Featured match
- G. Heinze 6'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Argentina beat Nigeria 1-0. Scorers for Argentina: G. Heinze 6'.
Argentina
Nigeria
- Full-time 1 - 0
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85'
N. Burdisso Out: Ángel Di María · Argentina Substitution for Argentina: N. Burdisso comes on for Ángel Di María
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79'
D. Milito Out: G. Higuaín · Argentina Substitution for Argentina: D. Milito comes on for G. Higuaín
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74'
K. Uche Out: T. Taiwo · Nigeria Substitution for Nigeria: K. Uche comes on for T. Taiwo
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74'
M. Rodríguez Out: J. Verón · Argentina Substitution for Argentina: M. Rodríguez comes on for J. Verón
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60'
P. Odemwingie Out: C. Obasi · Nigeria Substitution for Nigeria: P. Odemwingie comes on for C. Obasi
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52'
O. Martins Out: V. Obinna · Nigeria Substitution for Nigeria: O. Martins comes on for V. Obinna
- Half-time 1 - 0
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6'
G. Heinze 1-0 Goal · Assist: J. Verón · Argentina Goal! G. Heinze scores for Argentina, set up by J. Verón. It is 1-0
- Kick-off
Argentina
Nigeria
Argentina
Coach: D. Maradona
Starting XI
- 22— S. Romero
- 6— G. Heinze6'
- 14— J. Mascherano
- 2— M. Demichelis
- 13— W. Samuel
- 17— J. Gutiérrez
- 8— J. Verón74'
- 7— Ángel Di María85'
- 10— Lionel Messi
- 11— C. Tevez
- 9— G. Higuaín79'
Substitutes
- 20— M. Rodríguez74'
- 19— D. Milito79'
- 4— N. Burdisso85'
- 12— A. Garcé
- 3— C. Rodríguez
- 1— D. Pozo
- 23— Javier Pastore
- 21— M. Andújar
- 5— M. Bolatti
- 18— M. Palermo
- 15— Nicolás Otamendi
- 16— S. Agüero
Nigeria
Coach: L. Lagerbäck
Starting XI
Substitutes
- 9— O. Martins52'
- 11— P. Odemwingie60'
- 12— K. Uche74'
- 22— A. Adeleye
- 16— A. Ejide
- 23— D. Aiyenugba
- 10— B. Ideye
- 7— J. Utaka
- 4— N. Kanu
- 5— R. Afolabi
- 21— E. Echiejile
- 13— A. Yussuf
No statistics available for this match
Group A
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Uruguay
|
3 | 4 | 0 | 4:0 | +4 | 7 |
| 2 |
Mexico
|
3 | 3 | 2 | 3:2 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 |
South Africa
|
3 | 3 | 5 | 3:5 | -2 | 4 |
| 4 |
France
|
3 | 1 | 4 | 1:4 | -3 | 1 |
Next round
Group B
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Argentina
|
3 | 7 | 1 | 7:1 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 |
South Korea
|
3 | 5 | 6 | 5:6 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 |
Greece
|
3 | 2 | 5 | 2:5 | -3 | 3 |
| 4 |
Nigeria
|
3 | 3 | 5 | 3:5 | -2 | 1 |
Next round
Group C
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
USA
|
3 | 4 | 3 | 4:3 | +1 | 5 |
| 2 |
England
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 2:1 | +1 | 5 |
| 3 |
Slovenia
|
3 | 3 | 3 | 3:3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |
Algeria
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 0:2 | -2 | 1 |
Next round
Group D
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Germany
|
3 | 5 | 1 | 5:1 | +4 | 6 |
| 2 |
Ghana
|
3 | 2 | 2 | 2:2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |
Australia
|
3 | 3 | 6 | 3:6 | -3 | 4 |
| 4 |
Serbia
|
3 | 2 | 3 | 2:3 | -1 | 3 |
Next round
Group E
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Netherlands
|
3 | 5 | 1 | 5:1 | +4 | 9 |
| 2 |
Japan
|
3 | 4 | 2 | 4:2 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 |
Denmark
|
3 | 3 | 6 | 3:6 | -3 | 3 |
| 4 |
Cameroon
|
3 | 2 | 5 | 2:5 | -3 | 0 |
Next round
Group F
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Paraguay
|
3 | 3 | 1 | 3:1 | +2 | 5 |
| 2 |
Slovakia
|
3 | 4 | 5 | 4:5 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 |
New Zealand
|
3 | 2 | 2 | 2:2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |
Italy
|
3 | 4 | 5 | 4:5 | -1 | 2 |
Next round
Group G
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brazil
|
3 | 5 | 2 | 5:2 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 |
Portugal
|
3 | 7 | 0 | 7:0 | +7 | 5 |
| 3 |
Ivory Coast
|
3 | 4 | 3 | 4:3 | +1 | 4 |
| 4 |
North Korea
|
3 | 1 | 12 | 1:12 | -11 | 0 |
Next round
Group H
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Spain
|
3 | 4 | 2 | 4:2 | +2 | 6 |
| 2 |
Chile
|
3 | 3 | 2 | 3:2 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 |
Switzerland
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1:1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |
Honduras
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0:3 | -3 | 1 |
Next round
This table is computed from the match results, because the data source does not provide it for this competition.