Head coach - Gernot Rohr: The 62-year-old is well versed in African football having coached the national sides of Niger, Gabon and Burkina Faso before taking up the role with Nigeria in August 2016.
Legend - Jay-Jay Okocha: Every trick in the book was in the Okocha locker, and the ultra-skilful playmaker is possibly the most talented African player to have ever laced up his boots. 'So good they named him twice' was the phrase as Okocha developed skills hardly seen before, skills that few players could replicate.
Star Man - Victor Moses: The Chelsea man struggled to establish himself at Stamford Bridge but after a few loan spells he found his place as a converted wing-back in their title-winning side, and he's taken that form into international football as he was voted his country's Player of the Year this year.
Did you know? Nigeria has the largest population of any country in Africa with over 180,000,000 people.
Fun Fact: Argentina and Nigeria are getting to know a lot about each other in World Cups - having been drawn together in the same group in five of their last six World Cup outings.
Qualifying: Nigeria won Group B in African qualifying, finishing five points ahead of Zambia and six clear of Cameroon.
Fixtures: Croatia (8pm, June 16, Kaliningrad), Iceland (4pm, June 22, Volgograd), Argentina (7pm, June 26, St Petersburg)
Goalkeepers: Francis Uzoho (Deportivo La Coruna), Ikechukwu Ezenwa (Enyimba), Daniel Akpeyi (Chippa United).
Defenders: William Troost-Ekong and Abdullahi Shehu (Bursaspor), Tyronne Ebuehi (Ado Den Haag), Elderson Echiejile (Cercle Brugge KSV), Bryan Idowu (Amkar Perm), Chidozie Awaziem (Nantes FC), Leon Balogun (Brighton), Kenneth Omeruo (Kasimpasa).
Midfielders: Mikel John Obi (Tianjin Teda), Ogenyi Onazi (Trabzonspor), Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City), Oghenekaro Etebo (Las Palmas), John Ogu (Hapoel Be'er Sheva), Joel Obi (Torino, Italy).
Forwards: Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow), Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City), Victor Moses (Chelsea), Odion Ighalo (Changchun Yatai), Alex Iwobi (Arsenal), Simeon Nwankwo (Crotone).
One of Africa's best-represented countries at the World Cup, one behind Cameroon, Nigeria know what the world's best football tournament is all about.
Their head coach is German national Gernot Rohr. He is an ex-Bayern Munich and Bordeaux player who has managed a host of French clubs, as well as several other African nations.
Odds correct as of 1100 BST 29/05/18