World Cup team news: Argentina v Nigeria

Venue Ellis Park, Johannesburg, Saturday 3pm Referee W Stark (Ger) Odds Argentina 1-2 Nigeria 15-2 Draw 7-2 TV BBC1 Radio BBC 5 Live Argentina Manager Diego Maradona Fifa ranking 7 Doubtful None Injured None Suspended None Nigeria Manager Lars Lagerback Fifa ranking 15 Doubtful None Injured None Suspended None Match pointers • Argentina coach Diego Maradona won the last of his 91 caps against Nigeria at the 1994 World Cup • Nigeria have lost both their previous envounters with Argentina at the World Cup – 2-1 in 1994 and 1-0 in 2002 • Among the 32 participants at the World Cup only Uruguay suffered as many defeats (six) during qualifying as Argentina • Nigeria's 0-0 draw with England in 2002 is their only point from their last five matches at the World Cup • Lionel Messi averaged one goal every 4.5 games for Argentina in qualifying, but one goal every 1.03 matches in La Liga this term • Nigeria are the only African side to have reached the last 16 twice – they did so at the 1994 and 1998 World Cups