Zenit St Petersburg Coach Reveals: I Want To Watch Argentina Vs Nigeria World Cup

Published: May 27, 2018

FC Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg manager Konstantin Zyryanov has revealed that he would watch only match at the 2018 World Cup if he has a ticket for the game between Nigeria and Argentina.

The Super Eagles will face off with the South Americans at the Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg on June 26, and depending on the outcome of their first two games in Group D, top stars such as Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero, Angel Di María, John Obi Mikel, Victor Moses and Alex Iwobi are expected to feature.

Asked if he will attend the World Cup matches, Zyryanov told Sport Express Russia: ''I do not have tickets. I want to go to one match. Maybe journalists will help.

''I want to bring the whole family and look at Messi , when Argentina will play with Nigeria in St. Petersburg.

''I will not have much time, because Zenit-2 will begin preparations for the FNL championship.''

The Super Eagles thrashed Argentina 4-2 in a pre-World Cup friendly staged in Krasnodar, Russia in November 2017.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel