
- Attendance
- 55,686
- Series
- ARG leads series 3-0
Team stats
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7Fouls8
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1Yellow Cards1
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0Red Cards0
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0Offsides0
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10Corner Kicks4
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1Saves6
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64.9Possession35.1
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20SHOTS12
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7ON GOAL1
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0.4On Target %0.1
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0Penalty Goals0
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0Penalty Kicks Taken0
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446Accurate Passes189
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512Passes252
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0.9Pass Completion %0.8
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5Accurate Crosses4
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12Crosses26
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0.4Cross %0.2
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48Long Balls32
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35Accurate Long Balls12
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0.7Long Balls %0.4
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4Blocked Shots2
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22Effective Tackles19
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31Tackles22
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0.7Tackle %0.9
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10Effective Clearances7
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17Clearances13
Lineups
Argentina4-2-3-1- 22Sergio RomeroG
- 13Walter SamuelCD-L
- 2Martín DemichelisCD-R
- 6Gabriel HeinzeLB
- 17Jonás GutiérrezRB
- 10Lionel MessiAM
- 14Javier MascheranoLM
- 8Juan Sebastián Verón↓RM
- 9Gonzalo Higuaín↓F
- 7Ángel Di María↓AM-L
- 11Carlos TevezAM-R
- 12Ariel Garcé
- 4Nicolás Burdisso↑
- 21Mariano Andújar
- 23Javier Pastore
- 16Sergio Agüero
- 20Maxi Rodríguez↑
- 3Clemente Rodríguez
- 1Diego Pozo
- 5Mario Bolatti
- 18Martín Palermo
- 15Nicolás Otamendi
- 19Diego Milito↑
Nigeria4-3-3- 1Vincent EnyeamaG
- 6Danny ShittuCD-L
- 2Joseph YoboCD-R
- 3Taye Taiwo↓LB
- 17Chidi OdiahRB
- 15Lukman HarunaCM
- 14Sani KaitaLM
- 20Dickson EtuhuRM
- 8Yakubu AyegbeniF
- 19Chinedu Obasi↓LF
- 18Victor Obinna↓RF
- 21Elderson Echiéjilé
- 7John Utaka
- 23Dele Aiyenugba
- 13Ayila Yussuf
- 16Austin Ejide
- 11Peter Odemwingie↑
- 4Kanu
- 9Obafemi Martins↑
- 22Dele Adeleye
- 10Brown Ideye
- 12Kalu Uche↑
- 5Rabiu Afolabi
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