Bangladesh ace pacer and the nation’s heartthrob Mashrafe Bin Mortaza takes to social media and thanked the Argentine players for letting his idol Diego Maradona sleep peacefully for a night as the Albiceleste confirmed their place in the second round of the World Cup after a dramatic 2-1 win against Nigeria on Tuesday.

The game of football has a strange sense of drama and Argentina’s agonizing victory over Nigeria provided plenty to reflect upon.

Germany face their day of reckoning at the World Cup on Wednesday, with the holders needing a clear win against South Korea to be sure of reaching the last 16.

Argentina captain Lionel Messi resorts to social media to send a beautiful message to his fans after their thrilling 2-1 win against Nigeria to secure their place in the second round of World Cup 2018.

The Nigeria captain John Obi Mikel claims that the super eagles were denied a ‘clear penalty’ in their match against Argentina when Marcos Rojo rose inside the box and headed the ball against his own arm. The match ended in a 2-1 victory for the Albiceleste as they secure a place in the second round of the tournament.

Nigeria's third choice goalkeeper, Ikechukwu Ezenwa waited for Messi to come back to the dressing room and promptly asked him for his shirt.

Lionel Messi’s half-time team talk will have inspired Argentina to a dramatic comeback against Nigeria, according to former England and Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand.

Serbia and Brazil will clash in their third Group E match of the 2018 World Cup at the Spartak stadium in Moscow.

A relieved Lionel Messi admitts the stress at the prospect of crashing out of the World Cup at the group stages is the worst he had ever experienced after Marcus Rojo's late strike beat Nigeria 2-1 to send Argentina into the last 16.

Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli had words of praise for all his players but especially for his captain and star man Lionel Messi after their victory against Nigeria which ensured that the Albiceleste avoided an embarrassing Group Stage exit.

Russian police says they had received multiple bomb threats in the World Cup host city of Rostov-on-Don, causing bars and restaurants to be evacuated across the city.

Diego Maradona roared and gesticulated through every anguished second of Argentina's rollercoaster World Cup victory over Nigeria on Tuesday before triggering alarm with a health scare after the final whistle.

A relieved Lionel Messi believes Argentina deserve their place in the last 16 of the World Cup after being saved by Marcos Rojo's late winner against Nigeria as they avoided an embarrassing group-stage exit.

Iceland's first World Cup adventure comes to a valiant end as they are beaten 2-1 by Group D winners Croatia due to a late strike from Ivan Perisic, with Argentina qualifying as runners-up instead.

A late goal by Marcos Rojo give Argentina a dramatic 2-1 victory over Nigeria in Group D on Tuesday and send the twice champions through to the knockout stages of the World Cup.

Kosovo was collecting money yesterday to pay FIFA fines of Switzerland players Granit Xhaka, Xherdan Shaqiri and Stephan Lichtsteiner for celebrating goals with a pro-Kosovo double eagle gesture in their World Cup win over Serbia.

No one does it quite like Roberto Quaresma.

Spain need to make urgent and deep reflections after committing multiple errors in Monday's 2-2 draw with Morocco if they want to mount a serious challenge in the latter stages of the World Cup, captain Sergio Ramos said.

When Argentina were gearing up for their do-or-die game against Nigeria, their fans were seen busy at the counters of Saint Petersburg's central rail station.

Any kid remembers the thrill of receiving a new football but former Russian referee Mikhail Koshelev has taken that feeling to extremes - by amassing a collection of 800 soccer balls.