World Cup Diary-part 30-June 26th, 2018 (Day 13)

Diary:

Team News:

-Sweden Manager Janne Andersson stated that he would have been ‘dead inside, had he not reacted to the Germans’end of match provocations in their last match. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Switzerland fans have started a crowdfunding appeal to pay for the fines by FIFA imposed on Granit Xhaka, Xherdan Shaqiri and Stephan Lichsteiner for the ‘Eagle’ celebration against Serbia. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Iran’s Manager Carlos Queiroz stated that Cristiano Ronaldo should have been sent off instead of only receiving a yellow card after VAR review (after striking an opponent). He believed he was not given a red card due to who he is and any other player would probably have been sent off. (Source RTBF.be online)

- Joao Miranda is to captain Brazil in their next match vs. Serbia. (Source BrazilStats online)

-Romelu Lukaku was the only absentee in Belgium’s training session. He is doubtful to play against England. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Germany and South Korea were unable to train due to a heavy storm in Kazan. (Source L’Equipe online)

-In France’s match with Denmark today, Didier Deschamps managed his Nation for the 79^th time tying the record held by Raymond Domenech. (Source L’Equipe online)

-The France and Denmark match today was the very first scoreless match of this Tournament. This is a record as it was the first one after 36 matches . (Source ITV online)

-Saudi Arabia Manager Juan Antonio Pizzi will remain in his post until at least the Asian Nations Cup scheduled in January 2019. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Peru’s Anderson Santamaria and Renato Tapia started for Peru in today’s match vs. Australia. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Denmark’s Pione Sisto and Martin Braithwaite started for Denmark in today’s match vs. France. Aage Hareide has made two changes from the previous match as Braithwaite and Cornelius get to start. (Source L’Equipe online)

-As expected Didier Deschamps has made six changes to his squad for the match against Denmark. Lloris, Pavard, Pogba, Tolisso, Mbappe, Matuidi are among the absentees. The inclusions include Mandanda, Sidibe, Kimpembe, Nzonzi, Dembele and Lemar. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Australia Manager Bert van Marwijk has only made one change to his squad for the match vs. Peru. Tom Juric started in place of Nabbout. (Source L’Equipe online)

- Tim Cahill became the first Australian to appear at four different World Cups (2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018). (Source BBC Football online)

-It has been revealed that Costa Rica Manager Oscar Ramirez has received death threats. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Iran has reportedly offered a six-month contract extension to Portuguese Manager Carlos Queiroz. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Hector Cuper has left his post as Egypt Manager. (Source L’Equipe Online)

-Croatia’s Marko Pjaca was substituted off as he was injured in the match vs. Iceland. He was replaced by Dejan Lovren. (Source L’Equipe Online)

-Croatia Manager Zlatko Dalic made nine changes from the squad that defeated Argentina for today’s match vs. Iceland. (Source L’Equipe Online)

-Nigeria Manager Gernot Rohr kept faith with the same squad that had beaten Iceland for today’s match vs.Argentina. (Source L’Equipe Online)

-Iceland Manager Heimir Hallgrimson used a 4-5-1 formation against Croatia. Bodvarsson and Arnason are out from the previous match. Hallfredson and Ingason replace them. (Source L’Equipe Online)

-Argentina made a number of changes for its match vs. Nigeria. Rojo, Banega, Di Maria, Armani and Higuain are in the squad. Caballero, Salvio, Meza and Aguero are out of the squad. (Source L’Equipe Online)

-France’s Lucas Hernandez was replaced by Benjamin Mendy in their match vs. Denamrk due to a minor injury. (Source L’Equipe Online)

-Lionel Messi became the first player to score a goal in his teens, twenties and in his thirties during the World Cup. (Source Daily Mail Online)

-Lionel Messi's goal was the 100th of the 2018 World Cup. (Source Sport Bild Online)

-Diego Maradona’s antics in the stands grabbed most of the headlines in Argentina’s match vs. Nigeria. First was his celebration for Messi’s goal, then at one point he appeared to be asleep, at the end of the match he made a double middle finger gesture to some fans and finally he was seen being helped off the stands and was hospitalized upon leaving the stadium. (Source L’Equipe Online)

-Australia were eliminated from the World Cup as Denmark advanced along with already qualified France to the next round.

