2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil

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Match 28 - Nigeria vs Bosnia

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Nigeria vs Bosnia

Group F
Match 28 on June 21 at 6:00 PM Amazon Time

Nigeria 1 - 0  Bosnia

(Odemwingie 29')                              
Man of the Match: Peter Odemwingie

Match Updates

Fulltime - Nigeria wins it and eliminates Bosnia in the process
01:21: Yellow Card - Obi Mikel is booked for a tackle on Pjanic
01:15: Substitution - Babatunde leaves the pitch due to injury, Uzoenyi takes his place
01:05: Substitution - Nigeria takes out Musa for Ameobi
01:04: Substitution - Final change for Bosnia, Susic replaces Medunjanin
00:58: Substitution - Lulic goes out this time, Salihovic comes off the bench
00:57: Substitution - Bosnia's Hajrovic is replaced by Ibisevic
It's an entertaining first half at Cuiaba

00:29: Goal - Odemwingie dribbles past a defender and coolly puts it in
00:21: Contentious decision, Dzeko's goal disallowed as he was ruled offside
00:06: Yellow Card - Medunjanin takes down Musa and is cautioned
Lineups

 Nigeria: Enyeama, Yobo, Ambrose, Musa, Odemwingie, Emenike, Mikel, Oshaniwa, Onazi, Babatunde, Omeruo

 Bosnia: Begovic, Spahic, Besic, Pjanic, Misimovic, Dzeko, Mujdza, Sunjic, Lulic, Medunjanin, Hajrovic

Nigeria

World Cup Record

15 Matches - W04, D03, L08

Manager

Stephen Keshi, Nigeria

Bosnia

World Cup Record

01 Matches - W00, D00, L01

Manager

Safet Susic, Bosnia

Match Facts

Referee: Peter O'Leary, New Zealand
Head to Head: Nigeria 0-0-0 Bosnia
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Match 11 - Argentina vs Bosnia

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Argentina vs Bosnia

Match 11 on June 15 at 7:00 PM Brasilia Time

Argentina 2 - 1 Bosnia

(Kolasinac 3' (OG), Messi 65') (Ibisevic 85')            
Man of the Match: Lionel Messi

Match Updates

Fulltime - Argentina win but Bosnia impresses
First Goal for Bosnia & Herzegovina in World Cup. Good performance overall

01:27: Substitution - Aguero is taken off, replaced by Biglia
01:25: Goal - Ibisevic scores, rolled through the keeper into the net. The game is still on
01:21: Messi gets the ball, makes a run and released it to Aguero, his cross is intercepted by Spahic

Argentina looks solid now, but Bosnia will be pumped up if they manage to score one now


01:16: Aguero makes a run but hits it wide
01:14: Substitution - Misimovic also leaves, replaced by Medunjanin
01:11: Substitution - Hajrovic goes out and Visca comes in, another attacking option
01:10: Hajrovic commits foul on Di Maria
01:09: Substitution - Mujdza is replaced by Ibisevic, more attack for Bosnia
01:05: Goal - Messi finally scores, wonderful goal. Messi has arrived in Brazil
01:03: Yellow Card - Spahic tackles hard on Aguero, he's booked for that foul. Freekick in the range, Messi gets it over
01:01: Besic long range attempt goes over. A bit optimistic effort
00:59: Messi almost setup by Gago, Bosnia defense up to the task
00:58: Hajrovic cross into the box, Argentina scrambles to save the attempt
00:55: Messi sets up Aguero who sends it into the orbit
00:54: Hajrovic extracts another save from Romero
00:49: Fernandez tackles Dzeko in front of the area, Hajrovic freekick held firmly by Romero
00:45: Substitution - Higuain comes in for Rodriguez and Gago replaces Campagnaro
Argentina changes their formation from 5-3-2 to 4-3-3 at halftime

Pjanic and Mascherano calling shots for their teams respectively. Messi and Dzeko largely ineffective. Romero kept busy

00:45: Di Maria feeds Messi, he makes a run but Bosnian defense is solid enough
00:41: Pjanic delivers a corner and Lulic heads on target, Romero dives to make a save
00:33: Dzeko puts it over the bar, great chance, Lulic was lurking on his left
00:32: Begovic blocks Mascherano's shot
00:29: Lulic is delivered the ball in the box but he's offside
00:25: Yellow Card - Rojo tackles and is booked. Misimovic's freekick troubles Argentina but it's safe
00:21: Messi gets the ball in the penalty area, but he's crowded out

Apart from that unfortunate own goal, Bosnia seems up to the task

00:14: Mascherano commits a foul, freekick near the edge of the area, Pjanic slams into the wall
00:13: Hajrovic alone in the box fed by Pjanic, Romero saves brilliantly

Kolasinac had no voluntary involvement in that goal, the ball bounced of him into the net

00:03: Goal - Argentina scores, Bosnia begins World Cup with an own goal, Kolasinac the unlucky culprit. Messi's freekick resulted in a goal

Lineups
Argentina: Romero, Garay, Campagnaro, Zabaleta, Di Maria, Messi, Rodriguez, Mascherano, Rojo, F. Fernandez, Aguero

