2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 14 - GROUP F - Nigeria vs Argentina 2:3
GROUP F
Nigeria vs Argentina 2:3
GOALS
Nigeria:
4' Ahmed Musa (#7)
47' Ahmed Musa (#7)
Argentina:
3' Lionel Messi (#10)
45 Lionel Messi (#10)
50' Marcos Rojo (#16)
Argentina and Nigeria both qualified for the last 16 of the World Cup despite two Lionel Messi goals condemning the African side to a 3:2 defeat in their final group game.
The Barcelona forward netted a fierce opener, but Ahmed Musa equalised within 80 seconds with a curling finish.
Messi made it 2:1 before the break with a 25-yard free-kick, but Musa grabbed his second after bursting through.
Marcos Rojo scored Argentina's winner, knocking in a corner with a knee.
The result means Argentina finish top of Group F with three wins from three games, while Nigeria qualify in second with four points after Iran failed to defeat Bosnia-Hercegovina.
Nigeria will face France in the last 16 in Brasilia next Monday, while Argentina take on Switzerland a day later in Sao Paulo.
Argentina
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