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Summary

90'

The match is over, Nigeria eliminates Argentina from the World Cup with a score of 2-0.

90'

Goal by Nigeria, second goal and Argentina are out.

85'

Argentina's players begin to fall into despair at not being able to score a goal to tie the match and are on the verge of crashing out of the World Cup.

80'

Argentina went forward with intensity looking to tie the match, but they were unable to find any clear-cut solutions.

75'

Argentina make changes with the intention of tying the match quickly.

70'

Nigeria's goal, the first goal of the match.

65'

Nigeria makes changes with the intention of being more offensive.

60'

There are no changes for the second half, the same 22 players remain on the pitch.

55'

Argentina had 10 shots on goal, while Nigeria had only one shot on goal.

50'

The second half begins, with Argentina pressing.

45'

Half time Argentina 0-0 Nigeria

40'

In the last minutes of the first half, everything indicates that the teams will go in with a draw at half-time.

35'

Argentina have 60% possession, while Nigeria have 40%, making it a very even match.

30'

The scoreboard does not move and the score remains scoreless.

25'

Argentina failed to hold on to the ball and struggled to generate play.

20'

Nigeria surprises with their increased possession of the ball.

15'

The intensity of the match increases and both teams keep attacking but without clarity.

10'

Argentina try to press and look for their first dangerous moves.

5'

Nigeria start the first half with more possession.

Kickoff

The match between Argentina and Nigeria kicks off.

All ready

All set for kick-off, the two teams are already in the tunnel waiting for the signal to take the field for the national anthems and the start of the match.

End the warm-up

The two teams finish warming up and go into the dressing room for the final talk with their coach before kick-off.

Great Entrance

The stadium is a great place to be, more than half of the stadium has been filled to support the Albiceleste U-20 team, and it is hoped that the stadium will fill up even more as time goes by.

Already warming up

The two teams are warming up and preparing for the start of the match as the stadium gradually fills up.

Nigeria Lineup

This is the line-up of the Nigerian national team:

Argentina Lineup

This is the line-up of the Albiceleste team:

Already in the stadium

Both teams are already in the stadium and are preparing in the dressing room for the warm-up in a few more minutes and the starting line-ups will be announced.

Fans

Little by little the fans begin to fill the stadium, many more fans from Argentina come to support their national team who are looking for a ticket to the quarter finals.

Stay tuned for Argentina vs Nigeria LIVE at the U-20 World Cup

In a few moments we will share with you the starting line-ups for Argentina vs Nigeria in the U-20 World Cup Round of 16, as well as the latest information from the Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario. Keep an eye on the action with VAVEL's minute-by-minute online coverage of the match.

Channels for Argentina vs Nigeria live at the U-20 World Cup

The Argentina vs Nigeria match will be broadcast on TUDN.
If you want to watch Argentina vs Nigeria streaming, it will be tuned into Vix+.
If you want to watch the match online, VAVEL Mexico is your best option.

What time is the Argentina vs Nigeria U-20 World Cup match?

This is the kick-off time for the Argentina vs Nigeria match on 31 May in several countries:
Mexico: 15:00 hours CDMX 
Argentina: 17:00 hours 
Chile: 17:00 hours 
Colombia: 15:00 hours 
Peru: 15:00 hours 
USA: 17:00 hours ET 
Ecuador: 15:00 hours
Uruguay: 17:00 hours 
Paraguay: 16:00 hours 
Venezuela 17:00 hours Bolivia 17:00 hours Spain: 23:00 hours

France 23:00 hours

Italy 23:00

South African 01:00 hours

England: 23:00 hours

Nigeria 01:00 hours

Japan 02:00 hours

New Zeland 04:00 hours

Australia 04:00 hours

Other games tomorrow in World Cup U-20

Tomorrow in the Round of 16, in addition to this Argentina vs Nigeria match, there will be Colombia vs Slovakia, Brazil vs Tunisia and the most anticipated match, England vs Italy, these are the matches for tomorrow.

Referee

The Swedish referee Glenn Nyberg will have a tough task for this match, but with his experience in his home league he will be the referee for the Round of 16.

Absences

Neither team has any injured or suspended players so they will be able to count on a full squad for this match which promises to be very close and with players of great quality on the pitch, a match full of intensity, goals and emotions is expected.

Background

These two teams have never met but the favourite to qualify to the next round is undoubtedly Argentina, for the great first phase they had being the best offensive and defensive team, Nigeria will try to complicate the game to the South Americans as they did in the first half against Brazil, but undoubtedly the Albiceleste will be favourites.

How is Nigeria U-20 coming?

The Nigerian team comes from a 2-0 defeat against Brazil, a match where they complicated the South Americans in the first half, but in the second half they could not withstand the pressure and fell by two goals, they finished in third place in their group with 6 points and a record of 2 games won and 1 lost, being in one of the tightest groups and tied with Brazil and Italy on points, so the two teams reach the Round of 16 of the U-20 World Cup.

How does Argentina U-20 get there?

Argentina's national team comes from defeating New Zealand 5-0 in a match where they dominated and won very calmly, they finished in first place in their group with 3 wins and 9 points, being also one of the best offensive and defensive teams, they will look to continue adding victories and aspire to continue being one of the top favourites to win the title of the U-20 World Cup at home and with their people.

Good afternoon friends of VAVEL!

Good afternoon to all VAVEL readers! Welcome to the Argentina vs Nigeria commentary of the U-20 World Cup 2023 Round of 16. The match will take place at the Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario at 15:00.

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