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#WorldCupDraw Nigeria in the same group with Argentina, England to play Belgium, Spain and Portugal paired (FULL DRAWS)

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The draw for the Russia 2018 World Cup has been concluded and Nigeria has once again been placed in the same group (Group D) with Argentina.

Other countries in Group D are Iceland and Croatia.

Nigeria first met Argentina at its first ever FIFA World Cup appearance in 1994, losing a tight game that ended 2-1.

Both countries met again in 1998, 2002 and 2014.

 

This time, England have been drawn with Belgium, Panama and Tunisia in Group G at the Fifa World Cup 2018 in Russia.

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Hosts Russia play Saudi Arabia in the World Cup’s opening game in Moscow on 14 June (16:00 BST).

The 2018 tournament takes place across Russia between 14 June and 15 July.

World Cup groups in full

  • 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, Sweden, Mexico, South Korea
  • Group G: Belgium, Panama, Tunisia, England
  • Group H: Poland, Senegal, Colombia, Japan
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The draws held on Friday, was moderated by Gary Lineker and Maria Komandnaya.

Several football icons participated in the draw, some of which are Pele, Diego Maradona, Gordon Banks, Cafu, Kanu Nwankwo, Austin Okocha, Laurent Blanc, Peter Schmeichel, Carlos Puyol, Ronaldo de Lima, and Ronaldinho.

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