This page offers all the statistics of the match and the pre-match of
Argentina 1-0 Nigeria - June 12, 2010 / World Cup 2010
. 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 2010 - Round 1 - Group B
ARG
0
6' - Goal
Gabriel Heinze6
HT
ARG
52
52' - Substitution
Victor Obinnais substituted by Obafemi Martins
52' - Substitution
Victor Obinnais substituted by Obafemi Martins60
60' - Substitution
Chinedu Obasiis substituted by Peter Odemwingie
60' - Substitution
Chinedu Obasiis substituted by Peter Odemwingie
74' - Substitution
Juan Sebastián Verónis substituted by Maxi Rodríguez7475
75' - Substitution
Taye Taiwois substituted by Kalu Uche
75' - Substitution
Taye Taiwois substituted by Kalu Uche
79' - Substitution
Gonzalo Higuaínis substituted by Diego Milito79
86' - Substitution
Ángel Di Maríais substituted by Nicolás Burdisso86
FT
NIG
NIG
Team line-ups
Argentina
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | G |
Sergio Romero | 23 | 7 | 5.6You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 13 | D |
Walter Samuel | 32 | 55 | 5.8You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 2 | D |
Martín Demichelis | 29 | 26 | 5.3You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 6 | D |
Gabriel Heinze | 6 | 32 | 65 | 6.7You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 14 | M |
Javier Mascherano | 26 | 58 | 5.9You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 8 | M |
Juan Sebastián Verón | 74 | 35 | 70 | 5.9You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 7 | M |
Ángel Di María | 86 | 22 | 9 | 5.3You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 17 | D |
Jonás Gutiérrez | 26 | 17 | 5You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 9 | F |
Gonzalo Higuaín | 79 | 22 | 6 | 5.3You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 10 | M |
Lionel Messi | 22 | 46 | 7.4You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 11 | F |
Carlos Tévez | 26 | 55 | 5.6You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
26.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
38
Nigeria
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G |
Vincent Enyeama | 27 | 56 | 7.9You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 2 | D |
Joseph Yobo | 29 | 68 | 6.1You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 6 | D |
Danny Shittu | 29 | 28 | 5.6You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 3 | D |
Taye Taiwo | 75 | 25 | 42 | 6.2You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 17 | D |
Chidi Odiah | 26 | 25 | 5.3You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 14 | M |
Sani Kaita | 24 | 22 | 5.3You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 20 | M |
Dickson Etuhu | 28 | 13 | 4.4You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 18 | M |
Victor Obinna | 52 | 23 | 34 | 4.6You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 19 | M |
Chinedu Obasi | 60 | 24 | 13 | 5.1You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 8 | F |
Yakubu Ayegbeni | 27 | 52 | 4.3You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
26.2 years
Average number of matches played for the team
35
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | D |
Nicolás Burdisso | 86 | 29 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 20 | M |
Maxi Rodríguez | 74 | 29 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 19 | F |
Diego Milito | 79 | 31 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | F |
Obafemi Martins | 52 | 25 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 11 | F |
Peter Odemwingie | 60 | 28 | 51 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 12 | F |
Kalu Uche | 75 | 27 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Juan Sebastián Verón
IN
Javier Pastore
OUT
Walter Samuel
IN
Nicolás Otamendi
OUT
Martín Demichelis
IN
Maxi Rodríguez
OUT
Lionel Messi
IN
Nicolás Burdisso
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Chinedu Obasi
IN
Peter Odemwingie
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
49
20
Success rate in this team:
75 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
64 %
Maradona vs Nigeria
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on June 12, 2010
Maradona vs Lagerbäck
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on June 12, 2010
Manager
Age
Match num
61
5
Success rate in this team:
40 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
44 %
Lagerbäck vs Argentina
0 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Latest figure on June 12, 2010
Lagerbäck vs Maradona
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Latest figure on June 12, 2010
Referee
Wolfgang Stark
2 victories |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Argentina2 matches | 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 August 14, 2013 | Latest figure on June 12, 2010 | |||||||
