Nigeria had her first qualification to the FIFA world cup in 1994. Since then, Nigeria has always been present in the mundial, except the 2006 edition in Germany, no thanks to the introduced head-head rule.

USA '94, France '98, Japan/Korea 2002, South Africa 2010, Brazil 2014 and this year edition in Russia(i.e. Russia 2018) have given the Super Eagles the chance to showcase their footballing skills in their green and white kits.

Since Nigeria has been qualifying for the mundial, the first round of the tournament has always been a round robin, each team playing against all members of the group to get to the next stage.

Argentina is the "most consistent" country in Nigeria's group and seems to have the same thing in common, which we shall see from the tables below, having the records of Nigeria and Argentina's performances at the FIFA World cups where they were/are. grouped together (1994, 2002, 2010 2014 and 2018).


USA 1994
1 Nigeria 6
2 Bulgaria 6
3 Argentina 6
4 Greece 0

Nigeria, Bulgaria and Argentina all qualified to the next round (Argentina went as one of the best losers)


Japan/Korea 2002
1 Sweden 5
2 England 5
3 Argentina 4
4 Nigeria 1

Nigeria and her siamese twin, Argentina didn't qualify from the group



Brazil 2014
1 Argentina 9
2 Nigeria 4
3 Bosnia & Herzegovina 3
4 Iran 1

Nigeria and her Siamese, Argentina, qualified to the next round from the group



Russia 2018. (present standing)
1 Croatia 6
2 Iceland 1
3 Argentina 1
4 Nigeria 0

Argentina and her siamese, Nigeria, trailing below the table.



With the way things are going with the two teams, should we be expecting the same fate befallen two national teams or otherwise? Hence the need to ask if the Siamese twins can be separated this year like it was in 2010

cc Jarus, Dominique, semid4lyfe, Robosky02

You skipped 2010 world cup were argentina qualifed top of the group yhl nigeria went home bottom

Tolexander:
Nigeria had her first qualification to the FIFA world cup in 1994. Since then, Nigeria has always been present in the mundial, except the 2006 edition in Germany, no thanks to the introduced head-head rule.

USA '94, France '98, Japan/Korea 2002, South Africa 2010, Brazil 2014 and this year edition in Russia(i.e. Russia 2018) have given the Super Eagles the chance to showcase their footballing skills in their green and white kits.

Since Nigeria has been qualifying for the mundial, the first round of the tournament has always been a round robin, each team playing against all members of the group to get to the next stage.

Argentina is the "most consistent" country in Nigeria's group and seems to have the same thing in common, which we shall see from the tables below, having the records of Nigeria and Argentina's performances at the FIFA World cups where they were/are. grouped together (1994, 2002, 2014 and 2018).


USA 1994
1 Nigeria 6
2 Bulgaria 6
3 Argentina 6
4 Greece 0

Nigeria, Bulgaria and Argentina all qualified to the next round (Argentina went as one of the best losers)


Japan/Korea 2002
1 Sweden 5
2 England 5
3 Argentina 4
4 Nigeria 1

Nigeria and her siamese twin, Argentina didn't qualify from the group



Brazil 2014
1 Argentina 9
2 Nigeria 4
3 Bosnia & Herzegovina 3
4 Iran 1

Nigeria and her Siamese, Argentina, qualified to the next round from the group



Russia 2018. (present standing)
1 Croatia 6
2 Iceland 1
3 Argentina 1
4 Nigeria 0

Argentina and her siamese, Nigeria, trailing below the table.



With the way things are going with the two teams, should we be expecting the same fate befallen two national teams or otherwise? Hence the need to ask if the Siamese twins can be separated this year

cc Jarus, Dominique, semid4lyfe, Robosky02

Good analysis.

I think today's match vs Iceland will determine whether they will remain Siamese twins.

Croatia is settled, which means both of us cannot advance this time. Either both of us go out or one moves to next stage.

The match vs Iceland today will determine that. If we lose, we are both going down.