This page offers all the statistics of the match and the pre-match of
Argentina 1-0 Nigeria - June 02, 2002 / World Cup 2002
. All the information you will find here have been collected manually from the most official sources. However, if you found any mistake or any missing information, please contact us.World Cup 2002 - Group F
ARG
0
HT
ARG
46' - Substitution
Claudio Lópezis substituted by Kily González4648
48' - Substitution
Nwankwo Kanuis substituted by Pius Ikedia
48' - Substitution
Nwankwo Kanuis substituted by Pius Ikedia
63' - Goal
Gabriel Batistuta6373
73' - Substitution
Efe Sodjeis substituted by Justice Christopher
73' - Substitution
Efe Sodjeis substituted by Justice Christopher
78' - Substitution
Juan Sebastián Verónis substituted by Pablo Aimar78
81' - Substitution
Gabriel Batistutais substituted by Hernán Crespo81
FT
NIG
NIG
Team line-ups
Argentina
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | G |
Pablo Cavallero | 28 | 9 | 6You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 6 | D |
Walter Samuel | 24 | 31 | 6You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 4 | D |
Mauricio Pochettino | 30 | 17 | 6You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 13 | D |
Diego Placente | 25 | 7 | 6You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 3 | D |
Juan Pablo Sorín | 26 | 36 | 6You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 8 | D |
Javier Zanetti | 28 | 65 | 6You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 11 | M |
Juan Sebastián Verón | 78 | 27 | 47 | 7You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 14 | M |
Diego Simeone | 32 | 103 | 5You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 10 | M |
Ariel Ortega | 28 | 81 | 6You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 9 | F |
Gabriel Batistuta | 6381 | 33 | 75 | 7You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 7 | F |
Claudio López | 46 | 27 | 49 | 5You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Average age
28 years
Average number of matches played for the team
47
Nigeria
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G |
Ike Shorunmu | 34 | 30 | 7You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 16 | D |
Efe Sodje | 73 | 29 | 8 | 4You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 6 | D |
Taribo West | 28 | 40 | 5You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 2 | M |
Joseph Yobo | 21 | 17 | 5You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 5 | D |
Isaac Okoronkwo | 24 | 14 | 5You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 11 | M |
Garba Lawal | 28 | 34 | 4You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 3 | D |
Celestine Babayaro | 23 | 25 | 5You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 10 | M |
Augustine Okocha | 28 | 57 | 5You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 4 | M |
Nwankwo Kanu | 48 | 25 | 37 | 4You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 9 | F |
Bartholomew Ogbeche | 17 | 5 | 4You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 17 | F |
Julius Aghahowa | 20 | 18 | 4You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
25.2 years
Average number of matches played for the team
26
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | M |
Kily González | 46 | 27 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 16 | M |
Pablo Aimar | 78 | 22 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 19 | F |
Hernán Crespo | 81 | 26 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | M |
Justice Christopher | 73 | 20 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 7 | M |
Pius Ikedia | 48 | 21 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Ariel Ortega
IN
Kily González
OUT
Diego Placente
IN
Pablo Aimar
OUT
Juan Sebastián Verón
IN
Gustavo López
OUT
Diego Simeone
IN
Matías Almeyda
OUT
Gabriel Batistuta
IN
Facundo Quiroga
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Nwankwo Kanu
IN
Yakubu Ayegbeni
OUT
Augustine Okocha
IN
Pius Ikedia
OUT
Joseph Yobo
IN
Eric Ejiofor
OUT
Garba Lawal
IN
Ifeanyi Udeze
OUT
Julius Aghahowa
IN
James Obiorah
OUT
Isaac Okoronkwo
IN
Justice Christopher
OUT
Celestine Babayaro
IN
Emeka Ugali
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
46
39
Success rate in this team:
62 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
43 %
Bielsa vs Nigeria
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on June 02, 2002
Bielsa vs Onigbinde
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on June 02, 2002
Manager
Age
Match num
64
50
Success rate in this team:
36 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
36 %
Onigbinde vs Argentina
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Latest figure on June 02, 2002
Onigbinde vs Bielsa
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Latest figure on June 02, 2002
Referee
Gilles Veissière
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Argentina1 match | General total | Nigeria1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Argentina1 match | Season total | Nigeria1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on June 02, 2002 | Latest figure on June 02, 2002 | |||||||
Videos
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Key figures
Argentina keeps its 3 consecutive matches without a loss vs Nigeria surterrainneutre running (since 25/06/1994). It's a record streak. The first of history
Argentina keeps its 18 consecutive matches without a loss running (since 16/08/2000). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 19/02/1991-08/08/1993 time period (31 matches).