Bosnia: Begovic, Bicakcic, Spahic, Kolasinac, Besic, Pjanic, Misimovic, Dzeko, Mujdza, Lulic, Hajrovic

Argentina

World Cup Record

70 Matches - W37, D13, L20

Manager

Alejandro Sabella, Argentina

Bosnia

World Cup Record

00 Matches - W00, D00, L00

Manager

Safet Susic, Bosnia

Match Facts

Referee: Joel Aguilar, El Salvador
Head to Head: Argentina 2-0-0 Bosnia
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Bosnia World Cup Squad

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Bosnia-Herzegovina defender Ervin Zukanovic was denied USA visa for the training camp and was subsequently removed from the squad effectively leaving the remaining 23 members of the original provisional squad to be retained in the final roster. It was speculated that either Anel Hadzic or coach Savet Susic's nephew Tino might have to be dropped out but the Zukanovic issue automatically resolved the matter
Zukanovic blamed the Bosnian Football Federation for the mixup, they responded by sacking him from the squad. Striker Dzeko, goalkeeper Begovich, playmaker Pjanic, skipper Spahic would be crucial to the team's prospects in their maiden appearance at the finals

Squad

Goalkeepers:
Asmir Begovic (Stoke City), Jasmin Fejzic (Aalen), Asmir Avdukic (Borac Banja Luka)

Defenders:
Emir Spahic (Bayer Leverkusen), Sead Kolasinac (Schalke), Ermin Bicakcic (Eintracht Braunschweig), Ognjen Vranjes (Elazigspor), Toni Sunjic (Zorya Lugansk), Muhamed Besic (Ferencvaros)

Midfielders:
Avdija Vrsajevic (Hajduk Split), Mensur Mujdza (Freiburg), Zvjezdan Misimovic (Guizhou Renhe), Haris Medunjanin (Gaziantepspor), Miralem Pjanic (Roma), Sejad Salihovic (Hoffenheim), Senad Lulic (Lazio), Izet Hajrovic (Galatasaray), Senijad Ibricic (Erciyesspor), Edin Visca (Istanbul BB), Tino Susic (Hajduk Split), Anel Hadzic (Sturm Graz)

Forwards:
Edin Dzeko (Manchester City), Vedad Ibisevic (Stuttgart)
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Injury Update - Radamel Falcao Dropped

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Radamel Falcao will not be going to Brazil as part of the Colombia Squad as he failed to recover from the Anterior Cruciate Ligament tear he suffered in January. The Monaco star striker was crucial to the nation's World Cup fortunes but the extent of his injury and the recovery process left him no time to get back to match fitness
He has not played since the injury and the Colombia coach Jose Pekerman, who supported the striker throughout the ordeal, decided to leave the player out of the final roster after the medical team deemed him unfit to provide any decent contribution in the finals. The five month speculation over his place was over, Pekerman stating that it was the toughest decisions he was to make to drop the striker
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Bosnia Provisional Squad

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Bosnia coach Safet Susic named his provisional 24-man team for the World Cup. The list includes all the usual suspects who helped the nation impressively qualify for its first outing at the World Event

Susic named one extra entry to cover in case right-back Mensur Mujdza fails to recover in time from his foot injury. A few notable exclusions include defender Boris Pandza and midfielder Adnan Zahirovic. To everyone's surprise, Zahirovic lost his place to the coach's nephew Tino Susic. Another surprise in the team selection is that it has only two strikers of which only one of them would be used per match, the coach claims

FIFA has a deadline until June 2 by which all teams need to lodge their 23-member World Cup squads, which means Susic needs to drop just a name out of his provisional list. In case Mujdza proves his fitness before final selection, either Susic or Hadzic are expected to miss out

Provisional Squad

Goalkeepers:
Asmir Begovic (Stoke City), Jasmin Fejzic (Aalen), Asmir Avdukic (Borac Banja Luka)

Defenders:
Emir Spahic (Bayer Leverkusen), Sead Kolasinac (Schalke), Ermin Bicakcic (Eintracht Braunschweig), Ognjen Vranjes (Elazigspor), Toni Sunjic (Zorya Lugansk), Avdija Vrsajevic (Hajduk Split), Mensur Mujdza (Freiburg), Ervin Zukanovic (Gent)

Midfielders:
Zvjezdan Misimovic (Guizhou Renhe), Haris Medunjanin (Gaziantepspor), Miralem Pjanic (Roma), Sejad Salihovic (Hoffenheim), Senad Lulic (Lazio), Izet Hajrovic (Galatasaray), Senijad Ibricic (Erciyesspor), Edin Visca (Istanbul BB), Tino Susic (Hajduk Split), Muhamed Besic (Ferencvaros), Anel Hadzic (Sturm Graz)

Forwards:
Edin Dzeko (Manchester City), Vedad Ibisevic (VfB Stuttgart)

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Bosnia & Herzegovina

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Bosnia - Group F (Argentina, Iran, Nigeria)

The ever improving Bosnia and Herzegovina is the only debutant at this edition of the World Cup. After separating from Yugoslavia, Bosnia tried to build its own image through some good performances over the years. It is currently the one of the best teams among the former Yugoslavian republics
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