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PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil -- Argentina beat Nigeria 3-2 in their last World Cup group match on Wednesday, with Lionel Messi and Ahmed Musa scoring two goals each before Marcos Rojo kneed in the winner. Argentina won Group F while Nigeria also advanced despite the loss, becoming the first African team in the round of 16 in Brazil. Messi had his best match of the World Cup so far, scoring twice in the first half to boost his tournament total to four goals, and repeatedly cutting up Nigerias defence with dazzling runs and clever passes. "We played against a team that wanted to play," Messi said. "I think we saw a good Argentina. We need to continue on this path." The Argentina captain needed less than three minutes to finish Nigeria goalkeeper Vincent Enyeamas clean sheet in Brazil, slamming in the rebound after Angel Di Marias shot bounced off the post. Nigeria replied within a minute as Musa cut in from the left and beat Sergio Romero with a curling shot toward the far post. Nearing halftime Messi tested Enyeama with a 25-meter free kick that the goalkeeper struggled to push to a corner. Having found his aim, Messi was ice cold when Nigeria gave up another free kick just moments later from a slightly shorter distance. This time Enyeama was stunned as the ball hooked over the wall and slipped in just inside the post. "Messi is one of heck of a player, hes blessed. You cant take it away from him," Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi said. "Messi is from Jupiter, he is different." The second half started at the same furious pace as the first, with two goals within the first five minutes. First Musa took advantage of confusion in the Argentine defence to score his second. Then Rojo made it 3-2 as he got his right knee on a corner kick three minutes later. Both teams continued to chase more goals but the intensity dropped off somewhat as Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella substituted Messi after the hour-mark. The Barcelona wizard enjoyed the space he was given by Nigeria, which surged forward rather than locking down in defence like Bosnia-Herzegovina and Iran did against Argentina. He has scored in each of the teams three matches. Finding more space to attack, Argentina created more chances than in its previous games, but its defence caved in on both of Musas goals. Another concern for Argentina: Striker Sergio Aguero was injured in the first half, and replaced by Ezequiel Lavezzi. "I think we had a lot of chances, and could have scored a few more goals," Sabella said. Tens of thousands of Argentine fans had travelled to Porto Alegre for the match, taunting Brazilian spectators by singing "Maradona is greater than Pele" at the 44,000-capacity Beira-Rio Stadium. The Brazilians booed and held up five fingers to remind the Argentines of how many World Cups theyve won. Argentina has two. Meanwhile, tragedy struck in Nigeria before the match, as an explosion rocked a shopping mall in the capital, Abuja, and police said at least 21 people were killed. The blast came as Nigerians were preparing to watch the World Cup match. Many shops at the mall have TV screens but it was unclear if the explosion was timed to coincide with the match, which started an hour later. ------ Nigeria: Vincent Enyeama; Efe Ambrose, Kenneth Omeruo, Joseph Yobo, Juwon Oshaniwa; Ahmed Musa, Ogenyi Onazi, John Obi Mikel, Michael Babatunde (Okechukwu Uchebo, 66); Peter Odemwingie (Uche Nwofor, 80), Emmanuel Emenike. Argentina: Sergio Romero; Pablo Zabaleta, Federico Fernandez, Ezequiel Garay, Marcos Rojo; Fernando Gago, Javier Mascherano, Angel Di Maria; Lionel Messi (Ricardo Alvarez, 63), Gonzalo Higuain (Lucas Biglia, 91), Sergio Aguero (Ezequiel Lavezzi, 38). Custom Texas Rangers Nike Jerseys . Neither made it that far in 2013. Not even close. 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Canada was placed in one of the easiest groups during Saturdays live televised draw in Montreal.NEW YORK -- Toronto FC midfielder Jonathan Osorio has been suspended two games for kicking the ball at an opponents head and Montreal Impact sporting director Nick De Santis got one game for aggressive behaviour toward game officials, Major League Soccer announced Friday. The MLS disciplinary committee banned Osorio for kicking the ball directly to the side of the head of New York Red Bulls defender Kosuke Kimura, who had fallen to the ground. Kimura was not injured on the play. The incident occurred in the 77th minute of New Yorks 2-0 victory last Saturday, which eliminated TFC from playoff contention. Osorio appeared to be trying to clear the ball out of play when Kimura fell in front of him. No foul was called, but it sparked a brief skirmish on the field. New Yorks Dax McCarty was fined for violating the hands to the face rule during the melee. The league ruled that Osorios clearance attempt "endangered the safety of an opponent..ddddddddddddquot; "It wasnt intentional," Osorio said after the match. "They knew that, too. "He was coming hard and I was mid-swing as he was falling. So unfortunately I hit him in his head. But he was OK and I said I was sorry." Osorio will sit out games against Sporting Kansas City on Saturday and against D.C. United next week. Red Bulls defender Jamison Olave was also fined for violent conduct from an incident with Justin Braun in the 45th minute of the same game that also went uncalled on the field. De Santis continued Montreals string of run-ins with the referees when he got one game for "continued aggressive, confrontational and irresponsible behaviour" toward officials following a 2-1 loss at home to the Columbus Crew last Saturday. It was a first suspension this year for De Santis, but first-year coach Marco Schallibaum has been suspended four times for a total of five games. ' ' '