Overview

• Argentina faces Nigeria on Wednesday, October 8 at 16:30 (Argentina time) at Santiago’s Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, with DSports and Telefé broadcasting live.
• Argentina topped Group D with three wins, joining Japan as the only teams to finish on nine points, with Japan holding the superior goal difference.
• Nigeria advanced as one of the best third-placed teams after a 1-1 draw with Colombia sealed by a late Daniel Bayemi penalty.
• FIFA moved Mexico vs Chile to a 17:00 start on Tuesday and released the complete Round-of-16 schedule.
• Other confirmed pairings include Japan–France, United States–Italy, Ukraine–Spain, Colombia–South Africa, Morocco–South Korea and Paraguay–Norway; matches tied after 90 minutes go to extra time and then penalties.