1994 FIFA World Cup USA ™

Group matches

Argentina - Nigeria

2:1 (2:1)

Match	Date	Time	Venue / Stadium	Attendance
23	25 June 1994	16:00	Boston / Foxboro Stadium	54453

Match Officials

Referee Bo KARLSSON (SWE)	Assistant Referee 1 Mikael Erik EVERSTIG (SWE)
Fourth Official Leslie MOTTRAM (SCO)	Assistant Referee 2 Luc MATTHYS (BEL)

Goals scored

Samson SIASIA (NGA) 8',
Claudio CANIGGIA (ARG) 21',
Claudio CANIGGIA (ARG) 28'

Argentina

Line-up

[12]
Luis ISLAS (GK)
[3]
Jose CHAMOT
[4]
Roberto SENSINI (-86')
[5]
Fernando REDONDO
[6]
Oscar RUGGERI
[7]
Claudio CANIGGIA
[9]
Gabriel BATISTUTA
[10]
Diego MARADONA (C)
[13]
Fernando CACERES
[14]
Diego SIMEONE
[19]
Abel BALBO (-70')

Substitute(s)

[1]
Sergio GOYCOCHEA
[2]
Sergio VAZQUEZ
[8]
Jose BASUALDO
[11]
Ramon MEDINA BELLO
[15]
Jorge BORELLI
[16]
Hernan DIAZ (+86')
[17]
Ariel ORTEGA
[18]
Hugo PEREZ
[20]
Leonardo RODRIGUEZ
[21]
Alejandro MANCUSO (+70')
[22]
Norberto SCOPONI

Coach

Alfio BASILE (ARG)

Nigeria

Line-up

[1]
Peter RUFAI (GK)(C)
[2]
Augustine EGUAVOEN
[5]
Uche OKECHUKWU
[6]
Chidi NWANU
[7]
Finidi GEORGE
[9]
Rasheed YEKINI
[11]
Emmanuel AMUNIKE
[12]
Samson SIASIA (-56')
[14]
Daniel AMOKACHI
[15]
Sunday OLISEH (-86')
[19]
Michael EMENALO

Substitute(s)

[3]
Ben IROHA
[4]
Stephen KESHI
[8]
Thompson OLIHA
[10]
Jay Jay OKOCHA (+86')
[13]
Emeka EZEUGO
[16]
Alloy AGU
[17]
Victor IKPEBA
[18]
Efan EKOKU
[20]
Uche OKAFOR
[21]
Mutiu ADEPOJU (+56')
[22]
Wilfred AGBONAVBARE

Coach

Clemens WESTERHOF (NED)

Cautions

Augustine EGUAVOEN (NGA) 20'
, Michael EMENALO (NGA) 53'
, Claudio CANIGGIA (ARG) 54'

Expulsions

a.e.t.:	After extra time	(C):	Captain	PSO:	Penalty Shoot-out
GK:	Goalkeeper	N:	Not eligible to play	I:	Injured
Y:	Yellow cards	Pos:	Positions	A:	Absent
D:	Defender	M:	Midfielder	Min:	Minutes played
GF:	Goals for	GA:	Goals against	PK:	Penalty Kicks
FC:	Fouls Committed	FS:	Fouls Suffered	R:	Direct Expulsions
F:	Forward	SG/S:	Shots on Goal/Shots	Y: 2Y=R:	Yellow cards Expulsions due to Second Caution