GAME OVER!!!! Full Time as Argentina kick Nigeria out of the World Cup. Nigeria 1-2 Argentina.
90+3 SUBSTITUTION!!! Third and final change for Nigeria as Musa is replaced by Simy.
90′ 4 minutes stoppage time.
90′ SUBSTITUTION!!! Nigeria bring in Alex Iwobi for Kenneth.
87′ GOOOOOAAAAAAAALLLLLL….Argentina’s Macos Rojo lashes home to put Argentina back in the lead. Nigeria 1-2 Argentina.
84′ SAVE!!! Nigeria have a chance to take the lead and secure their spot in the knockout stages but Armani makes a crucial save to deny Ighalo.
81′ MISS!!! Argentina Huguain lashes his shot off target.
80′ SUBSTITUTION!!! Sergio Agüero is out for N. Tagliafic.
71′ No penalty!!! Nigeria call for penalty after the ball is handled in the box but the referee says "No penalty",
61′ SUBSTITUTION!!! Argentina make their first change of the game, replacing Perez with Pavon.
54′ NO PENALTY!!! Argentina’s Di Maria falls to ground under pressure from Moses but the referee is not interested in his protests.
51′ GOOOOOOOAAAAALLLLLLL…Moses coverts from the spot. Nigeria 1-1 Argentina.
48′ PENALTY for Nigeria as Balogun is brought down in the box.
46′ SUBSTITUTION!!! Nigeria make a change at the break, introducing Ighalo for Iheanacho.
46′ We are back for the second half.
Half Time!!! Nigeria o-1 Argentina.
45′ Two minutes added time.
41′ WIDE!!! Etebo shoots so wide after having the ball falling to him outside the area.
33′ SAVE!!! Nigeria’s Uzoho parries against the pole from Messi’s freekick.
32′ YELLOW CARD!!! Leon Balogun of Nigeria is cautioned for a foul on Messi.
29′ SAVE! Messi feeds an excellent through ball to the feet of Higuain but Uzoho is quick off his line to save the attempt from the Juventus forward.
20′ STAT!!! Messi’s goal was the 100th of the 2018 World Cup.
14′ GOOOOOOAAAAALLLLLL!!!! Messi opens the scoreline with a sublime strike after a beautiful pass from Ever Benaga. Nigeria 0-1 Argentina.
9′ OVER! Nigeria are starting to find their feet and Musa fires an effort over Armani’s bar.
6′ FREEKICK!!! Argentina try to break through Lionel Messi but Mikel Obi brings him down.
5′ BLOCKED!!! Nigeria’s Etebo charges towards goal before releasing a shot but Manchester City’s Nicolas Otamendi blockked.
GAME ON…..
The Super Eagles are battling Argentina for a slot in the round of 16 of the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Russia.
What the Eagles need is to avoid a defeat to pick the second slot in the group as Croatia have already qualified.
The match starts at 7:00 pm and Daily Trust will be doing the Live Updates of the cracker.
Nigeria XI: Francis Uzoho; Leon Balogun, Kenneth Omeruo, William Troost-Ekong; Victor Moses, Wilfred Ndidi, John Obi Mikel, Oghenekaro Etebo, Brian Idowu; Kelechi
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