World Cup 2018: The best and worst players from Nigeria v Iceland  

#1 Best: Ahmed Musa

Musa soaring after his brace

Finally, we highlight the performance of the man who stole all the headlines - Ahmed Musa.

If his first-half staging is taken into account, the pacy forward was equal to almost nothing. He came off his lines to feed the wingers and try to make something happen out of the 65% possession in the opening 45 minutes.

In the second half, he set the field on fire. By complimenting Victor Moses and Wilfred Ndidi, Musa successfully exploited the narrowness of the Iceland defence to good use. He certainly looked livelier and more willing to receive the final ball.

For his first, he splendidly controlled a fine-tuned cross from Victor Moses - who also had an outstanding second half. With that touch, he nicely set it up for himself, only to dispatch a thunderous volley and leave Halldórsson with absolutely no chance.

Next up was his long ranger, which rattled the crossbar and denied him a second goal. Yet again, he completely deceived the opposition goalkeeper.

But just a couple of minutes later, Musa set off on his bike to complete one of the best solo goals in this World Cup. He ran in behind Arnason with the ball, flat-footed the entire defence, skipped past the goalkeeper and signed off with all the composure one could ask for.

He is the only player to score two goals in a single World Cup game for Nigeria. Oh yes, he's done it before too, against Argentina in 2014. The Leicester City forward undoubtedly unleashed his pace.

4 - @Ahmedmusa718 has scored four World Cup goals for Nigeria; only @ASAMOAH_GYAN3 (6) and Roger Milla (5) have scored more goals amongst African players. Stars. #WorldCup

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) June 22, 2018