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Twitter reacts to Nigeria’s World Cup pairing

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Nigeria have been paired with Argentina, Iceland and Croatia in the Group D of the 2018 Fifa World Cup.

The 2013 African champions begin their quest for glory against Croatia in Kaliningrad on June 16, 2018.

But the Super Eagles will play La Albiceleste for the fifth time in the group stage of the quadrennial showpiece with previous fixtures in the 1994, 2002, 2010, 2014 editions.

Having defeated Jorge Sampaoli’s men 4-2 in a friendly encounter at the Krasnodar Stadium in November, football enthusiasts took to social media to express their reactions to the draw which took place at the State Kremlin Palace in Moscow.

Fair World Cup Draw for the Super Eagles
— Victor Ikpeba (@V_Ikpeba) December 1, 2017

Iceland and not Argentina are @NGSuperEagles ' biggest threat. Fantastic draw and with adequate preparations, we should go as far as the semi-final. Go for gold Nigeria! #WorldCupDraw pic.twitter.com/WtQkU7qZcY

— Mutiu Adepoju (@MutiuAdepoju8) December 1, 2017
If you want to be the Best, you have to Beat the Best.

Goal

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