Algeria attacking midfielder, Sofiane Feghouli, converted a penalty to give his country a surprise lead in the 25th minute
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The over three hundred high-spirited Nigerian Supporters Club members were in a colourful procession after they highlighted from their luxurious buses about 500 metres to the stadium and were joined by Brazilians who were chanting ‘Nigeria’ and dancing to the rhythmic and gyrating display by the Dr Rafiu Ladipo-led fans
The Chelsea midfielder played out 90 minutes of the scoreless draw as he had 94 passes to his credit
Nigeria faces Bosnia and Herzegovina in their next Group F fixture on Saturday
The US is now tied with Germany atop of Group G though Germany has a better goals difference, courtesy of a 4-0 mauling of Portugal
Miscued shots from distance and crosses sliced out for goal-kicks summed up a dire display from both teams, although there is no doubt Team Melli, under the stewardship of Carlos Queiroz, were the happier of the two nations
Bosnia’s second match at the World Cup comes on Saturday against Nigeria in Curitiba
Germany, utterly dominant despite playing without a recognised centre forward, went on to win 4-0 with a hat-trick for Muller – the golden boot winner at the last World Cup – and a thunderous header from Mats Hummels
Meanwhile, the Big boss opted for Victor Moses, Ahmed Musa and Emmanuel Emenike to attack for the Eagles
The African Champions take on Iran in their group opener in Brazil later this evening ahead of forthcoming meetings with former world champions, Argentina, and Bosnia-Herzegovina
The USA-born full-back believes that there is little to separate the three less-fancied teams in the group
NFF Technical Committee Chairman, Barr. Chris Green, who is in Curitiba with the team, alongside Federation President Alhaji Aminu Maigari and other board members said it was disheartening to learn that some people were still hammering on the long settled issue of bonuses and appearance fees for the players
The match was the first World Cup game at the Maracana since Brazil lost to Uruguay in the final round of the 1950 tournament, which remains a deep wound in Brazilian football history
France controlled the game from the first whistle with Paul Pogba running the game in midfield with Yohan Cabaye, Blaise Matuidi and Mathieu Valbuena.
Their passing and movement was too much for Honduras to handle but the final ball was lacking so often
Quiroz said the team was battle ready for the challenges in the preliminary stage of the Mundial and he was optimistic that his boys would shock the world
It was the fifth time in nine matches so far at this World Cup that a team had come from behind to win
The respected tactician was in the Nigeria Football Federation delegation that flew from Lagos to Sao Paulo on Saturday and will also be in Curitiba for Monday’s first game of the FIFA World Cup for the African champions
“There are two other matches in the group phase, against Bosnia-Herzegovina and Argentina, but our focus for now is what we must achieve against Iran in Curitiba
Drawn bye into the second round of the qualifiers, the Nigerian Under-17 national team was originally scheduled to meet the overall winner of the first round fixture between Congo DR and Burundi, but the latter, according to the continental soccer governing body, CAF, has withdrawn from the competition
Setting is the 42,000-capacity Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, a venue originally built in the 1990s to replace the older Estadio Jaoquim Americo Guimaraes and which is the home ground of Atletico Paranaense FC