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Volgograd Arena
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Substitution
90:00'
- 90th min: Oghenekaro Etebo is replaced by Alex Iwobi.
Substitution
87:00'
- 87th min: Aron Gunnarsson is replaced by Ari Skulason.
Substitution
85:00'
- 85th min: Kelechi Iheanacho is replaced by Odion Ighalo.
Penalty
81:00'
- Gylfi Sigurdsson missed a penalty awarded by Matthew Conger after a foul by Tyronne Ebuehi.
Assist
75:00'
- Kenneth Omeruo gets his first assist of the match, on Ahmed Musa's 75th minute goal.
Goal
75:00'
- Ahmed Musa scores his 2nd goal vs Iceland at Volgograd Arena in the 75th minute (2 - 0).
- In 2 FIFA World Cup seasons, Ahmed Musa has scored 4 goals (6 matches), this season he has scored 2 goals.(2 matches)
- Nigeria have scored 2 goals on 2 occasions, never going on to score a third. (last 10 FIFA World Cup matches)
- Iceland have conceded 2 goals on occasions, never going on to concede a third. (last 1 FIFA World Cup matches)
- Nigeria require one more goal to equal their record for most goals in a FIFA World Cup match.
- Iceland beat their previous record of 1 goal conceded in a FIFA World Cup match which they conceded against Argentina on Saturday 16th of June 2018.
- Ahmed Musa (Midfielder) has now scored 4 goals in 5 FIFA World Cup Group Stage appearances.
Substitution
71:00'
- 71st min: Jon Dadi Bodvarsson is replaced by Bjorn Sigurdarson.
Substitution
65:00'
- 65th min: Ragnar Sigurdsson is replaced by Sverrir Ingi Ingason.
60 minute.
60:00'
- 1 of the 2 goals (50%) Nigeria have scored have come in the middle of the second half, compared to the FIFA World Cup average of 16.98%.
- When Nigeria lead 1-0 after 60 minutes, they have never kept a clean sheet in the last 1 WC games. (last 4 matches)
Assist
49:00'
- Victor Moses gets his first assist of the match, on Ahmed Musa's 49th minute goal.
Goal
49:00'
- Ahmed Musa has scored the opening goal of the match vs Iceland at Volgograd Arena in the 49th minute (1 - 0).
- Ahmed Musa scores his first goal this season, he now has 3 goals in 2 FIFA World Cup seasons.
- The last time Ahmed Musa scored in the FIFA World Cup was against Argentina back on Wednesday 25th of June 2014. It's been 3 matches since he scored.
- Nigeria go on to score a second goal 40% of the time after scoring one goal. They have scored one goal in 5 of their last 10 FIFA World Cup matches and gone on to score again 2 times.
- Iceland conceded 1 goal 1 time never going to concede a second. (last 1 FIFA World Cup matches)
- Iceland have now equaled their record for the most goals conceded in a FIFA World Cup match with 1 goal.
- Ahmed Musa (Midfielder) has now scored 3 goals in 5 FIFA World Cup Group Stage appearances.
- When Nigeria lead 1-0 after 49 minutes, they have never kept a clean sheet in the last 1 WC games. (last 4 matches)
Substitution
46:00'
- 46th min: Brian Idowu is replaced by Tyronne Ebuehi.
Discipline
44:00'
- Nigeria's Brian Idowu is shown a yellow card in the 44th minute.
30 minute.
30:00'
- Nigeria have conceded 50% (1 of the 2 goals) at the end of the first half, which compares to the FIFA World Cup average of 16.98%.
15 minute.
15:00'
- 1 of the 1 goals (100%) Iceland have conceded, have come in the middle of the first half, compared to the FIFA World Cup average of 9.43%.
Nigeria
Squads
Iceland
- Francis Uzoho, Goalkeeper 19y 238d
- Brian Idowu, Defender 26y 34d
- Kenneth Omeruo, Defender 24y 248d
- William Troost-Ekong, Defender 24y 295d
- Victor Moses, Midfielder 27y 193d
- John Mikel Obi, Midfielder 31y 61d
- Ahmed Musa, Midfielder 25y 251d
- Oghenekaro Etebo, Midfielder 22y 226d
- Wilfred Ndidi, Midfielder 21y 189d
- Kelechi Iheanacho, Forward 21y 262d
- Leon Balogun, Forward 29y 359d
- Hannes Halldorsson, Goalkeeper 34y 55d
- Birkir Saevarsson, Defender 33y 224d
- Hordur Magnusson, Defender 25y 133d
- Kari Arnason, Defender 35y 252d
- Ragnar Sigurdsson, Defender 31y 307d
- Rurik Gislason, Midfielder 30y 117d
- Aron Gunnarsson, Midfielder 29y 61d
- Gylfi Sigurdsson, Midfielder 28y 288d
- Birkir Bjarnason, Midfielder 30y 26d
- Jon Dadi Bodvarsson, Forward 26y 28d
- Alfred Finnbogason, Forward 29y 143d
Substitutions
- Daniel Akpeyi, Goalkeeper
- Ikechukwu Ezenwa, Goalkeeper
- Chidozie Awaziem, Defender
- Abdullahi Shehu, Defender
- Elderson, Defender
- Ogenyi Onazi, Midfielder
- Tyronne Ebuehi, Midfielder
- Joel Obi, Midfielder
- John Ugochukwu, Midfielder
- Alex Iwobi, Forward
- Simeon Nwankwo, Forward
- Odion Ighalo, Forward
- Runar Alex Runarsson, Goalkeeper
- Frederik Schram, Goalkeeper
- Holmar Eyjolffson, Defender
- Sverrir Ingi Ingason, Defender
- Samuel Friojonsson, Defender
- Olafur Skulason, Midfielder
- Emil Hallfredsson, Midfielder
- Arnor Ingvi Traustason, Midfielder
- Johann Berg Gudmundsson, Midfielder
- Albert Gudmundsson, Midfielder
- Ari Skulason, Midfielder
- Bjorn Sigurdarson, Forward
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Pre-match Stats
- Nigeria's FIFA World Cup starting XI averages 25 years and 20 days, with the youngest player in the line up Francis Uzoho at 19 years and 238 days, compared to the oldest John Mikel Obi at 31 years and 61 days.
