Nigeria 2–3 Argentina: 2014 World Cup match
Nigeria2–3Full time
Match in one glance
NigeriaArgentinaGoalCard
Nigeria
Argentina
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
2Nigeria3Argentina
Lionel Messi opened the scoring at 3′.
Team comparison
NigeriaArgentina
2Goals3
2Bookings0
2Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1AMAhmed MusaNigeria · 4′, 47′2goals
- 2
Lionel MessiArgentina · 3′, 45′+1′2goals - 3MRMarcos RojoArgentina · 50′1goal
Decisive moments
5 eventsPath through 2014
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group F
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2014-06-25
- Venue
- Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre
- Result
- 2–3
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Nigeria / ArgentinaNigeria
Ahmed Musa4′
Ahmed Musa47′
Complete match timeline
NigeriaArgentinaGoalCardSubstitution
Nigeria
Argentina
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
12 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′1 – 2L. Messi 3′ · A. Musa 4′ · L. Messi 45′+1′
Second half
45′–90′1 – 1A. Musa 47′ · M. Rojo 50′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Nigeria
Reported roles- 1Vincent EnyeamaGK
- 2Joseph YoboCB
- 5Efe AmbroseRB
- 7Ahmed MusaRW
- 8Peter OdemwingieSS
- 9Emmanuel EmenikeCF
- 10John Obi MikelCM
- 13Juwon OshaniwaCB
- 17Ogenyi OnaziCM
- 18Michael BabatundeLW
- 22Kenneth OmeruoLB
Reported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 19UNUche Nwofor80′
- 20MUMichael Uchebo66′
Match contributions
- Ahmed Musa⚽ 2
- Juwon Oshaniwa▰ 51′
- Kenneth Omeruo▰ 49′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1VEVincent EnyeamaGoalkeeper
- 2JYJoseph YoboCentre-back
- 5EAEfe AmbroseRight-back
- 7AMAhmed MusaRight winger
- 8POPeter OdemwingieSS
- 9EEEmmanuel EmenikeCentre-forward
- 10JOJohn Obi MikelCentral midfielder
- 13JOJuwon OshaniwaCentre-back
- 17OOOgenyi OnaziCentral midfielder
- 18MBMichael BabatundeLeft winger
- 22KOKenneth OmeruoLeft-back
Argentina
Reported roles
1Sergio RomeroEG
2Ezequiel GarayPZ
4Pablo ZabaletaMR
16Marcos RojoFF
17Federico FernándezFG
5Fernando Gago
7Ángel Di María
14Javier Mascherano
9Gonzalo Higuaín
20Sergio AgüeroReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 6LBLucas Biglia90′
- 19RÁRicky Álvarez63′
- 22ELEzequiel Lavezzi38′
Match contributions
- Lionel Messi⚽ 2
- Marcos Rojo⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1Sergio RomeroGoalkeeper
- 2EGEzequiel GarayCentre-back
- 4PZPablo ZabaletaRight-back
- 5FGFernando GagoRight midfielder
- 7Ángel Di MaríaLeft midfielder
- 9Gonzalo HiguaínCentre-forward
- 10Lionel MessiAttacking midfielder
- 14Javier MascheranoCentral midfielder
- 16MRMarcos RojoLeft-back
- 17FFFederico FernándezCentre-back
- 20Sergio AgüeroCentre-forward
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Score progression
2Nigeria3Argentina
Lionel Messi opened the scoring at 3′.
Team comparison
NigeriaArgentina
2Goals3
2Bookings0
2Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1AMAhmed MusaNigeria · 4′, 47′2goals
- 2Lionel MessiArgentina · 3′, 45′+1′2goals
- 3MRMarcos RojoArgentina · 50′1goal
Available match data
Goals, bookings, substitutions and starting roles are recorded. This match does not have shot locations, xG, possession or passing data in the loaded sources.
Decisive moments
5 eventsPath through 2014
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group F
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2014-06-25
- Venue
- Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre
- Result
- 2–3
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Nigeria / ArgentinaNigeria
Ahmed Musa4′
Ahmed Musa47′
Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Starting lineups, used substitutes and event records come from the Fjelstul World Cup Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), credited alongside each panel.