2014 FIFA World Cup Group F: Difference between revisions

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Kolašinac's own goal after two minutes and nine seconds broke the record for the fastest [[own goal]] in the history of the FIFA World Cup, surpassing [[Carlos Gamarra]]'s own goal (two minutes and 46 seconds) in [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay's]] [[2006 FIFA World Cup Group B#England vs Paraguay|first group stage match]] against [[England national football team|England]] at the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Mike |last=Janela |title=World Cup records fall in Brazil as tournament reaches the quarterfinals |url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2014/7/notable-records-broken-at-the-world-cup-after-the-round-of-16-58497 |publisher=Guinness World Records |date=2 July 2014 |accessdate=28 December 2014 }}</ref>

 

|date=15 June 2014

|time=19:00 [[Time in Brazil|BRT]] ([[UTC−03:00|UTC−3]])

|team1={{fb-rt|ARG}}

|score={{score link|2014 FIFA World Cup Group F#Argentina vs Bosnia and Herzegovina|2–1}}

|team2={{fb|BIH}}

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|attendance=74,738

|referee=[[Joel Aguilar]] ([[Salvadoran Football Federation|El Salvador]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Referee designations for matches 9-11 |url=http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/36/95/17/140613_9-11_neutral.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628151256/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/36/95/17/140613_9-11_neutral.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 June 2014 |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=13 June 2014 }}</ref>

 

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This was the first goalless match as well as the first draw of the tournament after the previous 12 matches all produced a winner, and was the longest wait for a draw in a single tournament since [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]], where there were no draws in the entire tournament.<ref>{{cite news |first=Fraser |last=Masefield |title=World Cup - Bore draw does nothing for Iran or Nigeria |url=https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/world-cup-iran-nigeria-matchpack-surprise-packages-142308534--sow.html |publisher=Yahoo! Sport |date=16 June 2014 |accessdate=28 December 2014 }}</ref> This was also the first clean sheet kept by Iran in the World Cup.<ref>{{cite web |title=Haghighi: Iran excel in tough situations |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/haghighi-iran-excel-in-tough-situations-2379167 |website=FIFA |accessdate=27 October 2020 |date=21 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Delaney |first1=Miguel |title=Iran 0 Nigeria 0 match report: Unlucky 13 for World Cup as Carlos Queiroz masterminds first stalemate of tournament |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/iran-0-nigeria-0-match-report-unlucky-13-world-cup-carlos-queiroz-masterminds-first-stalemate-tournament-9541991.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/iran-0-nigeria-0-match-report-unlucky-13-world-cup-carlos-queiroz-masterminds-first-stalemate-tournament-9541991.html |archive-date=1 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |accessdate=27 October 2020 |work=The Independent |date=17 June 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

 

|date=16 June 2014

|time=16:00 [[Time in Brazil|BRT]] ([[UTC−03:00|UTC−3]])

|team1={{fb-rt|IRN}}

|score={{score link|2014 FIFA World Cup Group F#Iran vs Nigeria|0–0}}

|team2={{fb|NGA}}

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|attendance=39,081

|referee=[[Carlos Vera]] ([[Ecuadorian Football Federation|Ecuador]])

 

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In a match where Argentina dominated in terms of possession and shots,<ref>{{cite web |first=David |last=Ornstein |title=World Cup: Argentina 1-0 Iran |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25285221 |publisher=BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) |date=21 June 2014 |accessdate=28 December 2014 }}</ref> they scored the only goal one minute into second half injury time when [[Lionel Messi]] received a pass from [[Ezequiel Lavezzi]] on the right wing, dribbled inside and curled a left-footed shot past the outstretched hands of the Iranian keeper [[Alireza Haghighi]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/21/argentina-iran-world-cup-2014-group-f-match-report|title=Argentina 1 Iran 0|publisher=theguardian.com}}</ref> Before the goal, Iran had chances to score, but Argentina goalkeeper [[Sergio Romero]] was able to save [[Ashkan Dejagah]]'s header and [[Reza Ghoochannejhad]]'s shot, and Dejagah also had a penalty appeal turned down when Argentina defender [[Pablo Zabaleta]] tackled him in the area but only just got his toe to the ball.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://metro.co.uk/2014/06/21/should-iran-have-had-a-penalty-for-pablo-zabaletas-foul-on-ashkan-dejagah-in-the-box-4770930/ |title=Should Iran have had a penalty for Pablo Zabaleta's foul on Ashkan Dejagah in the box?|publisher=metro.co.uk }}</ref> With the win, Argentina were guaranteed to advance to the knockout stage.

