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The four-time world champions are looking to set up a last eight match against either Brazil or New Zealand but Tony Vidmar’s side should not be underestimated.
Nigeria will undoubtedly be the favourites when they face Australia in the Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar in the round of 16 on Thursday.
The Group A winners showed their full strength in the 2-0 win over USA in their tournament opener and 5-1 win against Chile but struggled against courageous Croatia for their first defeat.
Tony Vidmar’s boy have proven to be something of a mixed bag thus far, scraping a 2-1 victory against Argentina to get a place in the knock out phase as one of the best losers and face a tough task against the Africans.
However, defending champions Nigeria know that they won’t have an easy job against a hard-working Australia side, who will be playing outside the Estadio Municipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas for the first time.
Victor Osimhen will again be the man of whom much will be expected across Nigeria , with four goals to top the goal scorers’ chat – also Samuel Chukwueze is another forward to watch out for.
No changes are expected from the Nigerians , with Funsho Bamgboye set to return after being ruled out against Croatia owing to his expulsion against Chile. And they should continue their dominance against the Aussies who have lost their five previous encounters with the Eaglets at the Fifa U17 World Cup.
The game kicks off 12 am Nigeria time on Thursday.
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