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56% Ball Possession NIGERIA and 44% Ball Possession ICELAND
Nigeria 2 – 0 Iceland 
49′ Ahmed Musa
75′ Ahmed Musa
Nigeria conquering an important victory while Iceland still keeping the dream for the qualification to the knockout stages. Nigeria winning the First Stage Group D game on Friday 22 June at the Volgograd Arena in Volgograd, Russia. Hero for Nigeria is Ahmed Musa scoring both goals in the 49th and 75th minute to collect all three points and the victory. A cold shower is for Iceland because they had the chance to shorten the distance in the 83rd minute when Gylfi Sigurdsson failed to convert a penalty sending it too high.
Here is the situation after the second game for the FIFA First Stage Group D. Croatia is in the 1st position with 6 points and a positive goal difference of +5; Nigeria is in the 2nd position with 3 points and a positive goal difference of “0”; Iceland is in the 3rd position with 1 point and a negative goal difference of -2; and Argentina is in the 4th position with 1 point and a negative goal difference of -3. Croatia is already qualified.
So, Group D…
Final round of fixtures:#NGA vs #ARG #ISL vs #CRO #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/vtf4k3h56S
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#SoarSuperEagles #NGAISL pic.twitter.com/1kIeLk1su4
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Musa out paces Iceland’s defence, rounds up the GK, and calmly slots in for Nigeria’s second. #NaijaIssaGoal #SoarSuperEagles #NGA #Team9jaStrong #NGAISL #MusaIssaGoal #NGAISL #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/JAD4aOQWle
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Here is NIGERIA official starting lineup – formation by Head Coach Gernot Kohr:
Nigeria (4-3-3): Uzoho; Omeruo, Ekong, Balogun, Idowu; Mikel, Ndidi, Etebo; Moses, Iheanacho, Musa.
Here is ICELAND official starting lineup – formation by Head Coach Hallgrímsson:
Iceland (4-4-2): Halldórsson; Sævarsson, Árnason, R.Sigurdsson, Magnússon; Gislason, Sigurdsson, Gunnarson, Bjarnason; Finnbogason, Bodvarsson.
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Italian Serie A Players with Nigeria and Iceland
Iceland National team: 1 Italian Serie A players: Udinese midfielder Emil Hallfredsson
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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Meanwhile in Volvograd… #NGAISL pic.twitter.com/5kqIciayiH
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Meanwhile in Volvograd… #NGAISL pic.twitter.com/5kqIciayiH
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.@NGSuperEagles XI vs #Iceland #SoarSuperEagles #NGA #WorldCup #NGAISL pic.twitter.com/zFRfmXH5TL
— ?? Super Eagles (@NGSuperEagles) June 22, 2018
? This is how we start the game against Nigeria.#fyririsland pic.twitter.com/pDAn99SxMF
— Knattspyrnusambandið (@footballiceland) June 22, 2018
[#Rusia2018 ] Nigeria vs Islandia: Árbitros —> pic.twitter.com/Zsboi8Go0z
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A massive win for #NGA means it is all to play for! #NGAISL pic.twitter.com/xSVSMGQORE
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2018 FIFA World Cup
First stage – Group D
Nigeria 2 – 0 Iceland
Friday 22 June 2018
Volgograd Arena
Volgograd, Russia
18:00 Local Time
Referee: Matthew CONGER (NZL)
Assistant Referee 1: Simon LOUNT (NZL)
Assistant Referee 2: Tevita MAKASINI (TGA)
Fourth Official: Ricardo MONTERO (CRC)
Res.Ass Hiroshi YAMAUCHI (JPN)
Goals: 49′ Ahmed Musa (N), 75′ Ahmed Musa (N)
Official lineups – formations
Nigeria (4-3-3): Uzoho; Omeruo, Ekong, Balogun, Idowu; Mikel, Ndidi, Etebo; Moses, Iheanacho, Musa.
Substitutes: Ezenwa, Akpeyi, Iwobi, Ebuehi, Shehu, Ighalo, Nwankwo, Onazi, Obi, Ogu, Awaziem, Echiejile
Coach: Gernot Kohr
Iceland (4-4-2): Halldórsson; Sævarsson, Árnason, R.Sigurdsson, Magnússon; Gislason, Sigurdsson, Gunnarson, Bjarnason; Finnbogason, Bodvarsson.
Coach: Hallgrímsson.