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Nigeria's Ahmed Musa beat Iceland to lift Argentina hopes of reaching World Cup last 16

Published: 22 Jun 2018 - 08:07 pm | Last Updated: 07 Nov 2021 - 05:46 pm
Nigeria's Ahmed Musa celebrates scoring their second goal. Reuters/Toru Hanai

Nigeria's Ahmed Musa celebrates scoring their second goal. Reuters/Toru Hanai

AFP

Volgograd, Russia:  Nigeria moved to within one win of the World Cup last 16 as Ahmed Musa scored twice in a dramatic second half to secure a 2-0 victory over Iceland in Volgograd on Friday.

The African side will be sure of a spot in the knockout stage if they can see off Argentina on Tuesday, after Musa's excellent double before a missed penalty by Iceland midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson.

The result was also a boost for Lionel Messi's Argentina, who are now back in the mix in Group D.