World Cup draws: Nigeria battles Argentina, Iceland, Croatia in group D

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The Super Eagles of Nigeria were, on Friday, drawn in Group D to play against Iceland, Croatia and nemesis, Argentina in the group stage of the 2018 World Cup scheduled to hold in Russia.

Nigeria first played against Argentina in the 1994 World Cup. They met again at the group stage three other times in 2002, 2010, 2014.

The Super Eagles will play its first game of the prestigious competition against Croatia on June 16, in Kaliningrad.

 

The team’s last group match will be against Argentina in St Petersburg on June 26.

A monitor displays group D after the 2018 FIFA World Cup football tournament final draw at the State Kremlin Palace in Moscow on December 1, 2017. AFP

The World Cup draw!

Group A

Russia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Uruguay

Group B

Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Iran

Group C

France, Australia, Peru, Denmark

 

Group D

Argentina, Iceland, Croatia, Nigeria

Group E

Brazil, Switzerland, Costa Rica, Serbia

Group F

Germany, Mexico, Sweden, South Korea

Group G

Belgium, Panama, Tunisia, England

Group H

Poland, Senegal, Colombia, Japan

 

 

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