FIFA World Cup 2018: Nigeria 2-0 Iceland - 5 Talking Points

#3 Ahmed Musa comes to the party

Ahmed Musa became Nigeria's all-time leading scorer at World Cups

With his two goals today, Musa became Nigeria's all-time leading scorer at a World Cup. He also became the first ever Nigerian to score at two different World Cups, following his two goals in Brazil in 2014.

His two goals today were absolute pieces of art - as contrasting pieces of art as you could get.

The first one stemmed from a Gunnarsson long-throw, that Nigeria cleared well, and managed to string together an incisive counter-attack. The ball found its way to Victor Moses on the left wing, and when he played in a cross, Musa still had plenty of work left to do.

He controlled the high ball with an immaculate touch that took Ragnar Sigurdsson out of the game, and then it sat up invitingly for him to smash past Halldorsson, and he did the honours with an unerring smash into the top corner.

Musa wasn't done yet, as he once again capitalised on an opportunity to break, this time down Iceland's right. He dribbled past Birkir Saevarsson and Kari Arnason like they weren't there, before rounding Halldorsson, and smashing the ball into an empty net.

Remember his goals in 2014? The opposition? A certain La Albiceleste. If a repeat ensues in Nigeria's next game, that is Russia 2018 kissing goodbye to Lionel Messi.