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Nigeria – Argentina 
Stats BEFORE the game.
- Nigeria, 2nd position with 3 points and a goal difference of “0”
- Argentina, 4th position with 1 point and a negative goal difference of -3
FIFA announcing NIGERIA vs ARGENTINA match officials for the First Stage Group D game on Tuesday 26 June at the Saint Petersburg Stadium in Saint Petersburg, Russia at 21:00 local time. It is Referee Cuneyt Cakir from Turkey to direct the game.
Referee Cakir will be assisted by Assistant Referee 1: Bahattin DURAN (TUR) and Assistant Referee 2: Tarik ONGUN (TUR). The Fourth Official will be Bjorn KUIPERS (NED). The Res. Assistant will be Sander VAN ROEKEL (NED).
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Italian Serie A Players with Nigeria and Iceland
Argentina National team: 5 Italian Serie A players, AS Roma defender Federico Fazio, Torino defender Cristian Ansaldi, AC Milan midfielder Lucas Biglia, Juventus forward Gonzalo Higuain, and Juventus forward Paulo Dybala.
Nigeria National team: 1 Italian Serie A and 1 Serie B players Torino midfielder Joel Obi (Serie A) and Crotone forward Simeon Nwankwo (Serie B).
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Referee designations FWC 2018 Match 39: #NGA?#ARG (26 June):
Referee: Cuneyt CAKIR (TUR)
ASR 1: Bahattin DURAN (TUR)
ASR 2: Tarik ONGUN (TUR)
4th Off. Bjorn KUIPERS (NED)
Res.Ass Sander VAN ROEKEL (NED)@FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/PO8rD4GsuE— FIFA Media (@fifamedia) June 24, 2018
2018 FIFA World Cup
First stage – Group D
Nigeria – Argentina
Tuesday 26 June 2018
Saint Petersburg Stadium
Saint Petersburg, Russia
21:00 Local time
Referee: Cuneyt CAKIR (TUR)
Assistant Referee 1: Bahattin DURAN (TUR)
Assistant Referee 2: Tarik ONGUN (TUR)
Fourth Official: Bjorn KUIPERS (NED)
Res. Assistant: Sander VAN ROEKEL (NED)