-Iceland and Nigeria were also eliminated from the World Cup today.

- The Men of the Match for today:

Peru’s André Carrillo (Australia 0-Peru 2)

France’s N’Golo Kante (France 0-Denmark 0)

Croatia’s Milan Badelj (Iceland 2-Croatia 1)

Argentina’s Lionel Messi (Argentina 2-Nigeria 1)

2018 World Cup 2018 matches:

Tuesday, June 26, 2018:

Group C:

June 26, 2018 (Sochi, Australia 0-Peru 2)

June 26, 2018 (Moscow, France 0-Denmark 0)

Table		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	France	3	2	1	0	3	1	2	7
2	Denmark	3	1	2	0	2	1	1	5
3	Peru	3	1	0	2	2	2	0	3
4	Australia	3	0	1	2	2	5	-3	1

P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Points

Date: June 26, 2018

Competition: 2018 FIFA World Cup-Group C

Result: Australia 0-Peru 2

Venue: Sochi– Fisht Stadium, Russia         

Attendance: 44,073

Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

Linesmen: Anton Averianov and Tikhon Kalugin (both Russia), Ryuji Sato (Japan, fourth official)

Kick-off time:

Goalscorers:

(Australia): None

(Peru): André Carrillo 18, Paolo Guerrero 50

Summary of goals:

0:1 (18th minute, Peru):  Paolo Guerrero’s cross from the left side was volleyed in by André Carrillo.

0:2 (50th minute, Peru):  André Carrillo sent a pass inside the box and Guerrero volleyed over.

Lineups:

Australia:

1- Mat Ryan (Brighton Hove and Albion Football Club / England)
19- Joshua Risdon (Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club)
5- Mark Milligan (Al-Ahli Saudi Football Club-Jeddah / Saudi Arabia)
20- Trent Sainsbury (Grasshopper -Club Zürich / Switzerland)
16- Aziz Behich (Bursaspor Kulübü / Turkey)
15- Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)
13- Aaron Mooy (Huddersfield Town Football Club / England)
7- Mathew Leckie (Berliner Sport-Club Hertha 1892 e.V.-Berlin / Germany)
23- Tom Rogic (Celtic Football Club-Glasgow / Scotland) (22- Jackson Irvine (Hull City Football Club / England) 72^nd)

10- Robbie Kruse (Verein fur Leibesubungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft e.V. / Germany)  (17- Daniel Arzani (Melbourne City Football Club) 58^th)

9- Tomi Juric (Fußball Club Luzern / Switzerland)   (4- Tim Cahill (Millwall Football Club-London / England) 53^rd)

Coach: Bert van Marwijk (Holland)

Booked: Mile Jedinak 10, Daniel Arzani 60, Tom Rogic 66, Mark Milligan 88

Other Substitutes:

12- Brad Jones (Feyenoord Rotterdam / Holland)
18- Danny Vukovic (Koninklijke Racing Club Genk / Belgium)

6- Matthew Jurman (Suwon Samsung Bluewings / South Korea)
2- Milos Degenek (Yokohama Marinos / Japan)
3- James Meredith (Millwall Football Club-London / England)

8- Massimo Luongo (Queens Park Rangers Football Club-London / England)
21- Dimitrios Petratos (Newcastle United Jets Football Club-Newcastle, South Wales)

11- Andrew Nabbout (Urawa Red Diamonds / Japan)

14-Jamie McClaren (Sportverein Darmstadt 1898 e.V. / Germany)

Team Captain: Mile Jedniak

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Nike

Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, Yellow Shorts, Yellow Socks

Peru:

1-Pedro Gallese (Club Deportivo Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz / Mexico)
17- Luis Advíncula (Lobos BUAP-Club de Fútbol Lobos de la Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla / Mexico)
15- Christian Ramos (Club Deportivo Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz / Mexico)
4- Anderson Santamaría (Fútbol Soccer S. A. de C. V. - Puebla Fútbol Club / Mexico)

