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Facts as Musa, Uzoho Make World Cup Records

Facts as Musa, Uzoho Make World Cup Records
June 23
02:17 2018

FT: Nigeria 2-0 Iceland
Ahmed Musa has now become Nigeria’s all-time top scorer in World Cup games with four goals.
And Francis Uzoho, 19-years old,  has also emerged the youngest keeper to keep a clean sheet in a World Cup match

Stats, stats, stats
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.

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.

Nigerian attacker Ahmed Musa is now his country’s all-time top scorer in World Cup games with four goals. Only Asamoah Gyan (6 goals for Ghana) and Roger Milla (5 for Cameroon) have scored more for an African nation.

Nigeria’s Francis Uzoho is the second youngest goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet in a World Cup match (19 years, 237 days), behind only Li Chan-Myong in North Korea’s 1-0 win over Italy in July 1966 (19 years, 198 days).

Match Stats
Home Team     Away Team
Nigeria               Iceland
Possession
62%                     38%
Shots
16                             9
Shots on Target
4                               3
Corners
6                               5
Fouls
9                                10

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