Marcos Rojo’s stunning late finish kept Argentina’s World Cup 2018 dream alive and broke Nigerian hearts in the process.
Argentina were just four minutes away, plus injury time, from crashing out of the tournament when Rojo steered a brilliant shot into the bottom corner.
Nigeria appeared to be earning the point they needed to make the last 16 thanks to a cooly struck Victor Moses penalty cancelling out Lionel Messi’s superb opener in the 14th minute.
But Rojo showed remarkable nerves of steel and technique to hit Gabriel Mercado’s cross first time into the net to send the Argentina fans wild. France will be their opponents in the next round. Croatia will face Denmark.
Here were the lineups for both teams:
Nigeria:
Argentina:
