Nigeria vs Argentina Live Score and Live Stream

Preview

Nigeria played Argentina at the Group D of World Cup on June 26. The match kicked off 18:00 UTC. Argentina won 1-2.

Lionel Andres Messi scored the first goal on the 14th minute of the game followed by goals from Victor Moses and Marcos Rojo who made the final score 1-2.

Nigeria national football team and Argentina national football team meet again 6 years after the friendly match which Nigeria won 2-4. Nigeria national football team are approaching this clash after a victory over Iceland in Group D on June 22.

Argentina national football team, on the other hand, are preparing for the match after a loss against Croatia in Group D on June 21.

ScoreBat is covering Nigeria vs Argentina in real time, providing the live stream and live score of the match, team line-ups, full match stats, live match commentary and official video highlights. We cover all World cup Group D in real time and provide live streaming whenever possible.

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Live Streaming

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Line-Ups

We are updating team formations and line-ups for Nigeria - Argentina in real time.

Nigeria kicked off the game with Francis Uzoho, Kenneth Omeruo who got substituted by Alex Iwobi on the 90th minute, William Ekong, Leon Balogun, Bryan Idowu, Wilfred Ndidi, John Obi Mikel, Oghenekaro Etebo, Victor Moses, Kelechi Iheanacho who got substituted by Odion Ighalo on the 46th minute and Ahmed Musa who got substituted by Simeon Nwankwo on the 90th minute as starters, with Daniel Akpeyi, Ikechukwu Ezenwa, Chidozie Awaziem, Tyronne Ebuehi, Elderson Echiejile, Abdullahi Shehu, Joel Obi, John Ogu, Ogenyi Onazi, Odion Ighalo, Alex Iwobi and Simeon Nwankwo on the bench.

Argentina's starting eleven were Franco Armani, Nicolas Tagliafico who got substituted by Sergio Aguero on the 80th minute, Marcos Rojo, Nicolas Otamendi, Gabriel Mercado, Angel Di Maria who got substituted by Maximiliano Meza on the 72nd minute, Ever Banega, Javier Mascherano, Enzo Perez who got substituted by Cristian Pavon on the 61st minute, Gonzalo Higuain and Lionel Andres Messi, with Willy Caballero, Nahuel Guzman, Marcos Acuna, Cristian Ansaldi, Federico Fazio, Eduardo Salvio, Lucas Biglia, Giovani Lo Celso, Maximiliano Meza, Cristian Pavon, Sergio Aguero and Paulo Dybala on the bench.

Referee showed the yellow card 5 times throughout the game. Leon Balogun, Javier Mascherano, Ever Banega, John Obi Mikel and Lionel Andres Messi were the ones to receive it.

Stats

Explore stats from Nigeria vs Argentina on ScoreBat - we are updating the numbers on this page every second of the game.

  • Ball Possession: 34 - 66
  • Total Attempts: 9 - 8
  • Shots On Target: 3 - 4
  • Saves: 2 - 2
  • Corners: 3 - 5
  • Fouls: 20 - 15
  • Offsides: 0 - 2

Head-to-head

Nigeria and Argentina have met twice since June 2014. Nigeria have won once while Argentina have also won once. The most recent match between them took place on November 14, 2017 in a friendly where Nigeria won 2-4. Nigeria have scored 6 goals in these 2 head-to-head matches in total while Argentina have scored 5. So, overall, Nigeria and Argentina have almost identical head-to-head record against each other in their recent history.

Recent Form

Nigeria have won Iceland in their previous match while Argentina have lost to Croatia in their previous match. Overall, Nigeria have won 8 of their last 19 matches, losing 7 and drawing 4, while Argentina have won 8 of their last 19 matches, losing 6 and drawing 5.

Nigeria have won once (2-0 against Iceland on 22nd of June), lost 4 times (2-0 against Croatia on 16th of June, 0-1 against Czech Republic on 6th of June, 2-1 against England on 2nd of June and 0-2 against Serbia on 27th of March) and drew once (1-1 against DR Congo on 28th of May) in their most recent 6 matches.

Argentina have won twice (4-0 against Haiti on 29th of May and 2-0 against Italy on 23rd of March), lost 3 times (0-3 against Croatia on 21st of June, 6-1 against Spain on 27th of March and 2-4 against Nigeria on 14th of November) and drew once (1-1 against Iceland on 16th of June) in their most recent 6 matches.

Team Streaks

  • Nigeria's last 5 home matches had 2 or less goals.
  • Nigeria have gone 4 consecutive matches without a draw.
  • Argentina haven't played a draw in their previous 3 away matches.

Video Highlights

We are adding goal videos and full video highlights of the match between Nigeria and Argentina in real time. You can watch the goals by Lionel Andres Messi, Victor Moses and Marcos Rojo as the videos of the goals are added usually minutes after the actual event if there are any official videos available. Full video highlights of Nigeria - Argentina are being added as they become available on the official social media channels of the league or the teams.

Live Commentary

  1. FT
    Full Time
    Match ends. Nigeria 1, Argentina 2.
  2. 90'
    Substitution for Nigeria. Simeon Nwankwo replaces Ahmed Musa
  3. 90'
    Substitution for Nigeria. Alex Iwobi replaces Kenneth Omeruo
  4. 90'
    Lionel Andres Messi is shown the yellow card.
  5. 90'
    John Obi Mikel is shown the yellow card.
  6. 86'
    1 - 2
    Marcos Rojo scores for Argentina.
  7. 80'
    Substitution for Argentina. Sergio Aguero replaces Nicolas Tagliafico
  8. 72'
    Substitution for Argentina. Maximiliano Meza replaces Angel Di Maria
  9. 64'
    Ever Banega is shown the yellow card.
  10. 61'
    Substitution for Argentina. Cristian Pavon replaces Enzo Perez
  11. 51'
    1 - 1
    Victor Moses scores from the penalty spot for Nigeria making the score 1 - 1.
  12. 49'
    Javier Mascherano is shown the yellow card.
  13. 2T
    Kick-off
    Second half begins
  14. 46'
    Substitution for Nigeria. Odion Ighalo replaces Kelechi Iheanacho
  15. HT
    Half Time - 0 : 1
    First half ends.
  16. 32'
    Leon Balogun is shown the yellow card.
  17. 14'
    0 - 1
    Lionel Andres Messi scores for Argentina.
  18. 1T
    Kick-off
    First half begins