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Substitution
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90:00'
- 90th min: Oghenekaro Etebo is replaced by Alex Iwobi.
Substitution
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87:00'
- 87th min: Aron Gunnarsson is replaced by Ari Skulason.
Substitution
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85:00'
- 85th min: Kelechi Iheanacho is replaced by Odion Ighalo.
Penalty
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81:00'
- Gylfi Sigurdsson missed a penalty awarded by Matthew Conger after a foul by Tyronne Ebuehi.
Assist
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75:00'
- Kenneth Omeruo gets his first assist of the match, on Ahmed Musa's 75th minute goal.
Goal
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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
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71:00'
- 71st min: Jon Dadi Bodvarsson is replaced by Bjorn Sigurdarson.
Substitution
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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
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49:00'
- Victor Moses gets his first assist of the match, on Ahmed Musa's 49th minute goal.
Goal
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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
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46:00'
- 46th min: Brian Idowu is replaced by Tyronne Ebuehi.
Discipline
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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.