World Cup 2018, Nigeria 1-2 Argentina: Best and worst players from the game

#2 Worst - Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria)

Iheanacho failed to make an impact for Nigeria

The Leicester City forward was teamed up alongside his club team-mate Ahmed Musa at the top for Nigeria and Gernot Rohr would have hoped that the duo would work together in tandem to try and exploit the Argentine defenders with their pace. However, the partnership failed to blossom and Kelechi Iheanacho was seen as a frustrated figure for the majority of the game.

The 21-year-old failed to link up play with his teammates and lacked the hunger or desire to try and force the initiative on his counterparts on the night. Iheanacho fluffed his lines early on when he was presented with the ball by Javier Mascherano and that effort pretty much gave a preview of what was in store for the striker.

Iheanacho was the first player to be taken off and was replaced by Odion Ighalo right after the half-time break.