FIFA World Cup · Wednesday 25 June 2014 · Porto Alegre, Brazil
Nigeria 2–3 Argentina (25 Jun 2014): Result & Goals
Goals
- 3'
Lionel MessiArgentina - 4'
Ahmed MusaNigeria - 45'Lionel MessiArgentina
- 47'Ahmed MusaNigeria
- 50'Marcos RojoArgentina
Pre-match prediction
14%25%61%
Nigeria winDrawArgentina win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 7 between Nigeria and Argentina.
- Head-to-head before this game: Nigeria 1 wins, Argentina 4, 1 draws.
- Previous meeting: Argentina 3–1 Nigeria on 6 September 2011 (International Friendly).
- Nigeria won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 4 goals.
- Argentina won 4 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 8 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Nigeria 1797, Argentina 2036 — Argentina were favourites.
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 1–0 vs Bosnia and Herzegovina21 Jun 2014 · FIFA World Cup
- 0–0 vs Iran16 Jun 2014 · FIFA World Cup
- 1–2 vs United States7 Jun 2014 · International Friendly
- 0–0 vs Greece3 Jun 2014 · International Friendly
- 2–2 vs Scotland28 May 2014 · International Friendly
Argentina: last 5 matches
- 1–0 vs Iran21 Jun 2014 · FIFA World Cup
- 2–1 vs Bosnia and Herzegovina15 Jun 2014 · FIFA World Cup
- 2–0 vs Slovenia7 Jun 2014 · International Friendly
- 3–0 vs Trinidad and Tobago4 Jun 2014 · International Friendly
- 0–0 vs Romania5 Mar 2014 · International Friendly
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Argentina3–1Nigeria6 Sep 2011 · International Friendly
- Nigeria4–1Argentina1 Jun 2011 · International Friendly
- Argentina1–0Nigeria12 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup
- Argentina1–0Nigeria2 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup
- Nigeria0–0Argentina10 Jan 1995 · FIFA Confederations Cup
- Argentina2–1Nigeria25 Jun 1994 · FIFA World Cup