2014 FIFA World Cup Group F

Group F of the 2014 FIFA World Cup had the following teams Argentina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iran and Nigeria. The first game was played on 15 June and the last game was played on 25 June 201

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina	3	3	0	0	6	3	+3	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Nigeria	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4	Advance to knockout stage
3	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	3
4	Iran	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

Argentina advanced to play Switzerland (runner-up of Group E) in the round of 16.
Nigeria advanced to play France (winner of Group E) in the round of 16.

Games

Argentina vs Bosnia and Herzegovina

15 June 2014

19:00 UTC−3

Argentina	2–1	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kolašinac 3' (o.g.) Messi 65'	Report	Ibišević 85'

Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 74,738

Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)^[1]

Argentina

Bosnia and Herzegovina


GK	1	Sergio Romero
CB	3	Hugo Campagnaro		46'
CB	17	Federico Fernández
CB	2	Ezequiel Garay
RWB	4	Pablo Zabaleta
LWB	16	Marcos Rojo	25'
RM	11	Maxi Rodríguez		46'
CM	14	Javier Mascherano
LM	7	Ángel Di María
CF	10	Lionel Messi (c)
CF	20	Sergio Agüero		87'
Substitutions:
FW	9	Gonzalo Higuaín		46'
MF	5	Fernando Gago		46'
MF	6	Lucas Biglia		87'
Manager:
Alejandro Sabella


GK	1	Asmir Begović
RB	13	Mensur Mujdža		69'
CB	3	Ermin Bičakčić
CB	4	Emir Spahić (c)	63'
LB	5	Sead Kolašinac
DM	7	Muhamed Bešić
DM	20	Izet Hajrović		71'
RW	8	Miralem Pjanić
AM	10	Zvjezdan Misimović		74'
LW	16	Senad Lulić
CF	11	Edin Džeko
Substitutions:
FW	9	Vedad Ibišević		69'
MF	19	Edin Višća		71'
MF	18	Haris Medunjanin		74'
Manager:
Safet Sušić

Man of the Match:
Lionel Messi (Argentina)

Assistant referees:
William Torres (El Salvador)
Juan Zumba (El Salvador)
Fourth official:
Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)
Fifth official:
Abdelhalk Etchiali (Algeria)

Iran vs Nigeria

16 June 2014

16:00 UTC−3

Iran	0–0	Nigeria
	Report

Arena da Baixada, Curitiba

Attendance: 39,081

Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)

Iran

Nigeria


GK	12	Alireza Haghighi
RB	4	Jalal Hosseini
CB	5	Amir Hossein Sadeghi
CB	15	Pejman Montazeri
LB	23	Mehrdad Pooladi
CM	2	Khosro Heydari		89'
CM	14	Andranik Teymourian	75'
AM	6	Javad Nekounam (c)
RF	21	Ashkan Dejagah		73'
CF	16	Reza Ghoochannejhad
LF	3	Ehsan Hajsafi
Substitutions:
FW	9	Alireza Jahanbakhsh		73'
MF	7	Masoud Shojaei		89'
Manager:
Carlos Queiroz


GK	1	Vincent Enyeama (c)
RB	5	Efe Ambrose
CB	13	Juwon Oshaniwa
CB	14	Godfrey Oboabona	29'
LB	22	Kenneth Omeruo
CM	17	Ogenyi Onazi
CM	15	Ramon Azeez	69'
CM	10	John Obi Mikel
RW	11	Victor Moses	52'
LW	7	Ahmed Musa
CF	9	Emmanuel Emenike
Substitutions:
DF	2	Joseph Yobo	29'
FW	23	Shola Ameobi	52'
FW	8	Peter Odemwingie	69'
Manager:
Stephen Keshi

Man of the Match:
John Obi Mikel (Nigeria)

Assistant referees:
Christian Lescano (Ecuador)
Byron Romero (Ecuador)
Fourth official:
Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
Fifth official:
Humberto Clavijo (Colombia)

Argentina vs Iran

21 June 2014

13:00 UTC−3

Argentina	1–0	Iran
Messi 90+1'	Report

Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte

Attendance: 57,698

Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

Argentina

Iran


GK	1	Sergio Romero
RB	4	Pablo Zabaleta
CB	17	Federico Fernández
CB	2	Ezequiel Garay
LB	16	Marcos Rojo
CM	5	Fernando Gago
CM	14	Javier Mascherano
CM	7	Ángel Di María	90+4'
RF	10	Lionel Messi (c)
CF	9	Gonzalo Higuaín	76'
LF	20	Sergio Agüero	76'
Substitutions:
FW	18	Rodrigo Palacio	76'
FW	22	Ezequiel Lavezzi	76'
MF	6	Lucas Biglia	90+4'
Manager:
Alejandro Sabella


GK	12	Alireza Haghighi
RB	4	Jalal Hosseini
CB	5	Amir Hossein Sadeghi
CB	15	Pejman Montazeri
LB	23	Mehrdad Pooladi
DM	14	Andranik Teymourian
DM	6	Javad Nekounam (c)	53'
RM	21	Ashkan Dejagah		85'
CM	7	Masoud Shojaei	73'	76'
LM	3	Ehsan Hajsafi		88'
CF	16	Reza Ghoochannejhad
Substitutions:
DF	2	Khosro Heydari		76'
MF	9	Alireza Jahanbakhsh		85'
MF	8	Reza Haghighi		88'
Manager:
Carlos Queiroz

Man of the Match:
Lionel Messi (Argentina)

Assistant referees:
Milovan Ristić (Serbia)
Dalibor Đurđević (Serbia)
Fourth official:
Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
Fifth official:
Aden Range (Kenya)

