The Samurai Blue kicked off their campaign with a 1-2 loss to Cote d’Ivoire and, after being held to a frustrating 0-0 draw by Greece, went into their final Group C fixture needing to defeat Colombia to have any chance of progressing to the last 16
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“I made the decision to step down five minutes ago. It’s time for a change,” the former Ecuador coach said
“Messi is one heck of a player. You can’t take that away from him,” confessed Keshi to FIFA after the Argentina captain bagged a brace
The man, aged 36, underwent surgery and was discharged, the local daily Zero Hora reported, citing police at Porto Alegre’s First Aid Hospital
The affected players are Sunshine Queens duo of Damilola Koku and Funsho Ogunrinola, Onyema Ijeoma Bride who plies her trade for Bahrain FC, Maria Oke of FC Robo and Rosemary Okoro Confluence Queens
And with the failure of Iran to offer Queiroz a fresh contract, the coach had no other choice but to quit
Switzerland knew before the match they had to win to have a good chance of qualification
France were held 0-0 by Ecuador but reached the knock out stages as undefeated group winners
The former Bolton of England star gave a standing ovation to the African Champions in the SuperSport studios in South Africa as a mark of commendation to the team
The Barcalona star, who clocked 27 on Wednesday, featured for only 63 minutes, completing 38 passes and firing four shots at the Nigerian goal area.
Musa is the first Nigerian player to score two goals for Nigeria in a World Cup match.
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Argentina topped Group F while Nigeria also advanced despite the loss
Iran needed a win to have any chance of advancing.
Vincent Enyeama remained in goal while captain Joseph Yobo, Oshaniwa, Efe Ambrose and Kenneth Omeruo are assigned the defence role
In a message to the Nigeria Football Federation, FECOFA stated that the match against the Golden Eaglets would take place at the Stade TP Mazembe in Lubumbashi
Yobo, if he plays in the match, will attain the prestigious 100 caps in the colours of Nigeria
If the Super Eagles beat Argentina, Nigeria will go ahead to top group F with seven points and Argentina will finish in second position
The latest incident happened moments before a teammate scored the winner for Uruguay, who now advance to the next round of the tournament
Cote d’Ivoire had looked to be going through to the knockout stages as Group C runners-up after Swansea’s Wilfried Bony cancelled out Andreas Samaras’ first-half strike in the 74th minute in Fortaleza