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Super-Eagles

Nigeria was grouped with familiar foes, Argentina in Group F for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. This is the fourth time in World Cup history Nigeria has been paired with the South American giants. The record is in favour of Argentines who boast a 3-0-0 record against the Super Eagles. Both teams met for the first time at USA ’94, with the Argentines running out with a 2-1 win. Samson Siasia scored Super Eagles’ lone goal in the match. Both teams also met at the group stage in Korea/Japan 2002 and South Africa 2010 World Cup, with Argentines winning both games 1-0. Other teams in the group are Iran and Bosnia-Herzegovinia. Nigeria has never played both teams at World Cup level but beat the Iranians 1-0 in 1998 Carlsberg Cup.   World Cup 2014 Groups GROUP A: Brasil, Croatia, Mexico, Cameroon GROUP B: Spain, Netherlands, Chile, Australia GROUP C: Colombia, Greece, Ivory Coast, Japan GROUP D: Uruguay, Costa Rica, England, Italy GROUP E: Switzerland, Ecuador, France, Honduras GROUP F: Argentina, Bosnia, Iran, Nigeria GROUP G: Germany, Portugal, Ghana, USA Group H: Belgium, Algeria, Russia, South Korea  
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This article was first published on 8th December 2013

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Arinze Ude is a PhD Student at the University of the West of England Bristol, UK, where he's exploring on the mechanisms of donor cell leukaemia. He shares his deep thoughts on his blog and the Naked Convos. He is keen to promote personal development of the Nigerian youth via thought-provoking articles.

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