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Vincent Enyeama remained in goal while captain Joseph Yobo, Oshaniwa, Efe Ambrose and Kenneth Omeruo are assigned the defence role

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 32 “Barra Bravas” are Argentine football fans with a history of violence and were prevented from entering Brazil since the start of the 2014 FIFA World Cup began on June 12

They have faced off three times in major competitions, including the final of the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup in The Netherlands

Rizzoli had earlier refereed the goal flooded Netherlands versus Spain encounter on June 13

He said the match Argentina played against Iran has shown the world that the South Americans are not unbeatable

Odemwingie, who was used only as a substitute in the opening 0-0 draw with Iran, is hoping his efforts will help him retain his place for an eagerly-anticipated clash with Lionel Messi and company in Porto Alegre on Wednesday

The team’s Media Officer, Ben Alaiya, told The Eagle Online that their biggest worry is the several travels that are being made in and out of Sao Paolo, where the team is based

The Chairman of the soccer federation’s Media Committee, Emeka Inyama, disclosed that the NFF is doing all it can to ensure nothing derails the Super Eagles World Cup campaign

The Big boss said this after guiding the African champions to a one-nil victory over the Dragons of Bosnia in Cuiaba, Brazil on Saturday

Emenike has seen positive signs in training ahead of Saturday’s clash in Cuiaba as Nigeria plots a much-needed victory

However, the Asian outfit were outstanding and well worthy of a point, which would have been a huge boost to their hopes of progressing to the knockout stages

Nigeria faces Bosnia and Herzegovina in their next Group F fixture on Saturday

Bosnia’s second match at the World Cup comes on Saturday against Nigeria in Curitiba

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

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

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

Queiroz, a former boss at Manchester United, said Iran’s aim was to capitalise on opportunities handed to them by opponents, who will all be tentative at the expectation they will down the group’s supposed easy beats

The Middlebrough loanee opined that the Brazil 2014 World Cup won’t be business as usual for Nigeria, boasting that the three-time African champions will be all out to redefine their fortune against South American heavyweights, Argentina, Iran and debutants Bosnia-Herzegovina