Nigeria was in pole position to progress, while Iceland and Argentina both needed victories to keep their hopes alive.
Croatia had already qualified to go into the final game of the group, but who joined them in the last-16 was unclear
Ghanaian actress Juliet Ibrahim travelled all the way to Russia to support the Super Green Eagles of Nigeria where they lost 2-1 to Argentina during their final game at the 2018 World Cup against Russia.
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The actress who has a strong affiliation with Nigeria because of her relationship records there felt disappointed after the final whistle was blown.
Following the result, Argentina is through to the round of 16 and will be facing France on the 30th of June at 14:00 GMT.
So, Juliet Ibrahim took to Instagram and blamed the referee for Nigerian’s loss. She wrote;
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“I’m so sorry we disappointed you guys! But there was a chicken on the field wearing yellow and black cloth that caused this wahala ?????#supereagles #worldcup #juju”
“We came, we saw, we must go home to face better-pressing issues that are disturbing the country’s peace such as the killings of our brothers and sisters in #Plateau”
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