Joachim Low was forced to go without Lukas Podolski after the Arsenal forward was injured against the United States, Mesut Ozil coming in to the side instead, while Shkodran Mustafi replaced the flu-ridden Mats Hummels
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The 33-year-old Yobo stated that he would be retiring from international duty to concentrate on his club career and spend more time with his family
The 30-year-old said he did not cheat to win a decisive injury-time penalty but told Dutch TV: “In the first half, I took a dive
Paul Pogba rose highest to head France in front with 10 minutes remaining, before Joseph Yobo turned in an own goal to double the French lead
“After several days of being home with my family I have had the opportunity to regain my calm and reflect about the reality of what occurred during the Italy-Uruguay match on 24 June 2014
Kwara United FC and Sharks of Port Harcourt clash in Benin City, Dynamite FC of Benin City and Rancher Bees of Kaduna meet in Lokoja and Akwa United must overcome FC Abuja in Enugu
The AFCON 2013 winning coach has been linked with several African countries, which include South Africa, but he is still keeping next move close to his chest
The Juventus striker also fired three shots to edge out Mattieu Vanbuena and Vincent Enyeama, who posted five-star performances for their countries
France will play either Germany or Algeria in the quarterfinals, while the Super Eagles are heading home
Veteran striker, Shola Ameobi, Godfrey Oboabona and Ejike Uzoenyi will start the tie from the bench
The Global Stadium, an online and mobile hub for the World Cup matches where fans follow the games live, had attracted the equivalent of 3,077 stadiums
Nigeria midfielder, John Obi Mikel, is hopeful that victory over France and a first World Cup quarter-final appearance can help…
The Stoke City forward, who was a part of the Super Eagles squad that stunned France by a lone goal in St. Etienne in 2009, said there is no cause for alarm playing against the former World Champions.
“You need a lot of energy and a lot of concentration at his stage if you want to get through
In all, Nigeria played 17 matches in World Cups. Of the number, the country won in five games, tied in three and lost in nine of the outings
There has been only one meeting between both teams, a friendly game in which Nigeria prevailed 1-0
The Super Eagles are billed to take on their French counterparts on Monday in the Round of 16 of at the Mundial
The deadlock couldn’t be broken without penalties and it was Navas’ strong hand to keep out Gekas’ well-struck effort that proved the difference
Maigari said the country was very lucky to have a President like Jonathan, who takes personal interest in the activities of the national team
Only 100 members of the club left Sao Paulo to Brasilia on Sunday, which is about 16 hours drive by road