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It is 4:00 PM in Nigeria. The England vs Argentina World Cup semi-final doesn't start until 8:00 PM, but the mental gymnastics have already begun inside WhatsApp groups and local viewing centers across Lagos and Abuja.

The average Nigerian football fan is currently facing the ultimate football dilemma.

On one side of the room, you have the Premier League Loyalists. They watch Saka, Palmer, and Bellingham every single weekend. Yet, they would rather drink lukewarm water than watch England win tonight.

"God forbid make England reach Final," Baba Tunde says, slamming his hand on a plastic table at a local sports bar. "If Thomas Tuchel’s boys win this match, British media will not let us breathe until 2030. Every five minutes: 'It’s coming home!' Abeg, Messi should just finish them tonight."

But immediately, a Super Eagles die-hard fan cuts him off with pure anger.

"Are you tracking your mind at all? You want Argentina to win? Have you forgotten what Lionel Messi and Marcos Rojo did to us in 2018? Have you forgotten 2014? 2010? 2002? Argentina has made Nigeria cry in almost every World Cup group stage! Supporting them is a betrayal to the green-white-green!"

The room goes dead silent as the heavy truth hits.

If England wins tonight, the unbearable hype from English pundits will take over the internet. But if Argentina wins, the old wounds of the Super Eagles being tormented by South Americans will be ripped wide open again.

As the generator operators across Nigeria stock up on fuel for the night, fans are making their predictions based on pure vibes.
The real match hasn’t even started, but Nigerian fans are already exhausted from the stress of choosing which enemy they want to see lose more.

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Just look at them, match have not started but their agenda have started.

All their agenda ends today. It won't last.

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@Football_show_ Let the football do the talking. We'll see who's smiling after 90 minutes.

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@goalsside Imagine paying six figures just to watch your team lose. 😭

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@TheAthletic England have avoided Messi for years. Now they meet him on the biggest stage. 😳

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@TouchlineX One game away from ending 60 years of waiting... can they finally do it? 🏆

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@DeadlineDayLive Losing a World Cup semi-final was always going to bring emotions to the surface.

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@TouchlineX @gastonedul Y'all get ready for premium highlights

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@ESPNUK Why isn't Mbappe there?

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@DeadlineDayLive Atlético would have a serious decision to make.

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@theMadridZone And after all these he'd come on to proof why he's always on the bench

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@theMadridZone One is greater than the order.

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@DeadlineDayLive Politics and football... never a quiet combination. 👀

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@theMadridZone One bad game doesn't erase the player he's become. 💯

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Just one bad game then a player turns bad

You know too much about football broo, don't loose guard easily like that

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@ClinchRMCF Exactly. One bad game doesn't erase years of quality. 👏

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@UtdJosh__ And funny thing is they're not busy with anything.

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@olami_plenty1 Its now becoming a battle of politics 🤣

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England call on Donald trump to rescue

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@kvng_baff Stake users celebrating before full-time is a different kind of football experience.