2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Match 29 Group F Nigeria Vs Bosnia Herzgovina Saturday June 21,2014

 

Nigeria Vs Bosnia Herzgovina at Arena Pantanal, Cuiaba

Managers
  
Stephen Keshi(Nigeria)
Safet Susic(Bosnia Herzgovina)

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

• The sides have never previously met.
• This will be the 800th match in the history of the World Cup.

Nigeria

• Nigeria are winless in nine World Cup games (D3, L6) - the longest streak of any side involved at the 2014 tournament.
• Their last World Cup victory was 1-0 against Bulgaria in the group stage of France '98.
• The Super Eagles scored fewer goals (11) in qualifying than any side who made it to Brazil.
• They have failed to score in three of their last five games.

Bosnia-Hercegovina

• They could lose back-to-back competitive games for the first time since coach Safet Susic took charge.
• The last time it happened was in 2009, when they lost three successive matches (the first against Spain, the subsequent two versus Portugal) in qualifying for the 2010 World Cup.
• No player was involved in more goals than Edin Dzeko in European qualifying (10 goals, four assists).
• Bosnia-Hercegovina attempted more shots (16. including blocked shots) and registered more on target (six) than Argentina in their opening game

 Nigeria were under-17 champions in 2007 and 2013, plus runners-up in 2009
Bosnia-Hercegovina are the only World Cup debutants in Brazil

Nigeria beats Bosnia Herzgivina 1-0
Goal Scorer -Peter Odemwingie (29)

 Nigeria's victory, their first in the World Cup finals in 10 outings, put the Super Eagles on the verge of the last 16.

The goal came just seven minutes after Bosnia striker Edin Dzeko had a goal incorrectly disallowed for offside.

Nigeria will reach the knockout stages if they get a point against Argentina, or if Iran fail to beat Bosnia.

Knowing they needed a win to stay in their first World Cup finals, Bosnia attacked from the start but were vulnerable in defence

Squads

Nigeria

• 01 Enyeama
• 05 Ambrose Emuobo
• 13 Oshaniwa
• 10 Mikel Booked
• 02 Yobo
• 22 Omeruo
• 08 Odemwingie
• 17 Onazi
• 09 Emenike
• 18 Babatunde (Uzoenyi - 75' )
• 07 Musa (Ameobi - 65' )

Bosnia Herzgovina

• 01 Begovic
• 13 Mujdza
• 16 Lulic (Salihovic - 58' )
• 07 Besic
• 15 Sunjic
• 04 Spahic
• 20 Hajrovic (Ibisevic - 57' )
• 18 Medunjanin Booked (Susic - 64' )
• 11 Dzeko
• 08 Pjanic
• 10 Misimovic