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ArgentinavsNigeria
Argentina vs Nigeria: head-to-head stats
Since 1994
Argentina
6
wins
draws
1
9 meetings
Nigeria
2
wins
Argentina and Nigeria have met 9 times since 1994: Argentina won 6, Nigeria 2, and 1 match was drawn. Argentina lead the head-to-head by 4 wins. Goals: Argentina 15, Nigeria 13. Last meeting: Argentina 2–1 Nigeria (FIFA World Cup, Jun 26, 2018).
- First meeting
- Argentina 2–1 Nigeria
- Jun 25, 1994 · FIFA World Cup
- Last meeting
- Argentina 2–1 Nigeria
- Jun 26, 2018 · FIFA World Cup
- Biggest Argentina win
- Argentina 3–1 Nigeria
- Sep 6, 2011 · Friendly
- Biggest Nigeria win
- Argentina 1–4 Nigeria
- Jun 1, 2011 · Friendly
Match preview and current form
The rivalry, match by match
9 meetings since 1994. Hover or tap a match for the details.
- Argentina win
- Draw
- Nigeria win
- World Cup or continental finals
- Bigger = wider margin
ARG=NGA
- 1990
- 2000
- 2010
ARG +41994 · ARG ahead3–1 · 2011
↑ ARGNGA ↓
- 1990s: Argentina 2 goals, Nigeria 1 goal
- 2000s: Argentina 1 goal, Nigeria 0 goals
- 2010s: Argentina 12 goals, Nigeria 12 goals
By competition
| Competition | P | ARG W | D | NGA W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIFA World Cup | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Friendly | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Confederations Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
All meetings
9 matches, newest first, with goalscorers where recorded.
- W2–1NFIFA World CupFIFA World Cup
Argentina: Lionel Messi 14', Marcos Rojo 86'
Nigeria: Victor Moses 51' (pen.)
- L2–4NFriendlyFriendly
- W3–2NFIFA World CupFIFA World Cup
Argentina: Lionel Messi 3', Lionel Messi 45', Marcos Rojo 50'
Nigeria: Ahmed Musa 4', Ahmed Musa 47'
- W3–1NFriendlyFriendly
- L1–4AFriendlyFriendly
- W1–0NFIFA World CupFIFA World Cup
Argentina: Gabriel Heinze 6'
Nigeria: —
- W1–0NFIFA World CupFIFA World Cup
Argentina: Gabriel Batistuta 63'
Nigeria: —
- D0–0NConfederations CupConfederations Cup
- W2–1NFIFA World CupFIFA World Cup
Argentina: Claudio Caniggia 21', Claudio Caniggia 28'
Nigeria: Samson Siasia 8'
Sources: martj42/international_results (international matches since 1872, MIT-licensed open dataset) and ESPN for the latest results and fixtures. Predecessor teams follow FIFA attribution (Yugoslavia → Serbia, Czechoslovakia → Czechia).
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