Sheer joy for Argentina, heartbreak for Nigeria.
Argentina have gone through to the round of 16 of the 2018 World Cup, following a 2-1 victory against Nigeria.
Lionel Messi produced a moment of magic early in the first half, scoring a wonderful goal with his weaker foot, following a beautiful pass from Éver Banega.
This goal made the Barcelona forward the first footballer to score a World Cup goal in their teens, their 20s and their 30s.
The South American side went in 1-0 up at half-time, but Nigeria came out flying in the second half, and were awarded a penalty in the 50th minute.
Chelsea winger Victor Moses stepped up to the plate and calmly slotted it home.
Nigeria may have had another penalty soon after, but the ever-controversial VAR decided that it wasn’t to be.
Marcos Rojo was the unlikely hero who popped up in the box with five minutes to go and smashed home a beautiful volley. The Manchester United defender scored his third ever goal for Argentina, and picked a fairly brilliant time to do it.
Croaita defeated Iceland 2-1 in the other game from Group D, meaning Croatia topped the group on a very impressive nine points.
These results mean that Denmark will face Croatia, and Argentina will play against France in the round of 16. Mouth-watering stuff.
We can’t wait.
