Nigeria eliminates Bosnia from World Cup: 1-0


The goal from Peter Odemwingie secured a 1-0 victory for Nigeria against Bosnia-Herzegovina in FIFA 2014 World Cup Group game at Pantanal Arena in Cuiaba on Saturday.Bosnia-Herzegovina was denied a goal in the 21st minute after a controversial offside decision against Edin Dzeko.In the 29th minute Emmanuel Emenike cut the ball back for Peter Odemwingie who converted the pass into a goal.World Cup debutants Bosnia, who lost the first match of the group stage against Argentina, is eliminated from the knock-out stage after the loss.The final games of the Group F will be played on Wednesday with Nigeria vs. Argentina and Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Iran. A draw against Argentina will be sufficient for Nigeria to advance to the Round of 16 phase of the tournament.Standings after the second matches in the group are as follows:
Teams P W D L GF GA Pts
Argentina 2 2 0 0 3 1 6
Nigeria 2 1 1 0 1 0 4
Iran 2 0 1 1 0 1 1
Bosnia-Herzegovina 2 0 0 2 1 3

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