Super Eagles of Nigeria was on Friday
drawn against two –time world champions Argentina in the 2018 World
Cup in Russia.
In a ceremony held at the state Kremlin
Palace in Moscow, Nigeria was drawn in group D alongside the South
American powerhouse, Croatia and debutants Iceland.
Nigeria had met Argentina in four
previous editions of the tournament and lost by odd goal on each
occasion.
However, Nigeria defeated Argentina 4-2
in a friendly last month.
Hosts Russia will meet Saudi Arabia in
the opening match of the tournament on June 14.
The pairings:
Group A: RUSSIA, Saudi Arabia, Egypt,
Uruguay
Group B: PORTUGAL, Spain, Morocco,
Iran
Group C: FRANCE, Australia, Peru,
Denmark
Group D: ARGENTINA, Iceland, Croatia,
Nigeria
Group E: BRAZIL, Switzerland, Costa
Rica, Serbia,
Group F: GERMANY, Mexico, Sweden, Korea
Republic
Group G: BELGIUM, Panama, Tunisia,
England
Group H: POLAND, Senegal, Colombia,
Japan
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