Nigeria vs Bosnia and Herzegovina

21 June 2014

18:00 UTC−4

Nigeria	1–0	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Odemwingie 29'	Report

Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá

Attendance: 40,499

Referee: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)

Nigeria

Bosnia and Herzegovina


GK	1	Vincent Enyeama
RB	5	Efe Ambrose
CB	2	Joseph Yobo (c)
CB	13	Juwon Oshaniwa
LB	22	Kenneth Omeruo
CM	17	Ogenyi Onazi
CM	10	John Obi Mikel	81'
RW	7	Ahmed Musa		65'
AM	8	Peter Odemwingie
LW	18	Michel Babatunde		75'
CF	9	Emmanuel Emenike
Substitutions:
FW	23	Shola Ameobi		65'
MF	3	Ejike Uzoenyi		75'

Manager:
Stephen Keshi



GK	1	Asmir Begović
RB	13	Mensur Mujdža
CB	15	Toni Šunjić
CB	4	Emir Spahić (c)
LB	18	Haris Medunjanin	6'	64'
DM	8	Miralem Pjanić
DM	7	Muhamed Bešić
RW	20	Izet Hajrović		57'
AM	10	Zvjezdan Misimović
LW	16	Senad Lulić		58'
CF	11	Edin Džeko
Substitutions:
FW	9	Vedad Ibišević		57'
MF	23	Sejad Salihović		58'
MF	14	Tino-Sven Sušić		64'
Manager:
Safet Sušić

Man of the Match:
Peter Odemwingie (Nigeria)

Assistant referees:
Jan-Hendrik Hintz (New Zealand)
Mark Rule (New Zealand)
Fourth official:
Roberto Moreno (Panama)
Fifth official:
Eric Boria (United States)

Nigeria vs Argentina

25 June 2014

13:00 UTC−3

Nigeria	2–3	Argentina
Musa 4', 47'	Report	Messi 3', 45+1' Rojo 50'

Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre

Attendance: 43,285

Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

Nigeria

Argentina


GK	1	Vincent Enyeama
RB	5	Efe Ambrose
CB	2	Joseph Yobo (c)
CB	13	Juwon Oshaniwa	51'
LB	22	Kenneth Omeruo	49'
CM	17	Ogenyi Onazi
CM	10	John Obi Mikel
RW	7	Ahmed Musa
LW	18	Michel Babatunde		66'
SS	8	Peter Odemwingie		80'
CF	9	Emmanuel Emenike
Substitutions:
FW	20	Michael Uchebo		66'
FW	19	Uche Nwofor		80'
Manager:
Stephen Keshi


GK	1	Sergio Romero
RB	4	Pablo Zabaleta
CB	17	Federico Fernández
CB	2	Ezequiel Garay
LB	16	Marcos Rojo
RM	5	Fernando Gago
CM	14	Javier Mascherano
LM	7	Ángel Di María
AM	10	Lionel Messi (c)	63'
CF	9	Gonzalo Higuaín	90'
CF	20	Sergio Agüero	38'
Substitutions:
FW	22	Ezequiel Lavezzi	38'
MF	19	Ricardo Álvarez	63'
MF	6	Lucas Biglia	90'
Manager:
Alejandro Sabella

Man of the Match:
Lionel Messi (Argentina)

Assistant referees:
Renato Faverani (Italy)
Andrea Stefani (Italy)
Fourth official:
Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
Fifth official:
Kim Haglund (Norway)

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Iran

25 June 2014

13:00 UTC−3

Bosnia and Herzegovina	3–1	Iran
Džeko 23' Pjanić 59' Vršajević 83'	Report	Ghoochannejhad 82'

Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador

Attendance: 48,011

Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Iran


GK	1	Asmir Begović
RB	2	Avdija Vršajević
CB	15	Toni Šunjić
CB	4	Emir Spahić (c)
LB	5	Sead Kolašinac
CM	8	Miralem Pjanić
CM	7	Muhamed Bešić	78'
RW	21	Anel Hadžić		61'
LW	14	Tino-Sven Sušić		79'
CF	11	Edin Džeko		85'
CF	9	Vedad Ibišević
Substitutions:
DF	6	Ognjen Vranješ		61'
MF	23	Sejad Salihović		79'
FW	19	Edin Višća		85'
Manager:
Safet Sušić



GK	12	Alireza Haghighi
RB	4	Jalal Hosseini
CB	5	Amir Hossein Sadeghi
CB	15	Pejman Montazeri
LB	23	Mehrdad Pooladi
CM	6	Javad Nekounam (c)
CM	14	Andranik Teymourian
RW	21	Ashkan Dejagah		68'
AM	7	Masoud Shojaei		46'
LW	3	Ehsan Hajsafi		63'
CF	16	Reza Ghoochannejhad
Substitutions:
MF	2	Khosro Heydari		46'
FW	9	Alireza Jahanbakhsh		63'
FW	10	Karim Ansarifard	88'	68'
Manager:
Carlos Queiroz

Man of the Match:
Edin Džeko (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Assistant referees:
Roberto Alonso (Spain)
Juan Carlos Yuste (Spain)
Fourth official:
Enrique Osses (Chile)
Fifth official:
Carlos Astroza (Chile)

References

↑ "Referee designations for matches 9-11" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 13 June 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 June 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2018.

Other websites

2014 FIFA World Cup Group F Archived 2018-09-16 at the Wayback Machine, FIFA.com

[1] "Referee designations for matches 9-11" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 13 June 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 June 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2018.

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