19- Yoshimar Yotún (Orlando City Soccer Club-Orlando, Florida / USA) (23-Pedro Aquino (Lobos BUAP-Club de Fútbol Lobos de la Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla / Mexico) 46^th)

6- Miguel Trauco (Clube de Regatas Flamengo- Rio de Janeiro / Brazil) 

13- Renato Tapia (Feyenoord Rotterdam / Holland) (7- Paolo Hurtado (Vitória Sport Clube- Guimarães / Portugal) 63^rd)

18- André Carrillo (Watford Football Club / England) (16- Wilder Cartagena (Club Deportivo Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz / Mexico) 79^th)

8- Christian Cueva (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo / Brazil)
20- Edison Flores (AaB -Aalborg Boldspilklub af 1885 / Denmark)
9- Paolo Guerrero (Clube de Regatas Flamengo- Rio de Janeiro / Brazil) 

Coach: Ricardo Alberto Gareca Nardi (Argentina)

Booked : Yoshimar Yotún 45, Paolo Hurtado 79

Other Substitutes:

12- Carlos Cáceda (Club Centro Deportivo Municipal-Lima)
21- José Carvallo (Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca)

3- Aldo Corzo (Club Universitario de Deportes-Lima)
5- Miguel Araujo (Club Alianza Lima)
2- Alberto Rodríguez (Corporacion Popular Deportiva Junior- Barranquilla (Atletico Junior) / Colombia)

22- Nilson Loyola (FBC (Football Club) Melgar-Arequipa)
14- Andy Polo (Portland Timbers-Portland, Oregon / USA)

10- Jefferson Farfán (Futbolnyi Klub Lokomotiv Moskva / Russia)
11- Raúl Ruidíaz (Club Atlético Morelia- Morelia, Michoacán -Monarcas) / Mexico)

Team Captain: Paolo Guerrero

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: Red (White Diagonal stripe across) Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks

Man of the Match: André Carrillo (Peru)

Date: June 26, 2018

Competition: 2018 FIFA World Cup-Group C

Result: France 0-Denmark 0

Venue: Moskva (Moscow) – Luzhniki Stadium, Russia         

Attendance: 78,011

Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)

Linesmen: Emerson de Carvalho and Marcelo van Gasse (both Brazil), Gianluca Rocchi (Italy, fourth official)

Kick-off time:

Goalscorers:

(France): None

(Denmark): None

Lineups:

France:

16- Steve Mandanda (Olympique Marseille)

19- Djibril Sidibé (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club)
4- Raphäel Varane (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)
3- Presnel Kimpembé (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)
21- Lucas Hernández (Club Atlético de Madrid / Spain) (22- Benjamin Mendy (Manchester City Football Club / England) 50^th)

13- N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea Football Club-London / England)
15- Steven N'Zonzi (Sevilla Fútbol Club / Spain)
Lemar;

11- Ousmane Dembelé (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain) (10- Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) 78^th)

7- Antoine Griezmann (Club Atlético de Madrid / Spain) (18- Nabil Fekir (Olympique Lyonnais) 69^th)

9- Olivier Giroud (Chelsea Football Club-London / England)

Coach: Didier Deschamps

Other Substitutes:

23- Alphonse Areola (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)
1- Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England)

17- Adil Rami (Olympique de Marseille)
5- Samuel Umtiti (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain)
2- Benjamin Pavard (Verein für Bewegungspiele Stuttgart 1893 e.V. / Germany)

14- Blase Matuidi (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)
6- Paul Pogba (Manchester United Football Club / England)
12- Corentin Tolisso (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V. / Germany)

8- Thomas Lemar (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club)
20- Florian Thauvin (Olympique de Marseille)

Team Captain: Raphäel Varane

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Nike

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Navy Blue Shorts, White Socks

Denmark:

Kasper Schmeichel (Leicester City Football Club / England)
14- Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford Football Club / England)
4- Simon Kjaer (Sevilla Fútbol Club / Spain)
13- Mathias Zanka 'Jørgensen (Huddersfield Town Football Club / England)

6- Andreas Christensen (Chelsea Football Club-London / England)

