Nigeria moved to within one win of the World Cup last 16 as Ahmed Musa scored twice in a dramatic second half to secure a 2-0 victory over Iceland in Volgograd on Friday.
The African side will be sure of a spot in the knockout stage if they can see off Argentina on Tuesday, after Musa’s excellent double before a missed penalty by Iceland midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson.
The result was also a boost for Lionel Messi’s Argentina, who are now back in the mix in Group D.
Meanwhile, Musa’s goals made him the first Nigerian to score at two FIFA World Cups after scoring a brace against Argentina in a 3-2 loss at the 2014 World Cup.
The Leicester City star is now Nigeria’s World Cup top scorer with four goals in the competition.
The first half was all Iceland as they created most of the scoring chances, going close on six occasions while the Super Eagles held more of the possession edging it 60 per cent to Iceland’s 40 without any shot on or off target.
The Super Eagles became the first team to not have a single shot in the first half of a World Cup game since South Korea versus Algeria in 2014.
