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  • June 26th 2018 (21:00)
    St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg Stadium
    NIGERIA - ARGENTINA
    1-2 (0-1)
    
        GOALS             14'  0-1  Lionel Messi (assist - Ever Banega)
                          51'  1-1  Victor Moses (penalty)
                          86'  1-2  Marcos Rojo (assist - Gabriel Mercado)
    
    
        REFEREE           Cuneyt Cakir (Turkey)
        LINESMEN          Bahattin Duran (Turkey)
                          Tarik Ongun (Turkey)
        4TH OFFICIAL      Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
        VAR               Daniele Orsato (Italy)
    
        YELLOW CARDS      32'  Leon Balogun (NGR)
                          49'  Javier Mascherano (ARG)
                          64'  Ever Banega (ARG)
                         +91'  John Obi Mikel (NGR)
                         +94'  Lionel Messi (ARG)
    
        RED CARDS         -
    
        ATTENDANCE        64,468
    
    
    
    
        NIGERIA                          AGE   D.O.B.        CLUB
        23 GK Francis Uzoho               19   28 Oct 1998   Deportivo La Coruña (SPA)
         2 DF Bryan Idowu                 26   18 May 1992   Amkar Perm (RUS)
         5 DF William Ekong               24   01 Sep 1993   Bursaspor (TUR)
         6 DF Leon Balogun                29   28 Jun 1988   FSV Mainz 05 (GER)
        22 DF Kenneth Omeruo        (-90) 24   17 Oct 1993   Kasimpasa SK (TUR)
         4 MD Wilfred Ndidi               21   16 Dec 1996   Leicester City (ENG)
         8 MD Oghenekaro Etebo            22   09 Nov 1995   Las Palmas (SPA)
        10 MD John Obi Mikel (c)          31   22 Apr 1987   Tianjin Teda (CHN)
         7 FW Ahmed Musa            (-92) 25   14 Oct 1992   CSKA Moscow (RUS)
        11 FW Victor Moses                27   12 Dec 1990   Chelsea (ENG)
        14 FW Kelechi Iheanacho     (-46) 21   03 Oct 1996   Leicester City (ENG)
    
        Substitutes
         9 FW Odion Ighalo          (+46) 29   16 Jun 1989   Changchun Yatai (CHN)
        13 FW Simeon Nwankwo        (+92) 26   07 May 1992   Crotone (ITA)
        18 FW Alex Iwobi            (+90) 22   03 May 1996   Arsenal (ENG)
    
        Coach: Gernot Rohr (GER)          64   28 Jun 1953
    
    
    
        ARGENTINA                        AGE   D.O.B.        CLUB
        12 GK Franco Armani               31   16 Oct 1986   River Plate
         2 DF Gabriel Mercado             31   18 Mar 1987   Sevilla (SPA)
         3 DF Nicolas Tagliafico    (-80) 25   31 Aug 1992   Ajax (NED)
        14 DF Javier Mascherano           34   08 Jun 1984   Hebei CFFC (CHN)
        16 DF Marcos Rojo                 28   20 Mar 1990   Manchester United (ENG)
        17 DF Nicolas Otamendi            30   12 Feb 1988   Manchester City (ENG)
         7 MD Ever Banega                 29   29 Jun 1988   Sevilla (SPA)
        11 MD Angel Di Maria        (-72) 30   14 Feb 1988   Paris St Germain (FRA)
        15 MD Enzo Perez            (-61) 32   22 Feb 1986   River Plate
         9 FW Gonzalo Higuain             30   10 Dec 1987   Juventus (ITA)
        10 FW Lionel Messi (c)            31   24 Jun 1987   Barcelona (SPA)
    
        Substitutes
        13 MD Maximiliano Meza      (+72) 25   15 Dec 1992   Independiente
        22 MD Cristian Pavon        (+61) 22   21 Jan 1996   Boca Juniors
        19 FW Sergio Agüero         (+80) 30   02 Jun 1988   Manchester City (ENG)
    
        Coach: Jorge Sampaoli             58   13 Mar 1960
    
    
    
    
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