17- Jens Stryger Larsen (Udinese Calcio- Udine / Italy)
8- Thomas Delaney (Sport Verein Werder Bremen von 1899 e.V. / Germany) (18- Lukas Lerager (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux / France) 90+2^nd)

10- Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England)
11- Martin Braithwaite (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux / France)
23- Pione Sisto (Real Club Celta de Vigo / Spain) (15- Viktor Fischer (Football Club København (Football Club Coopenhagen)) 60^th)

21- Andreas Cornelius (Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio-Bergamo / Italy) (12- Kasper Dolberg (AFC (Amsterdamse Football Club) Ajax / Holland) 75^th)

Coach: Aage Hareide (Norway)

Booked : Mathias Zanka 'Jørgensen 45

Other Substitutes:

22- Frederik Rønnow (Brøndby- Brøndbyøster Idrætsforening)
16- Jonas Lössl (Huddersfield Town Football Club / England)

3- Jannik Vestergaard (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach / Germany)
5- Jonas Knudsen (Ipswich Town Football Club / England)

7- William Kvist (Football Club København (Football Club Coopenhagen))
19- Lasse Schöne (AFC (Amsterdamse Football Club) Ajax / Holland)
2- Michael Krohn-Dehli (Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña / Spain)

9- Nicolai Jørgensen (Feyenoord Rotterdam / Holland)
20- Yussuf Poulsen (RB (RasenBallsport) Leipzig e.V., / Germany)

Team Captain: Simon Kjaer

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Hummel

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Man of the Match: N’Golo Kante (France)

Group D:

June 26, 2018 (Rostov-On-Don, Iceland 1-Croatia 2)

June 26, 2018 (Saint Petersburg, Argentina 2-Nigeria 1)

able		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Croatia	3	3	0	0	7	1	6	9
2	Argentina	3	1	1	1	3	5	-2	4
3	Nigeria	3	1	0	2	3	4	-1	3
4	Iceland	3	0	1	2	2	5	-3	1

P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Points

Date: June 26, 2018

Competition: 2018 FIFA World Cup-Group D

Result: Iceland 1-Croatia 2

Venue: Rostov-On-Don– Rostov Arena, Russia         

Attendance: 43,472

Referee: Antonio Mateu (Spain)

Linesmen: Pau Cebrian and Roberto Diaz (both Spain), John Pitti (Panama, fourth official)

Kick-off time:

Goalscorers:

(Iceland): Gylfi Sigurdsson 76 pen

(Croatia): Milan Badelj 53, Ivan Perisic 90

Summary of goals:

0:1 (53rd minute, Croatia):  Josip Pivaric crossed from the left side and Milan Baldelj volleyed.

1:1 (76th minute, Iceland):  Iceland were awarded a penalty kick after Dejan Lovren handled in the box. Gylfi Sigurdsson scored from the ensuing penalty kick.

1:2 (90th minute, Croatia):  Ivan Perisic was put through from the middle on the left side and scored.

Lineups:

Iceland:

1-Hannes Þór Halldórsson (Randers Sportsklub Freja / Denmark)
2- Birkir Már Sævarsson (Knattspyrnufélagid Valur–Reykjavík)
5- Sverrir Ingi Ingason (Futbol'nyj Klub Rostov / Russia)
10- Gylfi Sigurðsson (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)

18- Hörður B- Magnússon (Bristol City Football Club / England)
20- Emil Hallfreðsson (Udinese Calcio- Udine / Italy)

7- Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson (Burnley Football Club / England)
17- Aron Einar Gunnarsson (Cardiff City Football Club / Wales, registered in the English League)

6- Ragnar Sigurðsson (Futbol'nyj Klub Rostov / Russia) (9- Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson (Futbol'nyj Klub Rostov / Russia) 71^st)

8- Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England) (21- Arnór Ingvi Traustason (Malmö Fotbollforening / Sweden) 90^th)

11- Alfreð Finnbogason (Fußball-Club Augsburg e.V. / Germany) (4- Albert Guðmundsson (PSV (Philips Sports Vereniging) Eindhoven / Holland) 85^th)

Coach: Heimir Hallgrimsson

Booked: Emil Hallfredsson 59, Alfred Finnbogasson 64, Birkir Már Saevarsson 84

Other Substitutes:

13- Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson (Football Club Nordsjælland / Denmark)
12- Frederik Schram (Football Club Roskilde / Denmark)

23- Ari Freyr Skúlason (Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen / Belgium)
14- Kári Árnason (Aberdeen Football Club Limited / Scotland)
15- Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson (Profesionalen Futbolen Klub Levski 1914-Sofia / Bulgaria)
3- Samúel Kári Friðjónsson (Vålerenga Fotball-Oslo / Norway)

16- Ólafur Ingi Skúlason (Kardemir Karabükspor Kulübü / Turkey)
19- Rúrik Gíslason (Sportverein Sandhausen 1916 e.V., / Germany)

22- Jón Daði Böðvarsson (Reading Football Club / England)

Team Captain: Aron Einar Gunnarsson

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Errea

Uniform Colors: White (Blue/red sleeves) Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Croatia:

12- Lovre Kalinic (Koninklijke Atletiek Associatie Gent / Belgium)
13- Tin Jedvaj (Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH / Germany)  
5- Vedran Corluka (Futbolnyi Klub Lokomotiv Moskva / Russia)

15- Duje Caleta-Car (Football Club Red Bull Salzburg / Austria)
22- Josip Pivaric (Futbolnyi Klub Dynamo Kyiv  / Ukraine)

10- Luka Modric (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain) (14- Filip Bradaric (Hrvatski Nogometni Klub Rijeka) 65^th)

19- Milan Badelj (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze / Italy)
20- Marko Pjaca (Fußball Club Schalke von 1904- Gelsenkirchen / Germany) (6- Dejan Lovren (Liverpool Football Club / England) 70^th)

8- Mateo Kovacic (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain) (7- Ivan Rakitic (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain) 81^st)

4- Ivan Perisic (Internazionale Football Club- Milano / Italy)
9- Andrej Kramaric (Turn- und Sportgemeinschaft 1899 Hoffenheim e.V. / Germany)

Coach: Zlatko Dalic

Booked : Marko Pjaca 14, Tin Jedvaj 83

Other Substitutes:

23- Danijel Subasic (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club / France)
1- Dominik Livakovic (Nogometni Klub Dinamo Zagreb) 

21- Domagoj Vida (Besiktas Jimnastik Kulübü–Istanbul / Turkey)
3- Ivan Strinic (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova / Italy)
2- Sime Vrsaljko (Club Atlético de Madrid / Spain)
11- Marcelo Brozovic (Internazionale Football Club- Milano / Italy)

17- Mario Mandzukic (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)
16- Nikola Kalinic (AC (Associazione Calcio) Milan / Italy) (returned home due to injury)
18- Ante Rebic (Eintracht Frankfurt Fußball A.G. / Germany)   

Team Captain: Luka Modric

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Nike

Uniform Colors: Black/ Blue checkered Shirts, Black Shorts, Black Socks

Man of the Match: Milan Badelj (Croatia)

Date: June 26, 2018

Competition: 2018 FIFA World Cup-Group D

Result: Argentina 0-Nigeria 0

Venue: Saint Petersburg – Saint Petersburg Stadium, Russia         

Attendance: 64,468

Referee: Cuneyt Cakir (Turkey)

Linesmen: Bahattin Duran and Tarik Ongun (both Turkey), Bjorn Kuipers (Holland, fourth official)

Kick-off time:

Goalscorers:

(Argentina): Lionel Messi 14, Marcos Rojo 86

(Nigeria): Victor Moses 51 pen

Summary of goals:

1:0 (10th minute, Argentina):  Ever Banega sent a long ball to Messi, who controlled it and then shot past Uzoho.

1:1 (51st minute, Nigeria):  Nigeria were awarded a penalty kick after Mascherano fouled Leon Balogun in the box. Victor Moses scored from the ensuing penalty kick.

2:1 (86th minute, Argentina): Gabriel Mercado’s cross from the  right side was volleyed in by Rojo.

