Football Index: World Cup Finals: Brazil 2014: Group F.
Match reports from Group F Matches played during the 2014 World Cup Finals in Brazil between Argentina, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Iran and Nigeria.
Argentina played in Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte and Porto Alegre.
Bosnia-Herzegovina travelled between Rio de Janeiro, Cuiaba and Salvador.
Iran visited Curitiba, Belo Horizonte and Salvador.
Nigeria journeyed to Curitiba, Cuiaba and Porto Alegre.
2014 World Cup Finals - Group F - Fixtures and Results
Group F | P | W | D | L | F/A | Dif | Pts |
Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6/3 | +3 | 9 |
Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3/3 | -- | 4 |
Bosnia-Herzegovina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4/4 | -- | 3 |
Iran | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1/4 | -3 | 1 |
Sunday, 15th June
Argentina 2 - Bosnia-Herzegovina 1 in Rio de Janeiro.
Monday, 16th June
Iran 0 - Nigeria 0 in Curitiba.
Saturday, 21st June
Argentina 1 - Iran 0 in Belo Horizonte.
Nigeria 1 - Bosnia-Herzegovina 0 in Cuiaba.
Wednesday, 25th June
Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 - Iran 1 in Salvador.
Nigeria 2 - Argentina 3 in Porto Alegre.
The top two teams in each group move on to the Knockout Stage.
Monday, 30th June
Winner Group E vs Nigeria in Brasilia.
Tuesday, 1st July
Argentina vs Switzerland in Sao Paulo.
Group F World Cup Squads
Argentina
Coached by Alejandro Sabella (Argentina).
Goalkeepers:
1 Sergio Romero (Sampdoria), 12 Agustin Orion (Boca Juniors), 21 Mariano Andujar
(Catania).
Defenders:
2 Ezequiel Garay (Benfica), 3 Hugo Campagnaro (Inter Milan), 4 Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester
City), 15 Martin Demichelis (Manchester City), 16 Marcos Rojo (Sporting Lisbon), 17
Federico Fernandez (Napoli), 23 Jose Maria Basanta (Monterrey).
Midfielders:
5 Fernando Gago (Boca Juniors), 6 Lucas Biglia (Lazio), 7 Angel Di Maria (Real Madrid), 8
Enzo Perez (Benfica), 11 Maxi Rodriguez (Newell's Old Boys), 13 Augusto Fernandez (Celta
Vigo), 14 Javier Mascherano (Barcelona), 19 Ricardo Alvarez (Inter Milan).
Forwards:
9 Gonzalo Higuain (Napoli), 10 Lionel Messi (Barcelona), 18 Rodrigo Palacio (Inter Milan),
20 Sergio Aguero (Manchester City), 22 Ezequiel Lavezzi (Paris St Germain).
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Coached by Safet Susic (Bosnia).
Goalkeepers:
1 Asmir Begovic (Stoke), 12 Jasmin Fejzic (Aalen), 22 Asmir Avdukic (Toronto Raptors).
Defenders:
3 Ermin Bicakcic (Eintracht Braunschweig), 4 Emir Spahic (Bayer Leverkusen), 5 Sead
Kolasinac (Schalke), 6 Ognjen Vranjes (Elazigspor), 15 Toni Sunjic (Zorya Luhansk).
Midfielders:
2 Avdija Vrsajevic (Hajduk Split), 7 Muhamed Besic (Ferencvaros), 8 Miralem Pjanic (Roma),
10 Zvjezdan Misimovic (Guizhou Renhe), 13 Mensur Mujdza (Freiburg), 14 Tino-Sven Susic
(Hajduk Split), 16 Senad Lulic (Lazio), 17 Senijad Ibricic (Erciyespor), 18 Haris
Medunjanin (Gaziantepspor), 20 Izet Hajrovic (Galatasaray), 21 Anel Hadzic (Sturm Graz),
23 Sejad Salihovic (Hoffenheim).
Forwards:
9 Vedad Ibisevic (Stuttgart), 11 Edin Dzeko (Manchester City), 19 Edin Visca (Istanbul
Buyuksehir).
Iran
Coached by Carlos Queiroz (Portugal).
Goalkeepers:
1 Rahman Ahmadi (Sepahan), 12 Alireza Haghighi (Sporting Covilha), 22 Daniel Davari
(Eintracht Braunschweig).
Defenders:
4 Jalal Hosseini (Persepolis), 5 Amir-Hossein Sadeghi (Esteghlal), 13 Hossein Mahini
(Persepolis), 15 Pejman Montazeri (Umm Salal), 17 Ahmad Alenemeh (Naft), 20 Steven
Beitashour (Vancouver Whitecaps), 23 Mehrdad Pooladi (Persepolis).
Midfielders:
3 Ehsan Haji Safi (Sepahan), 6 Javad Nekounam (Kuwait SC), 8 Reza Haghighi (Persepolis),
11 Ghasem Haddadifar (Zob Ahan), 14 Andranik Timotian (Esteghlal), 18 Bakhtiar Rahmani
(Foolad), 19 Hashem Beikzadeh (Esteghlal).
Forwards:
2 Khosro Heydari (Esteghlal), 7 Masoud Shojaei (Las Palmas), 9 Alireza Jahan Bakhsh (NEC
Nijmegen), 10 Karim Ansari Fard (Tractor Saz), 16 Reza Ghoochannejhad (Charlton), 21
Ashkan Dejagah (Fulham).
Nigeria
Coached by Stephen Keshi (Nigeria).
