[FIFA World Cup 2026 – Round of 32]
[Match 5: Nigeria vs Ukraine]
[Venue: Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, USA]
[Date: July 2nd, 2026]
[Kick-off: 17:00 local time]
[Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)]
Over 68,000 fans, tens of thousands of Nigerians in green and white filled the Allegiant Stadium on the evening.
The atmosphere in the stadium was electric; a dry pitch, tense air, the right conditions for perfect drama.
Las Vegas hadn't seen a show like this in years.
Nigeria, group winners for the first time in modern World Cup history, had captured the imagination of the world with their electric football and fearless starby: Samuel Moses, or as the fans called him… SAM.
Like the pundits said:
"It's been decades since we last saw a Nigerian squad this fearsome".