LIVE
| 90+5' |  | End of game. | |
| 90+3' | Foul on Diego Milito conceded by Chidi Odiah. | ||
| 90+3' | Croc-en-jambe on Jonás Gutiérrez conceded by Peter Odemwingie. | ||
| 90+2' | Foul on Obafemi Martins conceded by Javier Mascherano. | ||
| 90' |  | Corner. | |
| 87' |  | Yakubu Ayegbeni misses the target. | |
| 86' |  | Ángel Di María is substituted by Nicolás Burdisso. | |
| 83' | | Kalu Uche misses the target. | |
| 82' | Missed cross by Ángel Di María. | ||
| 82' | | Corner. | |
| 81' |  | Lionel Messi oblige le gardien à s'employer. | |
| 79' | | Gonzalo Higuaín is substituted by Diego Milito. | |
| 79' | | Obafemi Martins shoots but the goalkeeper makes the save. | |
| 77' |  | Yellow card!Obafemi Martins is shown a YELLOW CARD. | |
| 77' | Croc-en-jambe on Lionel Messi conceded by Diego Milito. | ||
| 76' | | Corner. | |
| 75' | | Lionel Messi misses the target. | |
| 75' | | Taye Taiwo is substituted by Kalu Uche. | |
| 74' | | Juan Sebastián Verón is substituted by Maxi Rodríguez. | |
| 73' | Croc-en-jambe on Lionel Messi conceded by Peter Odemwingie. | ||
| 71' | | Taye Taiwo has his shot end up close to the posts. | |
| 69' | | Juan Sebastián Verón misses the target. | |
| 69' | Cross deflected by Lionel Messi. | ||
| 69' | | Corner. | |
| 68' | | Gonzalo Higuaín misses the target. | |
| 66' | | Gonzalo Higuaín oblige le gardien à s'employer. | |
| 65' | | Lionel Messi misses the target. | |
| 65' | Cross repelled by defense by Lionel Messi. | ||
| 64' | | Corner. | |
| 63' | | Taye Taiwo misses the target. | |
| 63' | Foul on Yakubu Ayegbeni conceded by Martín Demichelis. | ||
| 62' | Cross deflected by Yakubu Ayegbeni. | ||
| 62' | | Corner. | |
| 62' | | Obafemi Martins misses the target. | |
| 61' | | Sani Kaita misses the target. | |
| 60' | Cross deflected by Lionel Messi. | ||
| 60' | | Chinedu Obasi is substituted by Peter Odemwingie. | |
| 60' | | Corner. | |
| 60' | | Lionel Messi misses the target. | |
| 59' | Cross repelled by defense by Gabriel Heinze. | ||
| 56' | | Corner. | |
| 56' | Completely missed cross by Chinedu Obasi. | ||
| 52' | | Victor Obinna is substituted by Obafemi Martins. | |
| 52' | | Walter Samuel misses the target. | |
| 52' | Cross deflected by Juan Sebastián Verón. | ||
| 51' | | Corner. | |
| 49' | | Lionel Messi misses the target. | |
| 49' | Cross deflected by Juan Sebastián Verón. | ||
| 48' | Foul on Gonzalo Higuaín. | ||
| 45' | | Second half. | |
| 45+2' | | Half time. | |
| 45' | | Juan Sebastián Verón envoie le ballon directement dans les tribunes. | |
| 44' | Foul on Lionel Messi conceded by Chidi Odiah. | ||
| 43' | Foul on Juan Sebastián Verón conceded by Chidi Odiah. | ||
| 42' | Cross deflected by Taye Taiwo. | ||
| 41' | | Yellow card!Jonás Gutiérrez is shown a YELLOW CARD. | |
| 41' | Foul on Chinedu Obasi conceded by Jonás Gutiérrez. | ||
| 38' | Cross repelled by defense by Ángel Di María. | ||
| 38' | | Corner. | |
| 37' | | Lionel Messi shoots but the goalkeeper makes the save. | |
| 37' | Croc-en-jambe on Lionel Messi conceded by Chinedu Obasi. | ||
| 34' | Cross deflected by Taye Taiwo. | ||
| 34' | Foul on Chinedu Obasi conceded by Jonás Gutiérrez. | ||
| 29' | | Chinedu Obasi shoots with too much angle. | |
| 28' | | Taye Taiwo misses the target. | |
| 27' | Foul on Yakubu Ayegbeni conceded by Martín Demichelis. | ||
| 25' | | Sani Kaita shoots with too much angle. | |
| 23' | | Walter Samuel misses the target. | |
| 23' | Cross deflected by Ángel Di María. | ||
| 22' | | Corner. | |
| 21' | | Gonzalo Higuaín oblige le gardien à un arrêt de grande classe. | |
| 20' | Cross at the second post by Dickson Etuhu. | ||
| 19' | | Corner. | |
| 18' | | Lionel Messi oblige le gardien à s'employer. | |
| 17' | Cross deflected by Jonás Gutiérrez. | ||
| 14' | | Chinedu Obasi misses the target. | |
| 12' | Cross way too high by Victor Obinna. | ||
| 11' | Cross repelled by defense by Victor Obinna. | ||
| 10' | | Corner. | |
| 9' | | Gonzalo Higuaín misses the target. | |
| 9' | Cross deflected by Taye Taiwo. | ||
| 8' | Foul on Taye Taiwo conceded by Carlos Tévez. | ||
| 6' |  | ||
| 6' | Corner taken by Juan Sebastián Verón. | ||
| 6' | | Corner. | |
| 6' | | Lionel Messi oblige le gardien à un arrêt de grande classe. | |
| 4' | | Gonzalo Higuaín misses the target. | |
| 4' | Cross deflected by Lionel Messi. | ||
| 3' | | Chinedu Obasi misses the target. | |
| 0' | | First half. |
Videos
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Key figures
It's the first time Gabriel Heinze scores 1 goal in World Cup
It's the first time Gabriel Heinze scores 1 goal vs Nigeria in his professional career
