All six of Nigeria’s wins at the World Cup have come against European opposition, and they have kept a clean sheet in five of those six victories.
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This was Iceland’s first ever defeat in a group stage match at a major international tournament (Euros and World Cup), having previously drawn three and won one of four such games.
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This is Nigeria’s first victory in a World Cup game by a margin by more than one goal since they beat Greece 2-0 in 1994 at their first ever World Cup tournament.
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