Ahmed Musa scored a brilliant second-half double to earn Nigeria vital point against Iceland and throw the second qualification spot in Group D wide open with one game remaining.
The Leicester City forward banished memories of a very tough first half to put the Nigerians ahead after he expertly controlled a Victor Moses cross from a rapid break and rifled into the top corner past Hannes Halldorsson.
25minutes later, the Iceland goalkeeper was left flat on his backside for Musa's excellent second goal , when the Nigerian collected a long ball on the left win, jinked around one defender, dummied past Halldorsson and then drove out of the reach of two Iceland players standing on the line.
The opponent had a prime opportunity to pull a goal back with 10 minutes remaining when VAR correctly overturned the referee's initial decision and ruled William Troost-Ekong had fouled Bjorn Sigurdarson inside the box. Everton midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson confidently stepped up to take the penalty, but blazed his effort over the crossbar.
Nigeria qualification fate now depend on what we play against Argentina which is the last group match to proceed to the knockout stage.
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