Nigeria 2-3 Argentina: Final score, stats and lineups
FIFA World Cup · Group Stage
Nigeria
1-1-1
- Ahmed Musa 4', 47'
2-3
FT
Argentina
3-0-0
- Lionel Messi 3', 45'+1'
- Marcos Rojo 50'
Key events
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3'
Lionel Messi
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Ahmed MusaAssist: Michael Babatunde4'
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38'
Ezequiel LavezziOff: Sergio Agüero
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45'+1'
Lionel Messi
- Halftime 45'+3'
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Ahmed MusaAssist: Emmanuel Emenike47'
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Kenneth OmeruoFoul on Ezequiel Lavezzi.49'
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50'
Marcos Rojo
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Juwon OshaniwaFoul on Ezequiel Lavezzi.51'
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63'
Ricardo AlvarezOff: Lionel Messi
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Michael UcheboOff: Michael Babatunde66'
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Uche NwoforOff: Peter Odemwingie80'
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90'+1'
Lucas BigliaOff: Gonzalo Higuaín
- End Regular Time 90'+4'
Team stats
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4Corner Kicks12
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43Possession57
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12SHOTS18
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7ON GOAL13
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6Blocked Shots1
Match info
- Competition
- FIFA World Cup
- Round
- Group Stage
- Kickoff
- Wednesday, June 25, 2014, 12:00 PM ET
- Venue
- Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Where to watch
- ESPN, ESPN3
- Attendance
- 43,285
- Series
- ARG leads series 4-1
Team stats
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17Fouls6
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2Yellow Cards0
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0Red Cards0
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1Offsides2
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4Corner Kicks12
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9Saves1
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43Possession57
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12SHOTS18
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7ON GOAL13
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0.6On Target %0.7
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0Penalty Goals0
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0Penalty Kicks Taken0
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253Accurate Passes444
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312Passes516
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0.8Pass Completion %0.9
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5Accurate Crosses3
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18Crosses20
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0.3Cross %0.2
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38Long Balls38
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20Accurate Long Balls25
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0.5Long Balls %0.7
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6Blocked Shots1
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15Effective Tackles13
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20Tackles18
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0.8Tackle %0.7
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28Effective Clearances21
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28Clearances21
Lineups
Nigeria4-2-3-1- 1Vincent EnyeamaG
- 22Kenneth OmeruoCD-L
- 2Joseph YoboCD-R
- 13Juwon OshaniwaLB
- 5Efe AmbroseRB
- 18Michael Babatunde↓AM
- 10John Obi MikelLM
- 17Ogenyi OnaziRM
- 9Emmanuel EmenikeF
- 7Ahmed MusaAM-L
- 8Peter Odemwingie↓AM-R
- 4Reuben Gabriel
- 15Ramon Azeez
- 6Azubuike Egwuekwe
- 12Kunle Odunlami
- 19Uche Nwofor↑
- 20Michael Uchebo↑
- 14Godfrey Oboabona
- 21Chigozie Agbim
- 23Shola Ameobi
- 16Austin Ejide
- 3Ejike Uzoenyi
Argentina4-1-2-1-2- 1Sergio RomeroG
- 2Ezequiel GarayCD-L
- 17Federico FernándezCD-R
- 14Javier MascheranoDM
- 16Marcos RojoLB
- 4Pablo ZabaletaRB
- 10Lionel Messi↓AM
- 7Ángel Di MaríaLM
- 5Fernando GagoRM
- 20Sergio Agüero↓CF-L
- 9Gonzalo Higuaín↓CF-R
- 19Ricardo Alvarez↑
- 15Martín Demichelis
- 8Enzo Pérez
- 3Hugo Campagnaro
- 23José Basanta
- 22Ezequiel Lavezzi↑
- 6Lucas Biglia↑
- 18Rodrigo Palacio
- 13Augusto Fernández
- 12Agustín Orion
- 11Maxi Rodríguez
- 21Mariano Andújar
Last five games
NigeriaDDLDW
ARG leads series 4-1
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