 

|date=21 June 2014

|time=13:00 [[Time in Brazil|BRT]] ([[UTC−03:00|UTC−3]])

|team1={{fb-rt|ARG}}

|score={{score link|2014 FIFA World Cup Group F#Argentina vs Iran|1–0}}

|team2={{fb|IRN}}

|goals1=

|attendance=57,698

|referee=[[Milorad Mažić]] ([[Football Association of Serbia|Serbia]])

 

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Bosnia and Herzegovina thought they had taken the lead when [[Edin Džeko]] put the ball into the net, but his effort was ruled out for offside, which replays later showed to be an incorrect decision.<ref>{{cite news |first=Jonathan |last=Wilson |title=Nigeria's Peter Odemwingie sends Bosnia-Herzegovina out of World Cup |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/22/nigeria-bosnia-herzegovina-world-cup-group-f-match-report |work=The Observer |publisher=Guardian News and Media |date=22 June 2014 |accessdate=30 October 2014 }}</ref> Referee Peter O'Leary later admitted Džeko's goal was disallowed in error.<ref>{{cite news |first=Matthew |last=Theunissen |title=Death threat ref's international return |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11355527 |work=nzherald.co.nz |date=9 November 2014 |accessdate=9 November 2014 }}</ref> Seven minutes later, Nigeria took the lead when [[Emmanuel Emenike]] burst past [[Emir Spahić]] to cross for [[Peter Odemwingie]] to score, firing in through the legs of Asmir Begovic. Džeko came closest to scoring the equaliser to keep his team's qualification chances alive, but his shot in second-half stoppage time was deflected onto the post by Nigeria goalkeeper [[Vincent Enyeama]]. Nigeria held for the win and eliminated Bosnia and Herzegovina as a result.<ref>{{cite news |first=Tim |last=Oscroft |title=World Cup: Nigeria 1-0 Bosnia |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25285235 |publisher=BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) |date=21 June 2014 |accessdate=28 December 2014 }}</ref>

 

|date=21 June 2014

|time=18:00 [[Time in Brazil|AMT]] ([[UTC−04:00|UTC−4]])

|team1={{fb-rt|NGA}}

|score={{score link|2014 FIFA World Cup Group F#Nigeria vs Bosnia and Herzegovina|1–0}}

|team2={{fb|BIH}}

|goals1=

|attendance=40,499

|referee=[[Peter O'Leary (referee)|Peter O'Leary]] ([[New Zealand Football|New Zealand]])

 

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Musa became the first Nigerian player to score more than once in a World Cup match.<ref>{{cite news |first=Oluwashina |last=Okeleji |title=World Cup 2104: Musa revels in Nigerian goals record |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28035927 |publisher=BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) |date=26 June 2014 |accessdate=28 December 2014 }}</ref>

 

|date=25 June 2014

|time=13:00 [[Time in Brazil|BRT]] ([[UTC−03:00|UTC−3]])

|team1={{fb-rt|NGA}}

|score={{score link|2014 FIFA World Cup Group F#Nigeria vs Argentina|2–3}}

|team2={{fb|ARG}}

|goals1=

|attendance=43,285

|referee=[[Nicola Rizzoli]] ([[Italian Football Federation|Italy]])

 

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With Ghoochannejhad's goal for Iran, the 2014 World Cup became the first since [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]] in which every participating team managed to score at least once.<ref>{{cite web |title=Copa do Mundo tem gols de todas seleções pela primeira vez desde 1998|url=http://copadomundo.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2014/06/25/ira-garante-gol-para-todas-as-selecoes-na-copa-pela-primeira-vez-desde-1998.htm |website=[[Universo Online|UOL Copa]] |publisher=[[Grupo Folha]] |location=São Paulo |language=Portuguese |date=25 June 2014 |accessdate=25 June 2014 }}</ref>

 

|date=25 June 2014

|time=13:00 [[Time in Brazil|BRT]] ([[UTC−03:00|UTC−3]])

|team1={{fb-rt|BIH}}

|score={{score link|2014 FIFA World Cup Group F#Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Iran|3–1}}

|team2={{fb|IRN}}

|goals1=

|attendance = 48,011

|referee = [[Carlos Velasco Carballo]] ([[Royal Spanish Football Federation|Spain]])

 

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<br />Carlos Astroza ([[Football Federation of Chile|Chile]])

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