CUIABA, Brazil
The goal from Peter Odemwingie secured a 1-0 victory for Nigeria against Bosnia-Herzegovina in FIFA 2014 World Cup Group game at Pantanal Arena in Cuiaba on Saturday.
Bosnia-Herzegovina was denied a goal in the 21st minute after a controversial offside decision against Edin Dzeko.
In the 29th minute Emmanuel Emenike cut the ball back for Peter Odemwingie who converted the pass into a goal.
World Cup debutants Bosnia, who lost the first match of the group stage against Argentina, is eliminated from the knock-out stage after the loss.
The final games of the Group F will be played on Wednesday with Nigeria vs. Argentina and Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Iran.
A draw against Argentina will be sufficient for Nigeria to advance to the Round of 16 phase of the tournament.
Standings after the second matches in the group are as follows:
| Teams | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|
| Argentina |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
| Nigeria |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
| Iran |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0
|
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