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It was the 22nd final of the men's football tournament at the Summer Olympics, a quadrennial tournament contested for the men's under-23 national teams of FIFA to decide the Olympic champions. In front of a crowd of 89,102, Argentina won their second consecutive Olympic gold medal in football, beating Nigeria, 1–0. [2]
Nigeria won the group on goal difference, Bulgaria finished second, and Argentina qualified as one of the best third-placed teams (Bulgaria defeated Argentina in the group stage, thus their higher rank). Bulgaria and Argentina had previously met before in the group stage, in 1962; neither team advanced into the knockout stage.
2018 postage stamp from Russia depicting Group D of the 2018 FIFA World Cup group stage.. Group D of the 2018 FIFA World Cup took place from 16 to 26 June 2018. [1] The group consisted of Argentina, Iceland, Croatia, and Nigeria.
Argentina will play El Salvador on March 22 at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Field and Nigeria four days later at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the Argentina Football Association said Thursday.
Argentina won the group with a perfect record of three wins out of three, while Nigeria were able to qualify as group runners-up despite losing as Iran also lost to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the other match. [22] Musa became the first Nigerian player to score more than once in a World Cup match. [23]
Nigeria vs Iceland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Nigeria vs Argentina at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. On 24 June 2016, The Confederation of African Football released the draw for the 3rd round of the World Cup qualifiers which saw Nigeria grouped in what was described as a "group of death"; alongside Zambia, Algeria, and Cameroon.
Score Competition Argentina scorers Opposition scorers Referee Att. Ref. 1,001 8 October 2020: 21:30 La Bombonera, Buenos Aires (H) Ecuador: 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification: Messi 13' Roberto Tobar: 0 [1] [2] 1,002 13 October 2020: 16:00 Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz (A) Bolivia: 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
The men's football tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held in Beijing and four other cities in the People's Republic of China from 7 to 23 August. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to enter their men's under-23 teams in regional qualifying competitions, from which 15 teams, plus the host nation, reached the final tournament.