Russia 2018: Nigeria draws Argentina, Iceland, Croatia in World Cup Group D

The Super Eagles will be looking to beat the Argentine for the first in a World Cup match following a draw which saw Nigeria pitched against the South American country for the fifth time.

 

 

Four previous encounters saw the Super Eagles beaten by La Albiceleste all by one-goal margins (2-1 in 1994, 1-0 in 2002, 1-0 in 2010 and 3-2 in 2014). Nigeria have drawn Argentina four times out of their five World Cup campaigns. The most recent encounter saw Lionel Messi score a first-half brace to ultimately lead the Argentinians to a thrilling 3-2 win in Porto Alegre.

Croatia and Iceland are the other countries in Group D.

 

World Cup groups in full

Group A: Russia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Uruguay
Group B: Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Iran
Group C: France, Australia, Peru, Denmark
Group D: Argentina, Iceland, Croatia, Nigeria
Group E: Brazil, Switzerland, Costa Rica, Serbia
Group F: Germany, Sweden, Mexico, South Korea
Group G: Belgium, Panama, Tunisia, England
Group H: Poland, Senegal, Colombia, Japan