The Argentines, according to Nigerians, were so unruly when the NFSC team arrived the CS Internacione Stadium, Porto Alegre, the venue that hosted the Super Eagles and the Argentine side on Wednesday in Brazil
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“Messi is one heck of a player. You can’t take that away from him,” confessed Keshi to FIFA after the Argentina captain bagged a brace
The man, aged 36, underwent surgery and was discharged, the local daily Zero Hora reported, citing police at Porto Alegre’s First Aid Hospital
And with the failure of Iran to offer Queiroz a fresh contract, the coach had no other choice but to quit
Switzerland knew before the match they had to win to have a good chance of qualification
France were held 0-0 by Ecuador but reached the knock out stages as undefeated group winners
The former Bolton of England star gave a standing ovation to the African Champions in the SuperSport studios in South Africa as a mark of commendation to the team
The Barcalona star, who clocked 27 on Wednesday, featured for only 63 minutes, completing 38 passes and firing four shots at the Nigerian goal area.
Musa is the first Nigerian player to score two goals for Nigeria in a World Cup match.
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Argentina topped Group F while Nigeria also advanced despite the loss
Iran needed a win to have any chance of advancing.
Vincent Enyeama remained in goal while captain Joseph Yobo, Oshaniwa, Efe Ambrose and Kenneth Omeruo are assigned the defence role
Yobo, if he plays in the match, will attain the prestigious 100 caps in the colours of Nigeria
If the Super Eagles beat Argentina, Nigeria will go ahead to top group F with seven points and Argentina will finish in second position
The latest incident happened moments before a teammate scored the winner for Uruguay, who now advance to the next round of the tournament
Cote d’Ivoire had looked to be going through to the knockout stages as Group C runners-up after Swansea’s Wilfried Bony cancelled out Andreas Samaras’ first-half strike in the 74th minute in Fortaleza
The 32 “Barra Bravas” are Argentine football fans with a history of violence and were prevented from entering Brazil since the start of the 2014 FIFA World Cup began on June 12
FIFA also noted that if the ranking needed to be determined by drawing of lots, the draw would take place at the press conference room of Maracanã Stadium, Rio Janeiro, 90 minutes after the final whistle of the matches in the group concerned