Nigeria keeps its 3 consecutive losses surterrainneutre in World Cup running (since 24/06/1998). It's a record streak. The first of history
Pre-match
Current form
| Neutral ground | LColombia 3-0 Argentina04/07/1999 | VArgentina 2-0 Uruguay07/07/1999 | LBrazil 2-1 Argentina11/07/1999 | VArgentina 2-0 Mexico20/12/2000 | DParaguay 2-2 Argentina07/10/2001 | DArgentina 2-2 Cameroon27/03/2002 |
| Overall | DParaguay 2-2 Argentina07/10/2001 | VArgentina 2-0 Peru08/11/2001 | DUruguay 1-1 Argentina14/11/2001 | DWales 1-1 Argentina13/02/2002 | DArgentina 2-2 Cameroon27/03/2002 | VGermany 0-1 Argentina17/04/2002 |
Current form
| Neutral ground | VAlgeria 0-1 Nigeria21/01/2002 | VLiberia 0-1 Nigeria28/01/2002 | VNigeria 1-0 Ghana03/02/2002 | LNigeria 1-2 Senegal07/02/2002 | DNigeria 1-1 Paraguay26/03/2002 | VNigeria 1-0 Jamaica18/05/2002 |
| Overall | VMali 0-1 Nigeria09/02/2002 | DNigeria 1-1 Paraguay26/03/2002 | VScotland 1-2 Nigeria17/04/2002 | VNigeria 3-0 Kenya04/05/2002 | VIreland 1-2 Nigeria16/05/2002 | VNigeria 1-0 Jamaica18/05/2002 |
Running streaks
| Neutral ground | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawing streak | 2 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 3 | 17 |
| Winless streak | 2 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 5 | 23 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Neutral ground | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 4 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 6 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 4 |
| Scoring streak | 14 | 9 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
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Number of games (Competition total) |
0 |
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0 |
Victories (Competition total) |
0 |
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0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
Goals
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0 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
Betting aid
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0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
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0 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
0 |
Bookings
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0
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Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0
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0
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Red cards (Competition total) |
0
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Key players
Historical head to head
Neutral ground
2 matches
1 v
1 d
0 l
2 gf
1 ga
Total
2 matches
1 v
1 d
0 l
2 gf
1 ga
Historical head to head
Neutral ground
2 matches
0 v
1 d
1 l
1 gf
2 ga
Total
2 matches
0 v
1 d
1 l
1 gf
2 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 2 - 1 |
June 25, 1994 |
| Neutral ground | 2 - 1 |
June 25, 1994 |
Largest victory
No success yetLatest head to head
January 10, 1995 - Coupe Intercontinentale des Nations 1995
June 25, 1994 - Coupe du Monde 1994
Best historical scorers against Nigeria
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Claudio Caniggia | 2 goals | 1994 - 1994 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 25/06/1994. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Best historical scorers against Argentina
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Samson Siasia | 1 goal | 1994 - 1994 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 25/06/1994. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Players with most games played vs Nigeria
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José Chamot | 2 matches | 1994 - 1995 |
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Gabriel Batistuta | 2 matches | 1994 - 1995 |
 |
Hernán Edgardo Díaz | 1 match | 1994 - 1994 |
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Roberto Ayala | 1 match | 1995 - 1995 |
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Claudio Caniggia | 1 match | 1994 - 1994 |
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Hugo Pérez | 1 match | 1995 - 1995 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 25/06/1994. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Players with most games played vs Argentina
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Samson Siasia | 2 matches | 1994 - 1995 |
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Augustine Eguavoen | 2 matches | 1994 - 1995 |
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Daniel Amokachi | 2 matches | 1994 - 1995 |
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Mutiu Adepoju | 2 matches | 1994 - 1995 |
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Peter Rufai | 2 matches | 1994 - 1995 |
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Uche Okechukwu | 2 matches | 1994 - 1995 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 25/06/1994. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Competition info
The other matches
June 02, 2002
June 07, 2002
June 12, 2002
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