Argentina’s blushes spared by Messi magic

Nigeria 2 Argentina 3

Argentina’s blushes spared by Messi magic
Thu, 26 Jun, 2014 - 01:00
Colin Armitage

Messi’s two goals were twice cancelled out by Nigeria’s Ahmed Musa but Marcos Rojo’s second-half finish made sure Argentina took all three points.

Despite their defeat, Nigeria also progressed to the last 16 as Iran were beaten 3-1 by Bosnia-Herzegovina – meaning the Super Eagles go through as runners-up.

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