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Lionel Messi was understandably distraught following Argentina's defeat by France in the last-16 of the World Cup on Saturday. The Barcelona legend notched an assist on the day, but was unable to inspire a victory, as Les Bleus ran out 4-3 winners over the two-time champions of the tournament. Antoine Griezmann opened the scoring from the penalty spot for France, after man of the match Kylian Mbappe was pulled down in the box by Marcos Rojo. Angel Di Maria leveled the scores with a wonder strike before Gabriel Mercado latched onto a Messi shot to beat Hugo Lloris in the France goal, and put Argentina in front. Benjamin Pavard then netted a wondergoal of his own to level the scores once more before an Mbappe double won the match for France. Sergio Aguero bagged a late consolation, reducing the deficit to a single goal, but it was too little too late for Argentina. After the match a number of Argentina players burst into tears on the pitch. Paul Pogba was then see...

Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr is hoping Ahmed Musa will again step up to the plate in their deciding match against Argentina on Tuesday, but is quick to admit that the Super Eagles forward is no Lionel Messi … yet. The Leicester City man proved the difference as Nigeria beat Iceland 2-0 at Volgograd Arena on Friday evening, scoring twice in the second half as his pace wreaked havoc for the defenders. Iceland looked a lot more comfortable against Messi in their opening game, but Rohr has warned not to get carried away by Musa’s performance. “Musa is not Lionel Messi yet,” the German told kicker. “Somebody said ‘Lionel Musa’ yesterday, but he’s not there yet. I hope he can do it one day.” Rohr will need Musa firing on all cylinders in St Petersburg, and has warned that his players are in for a serious challenge as Argentina look to save face after a 3-0 humiliation against Croatia. “Argentina have one more day to prepare. That’s an advantage for them,” he added. “But it could be t...

Super Eagles Celebrates Musa's Strike vs Iceland Ahmed Musa gave Nigeria its first win at this year's World Cup, and gave Argentina a gift. Musa scored two second-half goals to help the Nigerians beat Iceland 2-0 Friday and move into second place in the group behind already-qualified Croatia. Nigeria will face Argentina in its final group match on Tuesday in St. Petersburg. If Nigeria wins, it will advance to the round of 16. But if Argentina claims all three points, it can still advance depending on the result of the other match between Croatia and Iceland. Musa, Nigeria's all-time leading World Cup scorer with four goals, gave his country the lead in the 49th minute after Victor Moses sprinted deep into the Iceland half and curled a cross to the near post. Musa deftly controlled the ball before slamming it past Iceland goalkeeper Hannes Halldorsson on the half-volley. Nigeria nearly doubled its lead on several occasions, but Musa made it happen in the 75th minute. H...

Ahmed Musa celebrates goal versus Iceland Social media on Friday went wild over Super Eagles forward Ahmed Musa, who scored a brace in Nigeria’s 2-0 win over Iceland in their 2018 World Cup Group D tie at the Volgograd Arena. Musa’s goals gave Nigeria the three points which kept the country’s hopes of qualifying from Group D alive after their 2-0 loss to Croatia in their opening match last Saturday. Leicester City forward in different forms. On Instagram, Musa gained over 30,000 followers after the match.On various social media platforms, Nigerians expressed their excitement and praised the On Twitter, Reno Omokri, an aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, said Musa made Nigerians happy with his five-star performance. He wrote, “Ahmed Musa once again proved that talents abound in all parts of Nigeria and that no part of Nigeria will lose out if we restructure and replace ethnicity with merit. If not for this Northerner, Nigeria would have had little hope in this #RussiaWorldC...