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Wasteful Nigeria to be blamed as the Argentine jinx persist

Missed chances cost Gernot Rohr's side against the Albiceleste as defeat sees them fail to progress past the first round of the global showpiece

COMMENT By Seye Omidiora Follow on Twitter

Ahmed Musa had singlehandedly kept Nigeria in the World Cup with his brace in a 2-0 win over Iceland, but to stay in the competition, they needed to rewrite history by not losing to Argentina. The precedent, though, showed they stood no chance: 2-1 in 1994, 1-0 in 2002, 1-0 in 2010 and 3-2 in Brazil four years ago… all defeats!