Argentina looms for Nigeria again

Football | Super Eagles

African champions, Nigeria have been drawn in Group F to face two time World champions, Argentina in the group stages of the 2014 Fifa World Cup finals in Brazil.
Nigeria was in pot two alongside Algeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ghana,Chile and Ecuador ands fans of the Super Eagles were all hoping for the best possible draw .
Joining Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke to assist with the draw were a host of legends: Uruguay's 1950 World Cup winner Alcides Ghiggia, England's 1966 hero Geoff Hurst, former Brazil captain Cafu, Italy’s Fabio Cannavaro, Argentina’s Mario Kempes, Spain’s Fernando Hierro, France's Zinedine Zidane and German great Lothar Matthaus.
It will be the fourth time Nigeria and Argentina will be clashing in the group stages of the World Cup finals.
The two nations both clashed in 1994 when Claudio Canniggia scored a brace to condemn the Super Eagles to a 2-1 defeat.

In 2002, Gabriel Batistuta scored to help sink the Africans while Gabriel Heinze netted a solitary effort as Argentina won again at the expense of Nigeria in 2010.

Nigeria will also face Bosnia and Iran in the group.

Hosts Brazil are in Group A alongside Croatia, Cameroun and Mexico while champions, Spain square off in Group B alongside the Netherlands, Australia and Chile.
Group A

Brazil
Croatia
Mexico
Cameroun
Group B

Spain
The Netherlands
Australia
Chile
Group C

Colombia
Greece
Japan
The Ivory Coast
Group D

Uruguay
England
Costa Rica
Italy
Group E

Switzerland
France
Honduras
Ecuador
Group F

Argentina
Bosnia/Herzigovina

Iran
Nigeria