Heinze lifts Argentina past Nigeria 1-0 (AP)

[ASFN Admin]

Gabriel Heinze scored on a diving header and Argentina hung on for a 1-0 victory over Nigeria on Saturday despite missing a fistful of scoring chances in the teams' World Cup opener. Heinze's goal came in the sixth minute, when he took advantage of weak defense to power in a shot from 12 yards off Juan Sebastian Veron's corner kick.

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