Lineups:

Argentina:

12- Franco Armani (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires)

2- Gabriel Ivan Mercado (Sevilla Fútbol Club / Spain)
17- Nicolás Hernan Otamendi (Manchester City Football Club / England)
16- Faustino Marcos Alberto Rojo (Manchester United Football Club / England)
3- Nicolás Alejandro Tagliafico (AFC (Amsterdamse Football Club) Ajax / Holland) (19- Sergio Leonel Agüero (Manchester City Football Club / England) 79^th)

15- Enzo Nicolas Pérez (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires) (22- Cristian David Pavón (Club Atlético Boca Juniors -Buenos Aires) 60^th)

14- Javier Alejandro Mascherano (Hebei China Fortune Football Club / China)
7- Ever Maximiliano David Banega (Sevilla Fútbol Club / Spain)
11- Angel Fabian Di María (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club / France)
(13- Maximiliano Eduardo Meza (Club Atlético Independiente Avellaneda) 71^st)

10- Luis Lionel Andres Messi (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain)
9- Gonzalo Gerardo Higuaín (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)

Coach: Jorge Luis Sampaoli Moya

Booked: Javier Mascherano 49, Ever Banega 65), Lionel Messi 90+3

Other Substitutes:

1- Nahuel Igancio Guzmán (Sinergia Deportiva, SA de CV (Club Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo León-Tigres) / Mexico)
23- Wilfredo Daniel Caballero Lazcano (Chelsea Football Club-London / England)
18- Eduardo Antonio Salvio (Sport Lisboa e Benfica / Portugal)
6- Federico Julian Fazio (Associazione Sportiva Roma / Italy)
8- Marcos Javier Acuña (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa / Portugal)
4- Cristian Daniel Ansaldi (Torino Calcio 1906 / Italy)

5- Lucas Rodrigo Biglia (AC (Associazione Calcio) Milan / Italy)
20- Giovani Lo Celso (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club / France)

21- Paulo Bruno Exequiel Dybala (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)

Team Captain: Luis Lionel Andres Messi

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White/Blue vertical striped Shirts, Black Shorts, White Socks

Nigeria:

23- Francis Uzoho (Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña / Spain)

11- Victor Moses (Chelsea Football Club-London / England)

6- Leon Balogun (1.Fußball- und Sport-Verein Mainz 05 e.V. / Germany)
5- William Ekong (Bursaspor Kulübü / Turkey)
22- Kenneth Omeruo (Kasımpaşa Spor Kulübü / Turkey)   (18- Alex Iwobi (Arsenal Football Club-London / England) 89^th)

2- Bryan Idowu (Futbol'nyj Klub Amkar Perm / Russia)
4- Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City Football Club / England)
8- Oghenekaro Etebo (Unión Deportiva Las Palmas / Spain)
10- Mikel John Obi (Tianjin TEDA Football Club / China)
14- Kelechi Ihenacho (Leicester City Football Club / England) (9- Odion Ighalo (Changchun Yatai Football Club / China) 46^th)

7- Ahmed Musa (Futbol'nyj Klub CSKA (Central'nyy Sportivnyy Klub Armii) Moskva / Russia) (13- Simeon Nwankwo (Football Club Crotone S.r.l. / Italy) 90+2^nd)

Coach: Gernot Rohr (Germnay)

Booked : Leon Balogun 31, John Obi Mikel 90

Other Substitutes:

1- Ikechukwu Ezenwa (Enyimba International football Club-Aba)
16- Daniel Akpeyi (Chippa United Football Club- Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape /  South Africa)

20- Chidozie Awaziem (Football Club de Nantes / France) 
12- Abdullahi Shehu (Bursaspor Kulübü / Turkey)
3- Elderson Echiejile (Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging / Belgium)
21- Tyronne Ebuehi (Haagsche Football Club ADO (Alles Door Oefening) Den Haag / Holland)

17- Ogenyi Onazi (Trabzonspor Kulübü / Turkey)
19- John Ogu (Amutat Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club / Israel)
15- Joel Obi (Torino Calcio 1906 / Italy)   

Team Captain: John Obi Mikel

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Nike

Uniform Colors: Green Shirts, Green Shorts, Green Socks

Man of the Match: Lionel Messi (Argentina)