Argentina keeps its 4 matches with only one goal conceded at most vs Nigeria running (since 25/06/1994). It's a record streak. The first of history
General ranking
| 1 | South Korea | 3 pts | 1 rd | |
| 2 | Argentina | 3 pts | 1 rd | |
| 3 | Nigeria | 0 pt | 1 rd | |
| 4 | Greece | 0 pt | 1 rd |
General ranking
| 1 | South Korea | 3 pts | 1 rd | |
| 2 | Argentina | 3 pts | 1 rd | |
| 3 | Nigeria | 0 pt | 1 rd | |
| 4 | Greece | 0 pt | 1 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
| Neutral ground | VArgentina 4-2 Colombia02/07/2007 | VArgentina 1-0 Paraguay05/07/2007 | VArgentina 4-0 Peru08/07/2007 | VMexico 0-3 Argentina11/07/2007 | LBrazil 3-0 Argentina15/07/2007 | VArgentina 4-1 Mexico04/06/2008 |
| Overall | LSpain 2-1 Argentina14/11/2009 | VArgentina 3-2 Costa Rica26/01/2010 | VArgentina 2-1 Jamaica10/02/2010 | VGermany 0-1 Argentina03/03/2010 | VArgentina 4-0 Haiti05/05/2010 | VArgentina 5-0 Canada24/05/2010 |
Current form
| Neutral ground | DZambia 0-0 Nigeria25/01/2010 | LGhana 1-0 Nigeria28/01/2010 | VNigeria 1-0 Algeria30/01/2010 | DNigeria 0-0 Saudi Arabia25/05/2010 | DColombia 1-1 Nigeria30/05/2010 | VNigeria 3-1 North Korea06/06/2010 |
| Overall | LGhana 1-0 Nigeria28/01/2010 | VNigeria 1-0 Algeria30/01/2010 | VNigeria 5-2 DR Congo03/03/2010 | DNigeria 0-0 Saudi Arabia25/05/2010 | DColombia 1-1 Nigeria30/05/2010 | VNigeria 3-1 North Korea06/06/2010 |
Running streaks
| Neutral ground | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 5 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 5 |
| Drawless streak | 10 | 21 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 9 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 3 |
Running streaks
| Neutral ground | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 4 | 5 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 2 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
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0 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
0 |
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0
|
Victories (Competition total) |
0
|
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
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0
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Losses (Competition total) |
0
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Goals
|
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
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Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
0
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0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
0 |
Bookings
|
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
3 matches
2 v
1 d
0 l
3 gf
1 ga
Total
3 matches
2 v
1 d
0 l
3 gf
1 ga
Historical head to head
Neutral ground
3 matches
0 v
1 d
2 l
1 gf
3 ga
Total
3 matches
0 v
1 d
2 l
1 gf
3 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 1 - 0 |
June 02, 2002 |
| Neutral ground | 1 - 0 |
June 02, 2002 |
Largest victory
No success yetLatest head to head
June 02, 2002 - Coupe du Monde 2002
January 10, 1995 - Coupe Intercontinentale des Nations 1995
June 25, 1994 - Coupe du Monde 1994
Best historical scorers against Nigeria
 |
Claudio Caniggia | 2 goals | 1994 - 1994 |
 |
Gabriel Batistuta | 1 goal | 2002 - 2002 |
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
 |
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
|
Gabriel Batistuta | 3 matches | 1994 - 2002 |
 |
Diego Simeone | 2 matches | 1994 - 2002 |
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Javier Zanetti | 2 matches | 1995 - 2002 |
 |
Ariel Ortega | 2 matches | 1995 - 2002 |
 |
José Chamot | 2 matches | 1994 - 1995 |
 |
Juan Pablo Sorín | 1 match | 2002 - 2002 |
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
 |
Augustine Okocha | 3 matches | 1994 - 2002 |
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Peter Rufai | 2 matches | 1994 - 1995 |
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Uche Okechukwu | 2 matches | 1994 - 1995 |
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Emmanuel Amunike | 2 matches | 1994 - 1995 |
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Mutiu Adepoju | 2 matches | 1994 - 1995 |
|
Samson Siasia | 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 11, 2010
June 12, 2010
June 13, 2010
June 14, 2010
June 15, 2010
June 16, 2010
Post-match general ranking
| pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|  | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
2
|  | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
3
|  | Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
4
|  | Greece | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
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