The Flying Eagles of Nigeria have been handed a tough second-round test against Argentina after qualifying as one of the best losers at the ongoing FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Nigeria slipped into the third position in Group D after entering the last group game against Brazil top of the Group.

The Flying Eagles defeated the Dominican Republic 2-1, and Italy 2-0 in their first and second games respectively before losing 2-0 to Brazil in their last Group game.

Brazil with a superior goal difference finished first, Italy second, and Nigeria third.

Nigeria’s next opponents, Argentina, won all of their games scoring for fun to finish first in Group A and became the first nation to qualify for the knockout stages.

Apart from Nigeria, Gambia, and Tunisia also qualified for the knockout stages with only Senegal, the African U-20 champions missing out.

FIFA U-20 Second Round fixtures

Tuesday, 30th May 2023

USA v New Zealand
Uzbekistan v Israel

Wednesday, 31st May 2023

Colombia v Slovakia
Brazil v Tunisia
Argentina v Nigeria
England v Italy

Thursday, 1st June 2023

Gambia v Uruguay
Ecuador v South Korea

How they qualified
The top two teams from each Group and the four best losers

Group A
Argentina
Uzbekistan

Group B
USA
Ecuador

Group C
Columbia
Israel

Group D
Brazil
Italy

Group E
England
Uruguay

Group F
Gambia
South Korea

Best Losers

Nigeria
Slovakia
New Zealand
Tunisia