- Iceland's FIFA World Cup starting XI averages 30 years and 155 days, with the youngest player in the line up Hordur Magnusson at 25 years and 133 days, compared to the oldest Kari Arnason at 35 years and 252 days.
- The only debutant for Iceland in the FIFA World Cup is Jon Dadi Bodvarsson.
- Jon Dadi Bodvarsson becomes the 15th player to play for Iceland in the FIFA World Cup.
- Jon Dadi Bodvarsson is the 15th Iceland player to play for Iceland in the FIFA World Cup.
- Nigeria have played 19 FIFA World Cup matches, winning 5, drawing 3 and losing 11.
- Iceland have played 1 FIFA World Cup matches, winning 0, drawing 1 and losing 0.
- Nigeria have scored 20 goals in 19 FIFA World Cup matches averaging 1.05 goals a match compared to the competition average of 1.41.
- Iceland have scored 1 goal in 1 FIFA World Cup matches averaging 1 goal a match compared to the competition average of 1.41.
- Nigeria have conceded 28 goals in 19 FIFA World Cup matches averaging 1.47 goals a match compared to the competition average of 1.41.
- Iceland have conceded 1 goal in 1 FIFA World Cup matches averaging 1 goal a match compared to the competition average of 1.41.
- There have been 53 goals in the FIFA World Cup season averaging 1.66 per team, with Nigeria conceding 2, ranking 19th place and Iceland conceding 1, ranking 7th place.
- Nigeria have had 2 shots against on target from 10 shots, a shot on target ratio of 20%, which compares to the FIFA World Cup average of 40.09%.
- Iceland have had 7 shots against on target from 16 shots, a shot on target ratio of 43.75%, which compares to the FIFA World Cup average of 40.09%.
- Nigeria have had 2 shots on target from 9 shots, a shot on target ratio of 22.22%, which compares to the FIFA World Cup average of 40.09%.
- Iceland have had 3 shots on target from 8 shots, a shot on target ratio of 37.5%, which compares to the FIFA World Cup average of 40.09%.
- This is the first time Matthew Conger has refereed in the FIFA World Cup.
- This is the first time Matthew Conger has refereed this fixture in the FIFA World Cup.
- Matthew Conger is in charge of Nigeria for the first time in the FIFA World Cup.
- Matthew Conger is in charge of Iceland for the first time in the FIFA World Cup.
- Nigeria last clean sheet was on 21 June 2014 against Bosnia and Herzegovina, they played 3 games with no clean sheet in the FIFA World Cup.
- Last time when Nigeria ended in a draw in the FIFA World Cup was on 16 June 2014 vs Iran, they played 4 games without having a draw.
- Last time when Nigeria ended in a win in the FIFA World Cup was on the road at Bosnia and Herzegovina on 21 June 2014 ending 1 - 0, they played 3 games without winning a match.
- Joseph Yobo (Defender) has made 10 FIFA World Cup appearances and has 1 assist.
- Vincent Enyeama (Goalkeeper) has made 8 FIFA World Cup appearances and been shown 1 yellow card.
- Joseph Yobo (Defender) has made 6 FIFA World Cup Group Stage appearances and has 1 assist.
- John Mikel Obi (Midfielder) has made 4 FIFA World Cup Group Stage appearances and been shown 1 yellow card.
- Ahmed Musa (Midfielder) has made 4 FIFA World Cup Group Stage appearances and scored 2 goals.
- Kenneth Omeruo (Defender) has made 3 FIFA World Cup Group Stage appearances and been shown 1 yellow card.
- Juwon Oshaniwa (Defender) has made 3 FIFA World Cup Group Stage appearances and been shown 1 yellow card.
- Michael Babtunde (Midfielder) has made 2 FIFA World Cup Group Stage appearances and has 1 assist.
Pre-match Betting Stats
- 1 of Iceland's last 1 FIFA World Cup away games have seen both teams score.