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Hello and welcome to our coverage of the World Cup Group E game between Nigeria and Argentina in Porto Alegre. Nigeria go through with a point but will finish top if they can somehow beat Argentina.

World Cup / Group Stage
Estádio Beira-Rio / 25.06.2014
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Tom Adams

Updated 25/06/2014 at 17:53 GMT


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FT: Argentina 3-2 Nigera. Both sides progress to the last 16 as Messi and Musa star.
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Wonderful effort. Di Maria tries a lob from 50-plus yards and has the keeper scampering. It drops onto the top of the netting. close, but no cigar and it looks like the ref had given a free kick so it may not have counted.
90+2'
Nigeria still probing for that leveller but they know Bosnia are ahead so there is a bit of a lack of urgency.
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Higuain is substituted and replaced by Biglia as four minutes of added time are announced.
90'
Nigeria have a man down as Mascherano cannons a drive straight at the keeper who puts it out of play so his teammate can receive treatment.
89'
Argentina clear the corner and Di Maria earns some respite by winning a throw in Nigeria's half.
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Ambrose sees the space on the right and charges into the area. He lets fly with a low shot that deflects into the side netting. Very close indeed.
87'
Di Maria finds space and marauds towards goal before seeing another effort saved.
86'
There's still time for one more too....
85'
Emenike flashes in a shot from 25 yards that arrows just wide. Good attempt.
84'
UPDATE: Bosnia 3-1 Iran. Still looking very good for Nigeria.
83'
Musa arcs a dangerous left-wing cross to the far post but the two Nigerian attackers at the back post can't quite get there. Musa has had a great game today.
82'
Nervy moments for Argentina. Higuain misses a low corner at the near post and it causes mayhem. Nigeria can't quite dig it out for someone to shoot and the South Americans survive.
81'
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Odemwingie off, Nwofor on.
81'
Di Maria pings a cross in from the left and Garay flashes a header over the top .Poor marking from Nigeria.
80'
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Musa leads a super break, the forward cuts in from the left and looks set to drill in a hat-trick before Zabaleta recovers with the block-tackle of the match.
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Di Maria dinks a cute ball over the wall for Lavezzi who runs onto it and forces a good save out of the keeper. A very cheeky piece of play. Great invention.
78'
Free kick to Argentina just to the right of the edge of the area. Di Maria over it.
77'
STAT: Argentina have won four of five World Cup games against African opposition. Their only defeat was their first match in that sequence, a 1-0 loss to Cameron in 1990.
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Accurate.