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Nigeria Team News: Rohr sticks with winning formula vs. Argentina

Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr has stuck to the same starting lineup, and setup he deployed for Iceland win in their crunch Group D tie against Argentina in Saint Petersburg.

After flattering to impress in their opening loss to Croatia, Alex Iwobi, Odion Ighalo and Shehu Abdullahi were replaced by Ahmed Musa, Kelechi Iheanacho and Kenneth Omeruo as Rohr switched to a 3-5-2 formation against the Europeans.

It worked a treat against the Vikings as Musa grabbed the goals to see the West Africans coast to a 2-0 victory. And the German tactician has opted to stick with what worked in Volgograd.