Goalkeepers:
1 Vincent Enyeama (Lille), 16 Austin Ejide (Hapoel Be'er Sheva), 21 Chigozie Agbim (Gombe
United).
Defenders:
2 Joseph Yobo (Norwich City), 5 Efe Ambrose (Celtic), 6 Azubuike Egwuekwe (Warri Wolves),
12 Ebenezer Odunlami (Sunshine Stars), 13 Juwon Oshaniwa (Ashdod FC), 14 Godfrey Oboabona
(Rizespor), 22 Kenneth Omeruo (Middlesbrough).
Midfielders:
3 Ejike Uzoenyi (Enugu Rangers), 4 Ruben Gabriel (Beveren), 10 John Obi Mikel (Chelsea),
15 Ramon Azeez (Almeria), 17 Ogenyi Onazi (Lazio).
Forwards:
7 Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow), 8 Peter Odemwingie (Stoke City), 9 Emmanuel Emenike
(Fenerbahce), 11 Victor Moses (Chelsea), 18 Michael Babatunde (Volyn), 19 Uche Nwofor
(Heerenveen), 20 Michael Uchebo (Cercle Brugge), 23 Shola Ameobi (Newcastle United).
The Road to Rio
2014 World Cup Finals - Knockout Stage.
Argentina vs Switzerland in Sao Paulo.
Brazil vs Chile in Belo Horizonte.
Colombia vs Uruguay in Rio de Janeiro.
Costa Rica vs Greece in Recife.
France vs Nigeria in Brasilia.
Germany vs Algeria in Porto Alegre.
Holland vs Mexico in Fortaleza.
Argentina vs Belgium in Brasilia.
Brazil vs Colombia in Fortaleza.
France vs Germany in Rio de Janeiro.
Holland vs Costa Rica in Salvador.
Brazil vs Germany in Belo Horizonte.
Holland vs Argentina in Sao Paulo.
Brazil vs Holland in Brasilia.
Germany vs Argentina in Rio de Janeiro.
World Cup Finals
Uruguay 1930:
Uruguay trailed Argentina at half-time (1:2) but replied with three goals in the second half; to win the first ever World Cup Final (4-2)
on July 30th, 1930.
Italy 1934:
Italy were one of the countries who missed out on the vote to host the first World Cup but managed to win the prestigious golden trophy
for the home fans.
France 1938:
The third World Cup was held in Europe for a second time, although Germany had annexed Austria, and Spain was in civil turmoil.
Brazil 1950:
Although no cup-final as such, Uruguay and Brazil went into their final game with the winner guaranteed to be champions; a draw would be enough for Brazil.
Switzerland 1954:
The fifth World Cup tournament produced a record number of goals, including a 7:5 encounter between Austria and Switzerland in Lausanne.
Sweden 1958:
Brazil presented a 17 year-old Pele to the world; who went on to claim a hat-trick in Brazil's 5:2 semi-final win over France and bag another two in the final.
Chile 1962:
Czechoslovakia overcame Hungary in the quarter-finals and Yugoslavia in the semis, while Brazil took care of England and the host nation, Chile.
England 1966:
Geoff Hurst scored a hat-trick, in the final against West Germany, as England triumphed in a thrilling game watched by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.
Mexico 1970:
1970 belonged to Pelé, who earned his third World Cup winners' medal when Brazil got their hands on the Jules Rimet Cup.... for keeps.
W. Germany 1974:
Johan Cruyff was the player of the tournament as total football became the buzzword of the day, even though Holland lost to West Germany in the 1974 final.
Argentina 1978:
Holland contested the 1978 World Cup Final, in Argentina, for the second time in a row. As in West Germany,
they again finished runners-up; to the hosts.
Spain 1982:
The Spain 82 World Cup finals increased to 24 teams and the format was changed to have two group stages, with four second-round groups of three.
Mexico 1986:
In 1986, Mexico became the first nation to stage the World Cup Finals for a second time; having only staged the competition sixteen years previously.
Italy 1990:
In 1990, Italy became the World Cup of stalemates. Both semi-finals were drawn out through penalty kicks. In the final itself, the only goal came from the spot.
USA 1994:
Once Team US had played a few games most of the nation began to understand they were hosting the greatest show on earth and how the game was played.
France 1998:
France became the sixth nation to win the World Cup on home soil. Thirty-two teams competed in the 16th World Cup; better known as France 98.
Korea-Japan 2002:
The 17th World Cup, held in Korea and Japan, was the first World Cup finals to be shared by two hosts and the first to be held in Asia.
Germany 2006:
The 2006 World Cup Finals ran from 9th June to 9th July; the opening
match in Munich and the final in Berlin. Munich and Dortmund hosted the
semi-finals.
South Africa 2010:
Eighty years after the First World Cup Finals in Uruguay, the world's most prestigious football competition was finally hosted on the African continent.
Brazil 2014:
Five times World Cup Champions, Brazil, get a second chance to hold the prestigious World Cup Finals; 64 years after they last hosted the tournament.
Russia 2018:
VAR made its World Cup debut and set out to change the course of a game with some crucial rule infringement watching and vital on the spot decisions.
Qatar 2022:
When FIFA executives met in Zurich to decide on who would host the 2018 and 2022 World Cup Finals, Qatar was probably the biggest surprise to many.
United 2026:
The 2026 FIFA World Cup Finals will be jointly hosted by Canada, Mexico
and the United States. The United Bid won the hosting rights ahead of
Morocco.
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