Nigeria Bows Bosnia 1-0 to End World Cup Victory Drought
Nigeria ends a 16 year wait for a World Cup win by beating Bosnia Herzegovina 1-0 in Cuiaba. Peter Odemwingie scores from Emmanuel Emenike's setup in the 29th minute as Nigeria push to reach the knockout stage with one group game left.
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Cusaba
Brazil
Nigeria
Bosnia- Herzegovina
Peter Odemwingie
Argentina
Odemwingie
Emmanuel Emenike
Ghana
Germany
Africa
Vincent Enyeama
Edin Dzeko
Dzeko
Emenike
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Cuiaba
Joseph Yobo
Safet Susic
Keshi
Bosnia
Emir Spahic
Asmir Begovic
Stoke
Iran
Begovic
Michael Babatunde
Arena Pantanal
Bosnia Herzegovina's World Cup debut ends in group exit
Bosnia Herzegovina failed to advance after consecutive 2-1 and 1-0 defeats to Argentina and Nigeria in Cunaba. Coach Safet Susic lamented refereeing decisions and star striker Edin Dzeko blamed the officiating as their debut in Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana ended without a knockout bid.
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Cusaba
Brazil
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Argentina
Nigeria
Safet Susic
Edin Dzeko
Dzeko
Bosnia
Bosnia- Herzegovina
Lionel Messi
Susic
Maracana
Rio de Janeiro
Cunaba
Peter Odemwingie
Susie
Miralem Pjanic
Klose caps Germany comeback as Ghana push ends in draw
Germany and Ghana drew as Klose scored the equalizer in the 71st minute after Ayew had put Ghana ahead and Goetze had given Germany a first-half lead. Ronaldo reacted to Klose's header while Loew rotated his attack with a false nine approach and Klose's late impact.
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Portugal
Ghana
Germany
Joachim Loew
Klose
Toni Kroos
Benedikt Hoevedes
Ronaldo
Andre Ayew
Asamoah Gyan
Gerd Mueller
Loew
United States
James Appiah
Thomas Mueller
Goetze
Ayew
Per Mertesacker
Shkodran Mustafi
Harrison Affa
Jerome Boateng
Jerome
Mueller
John Boye
Messi seals late goal as Argentina edge Iran in tense World Cup match
Messi struck from 20 yards in added time to give Argentina a 1-0 win over Iran at Mineirao. Sabella praised Messi’s perseverance and eye for goal while Iran pressed for a famous upset, with Romero denying late chances.
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Argentina
Alejandro Sabella
Iran
Messi
Sabella
Diego Maradona
Ashkan Dejagah
Sergio Romero
Romero
Reza Ghoochannejhad
Carlos Queiroz
Milorad Mazic
Queiroz
Pablo Zabaleta
Dejagah
Mineirao Stadium
Belo Horizonte
Federico Fernandez
Ezequiel Garay
Marcos Rojo
Fernando Gago
Javier Mascherano
Angel di Maria
Lucas Biglia
Lionel Messi
Sergio Aguero
Ezequiel Lavezzi
Gonzalo Higuain
Rodrigo Palacio
Alireza Haghighi
Jalal Hosseini
Amirhossein Sadeghi
Pejman Montazeri
Mehrdad Pooladi
Ehsan Haji Safi
Reza Haghighi
Javad Nekounam
Andranik Teymourian
Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Masoud Shojaei
Khosro Teydari
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Gyan
Mats Hummels
Mertesacker
Manuel Neuer
Sally Muntari
Neuer
Fatawa Dauda
Muntari
Schalke
Kevin-Prince Boateng
Benedikt Howedes
Sami Khedira
Bastian Schweinsteiger
Philipp Lahm
Mesut Ozil
Thomas Muller
Mario Gotze
Miroslav Klose
Fatau Dauda
Harrison Afful
Jonathan Mensah
Kwadwo
Mazic
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