Nigeria v Bosnia Herc 2300BST

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Nigeria v Bos Herce

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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.

 

I`ve got Nigeria in the office sweep. I won`t spend the prize money just yet.

 

Who knows the way these games have been going.

 

Who's rooting for who in this one? Bosnia for me I think.

 

I've been using Salihovic in my FIFA Ultimate Team and his long shots are unreal. I wanna see him unleash one. Or is he still injured?

 

Kevin Kilbane and Phil Neville sound the same. And they both talk rubbish.

 

Bosnia are the football hipster's choice. 1-0 Ibisevic off the bench.

 

On the bench I think. I missed the line ups on TV but he's a sub according to BBC sport.

 

They're even more hipster than Chile. Chile are mainstream hipster.

 

Chile have become so mainstream hipster that they're no longer hip.

 

Chile are just actually good.

Also that was a horrible decision from the linesman. Surely that was easy enough to see.

 

Lino ****ed up there.

 

Dzeko goal ruled out for offside. He wasn't, by a foot at least.

 

Stop using linesmen from New f**king Zealand.

 

Emenike used to be top notch on fifa.

 

Bosnia may well be needing to call upon Salihovic to deliver that rocket Joe claims he has in his locker!

 

That was a foul by the way.

 

I'm guessing he has pace to burn? I don't believe I have ever had the pleasure of using him before

 

I see at Half-Time tha Phil Neville highlighted some skills by various overseas players. Of course, he couldn't show a piece of skill from the only England player with tricks because Adam has barely had any minutes on the pitch.

I'm still staggered that Lallana has had so few minutes as he has, during this World Cup.

 

He was around 90 in both pace and strength, it was ridiculous. it was when he played for Spartak, don't think he's in the game any more.