RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- After three games at the World Cup, it could come down to a lottery to decide which of two teams advances to the second round.
Because of their previous results in Brazil, and the quirks of the FIFA tiebreaker system, there's a possibility that Iran and Nigeria will face exactly that scenario after their last group games on ...
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Irans Rouhani Government continued on Monday to pull back at least publicly from its initial embrace of talks with US over the Iraq crisis, amid opposition from the Supreme Leaders office and other factions.
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif saidthat Iran discussed onlythe Iranian nuclear energy program in Vienna with the 5+1 Powers, as the ...
Tehran, June 17, IRNA President Hassan Rouhani tweeted a congratulation message Monday night after Iran and Nigeria played out a dull 0-0 draw in their World Cup Group F clash in the Brazilian city of Curitiba.
The President who had watched the play live on TV tweeted, ?I am proud of our players that could gain their first score in the World Cup ...
The two most defensive teams at the World Cup astonishingly failed to produce a thriller for the ages as Nigeria and Iran played out a goalless stalemate, the first draw of the tournament.
A game between two of the most defensive teams in the tournament didn't result in a high-scoring classic and probably the worst game of the tournament so far....
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif who is in Vienna to hold a fresh round of talks with the world powers on Tehran's nuclear program, said Iran will win its World Cup opening match against Nigeria today.
Iran and Nigeria are due to face each other in their first game of the World Cup Monday afternoon.
"We will win," ...
SAO PAULO, June 16 (MNA) Irans national football squad has exercised ahead of their first World Cup match against Nigeria in Brazil. The match will be played in today 23:30 Iranian local time.
By Mehr News Agency
The 52-year-old admitted their Group F opponents are a bit of an unknown quantity but insisted they cannot underestimate them when they meet on Monday in Curitiba.
Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has admitted he does not know much about Iranas they prepare to face each other in their first game of the World Cup.
The Asian country are appearing in just ...
[caption id="attachment_100713" align="alignright" width="203"] FILE - In this June 8, 2014 file photo, Iran goalkeepers coach Dan Gaspar works with goalies after an international soccer friendly against Trinidad and Tobago in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The 58-year-old Gaspar is from Connecticut. His players, however, speak mostly Farsi. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez,...
[caption id="attachment_100709" align="alignright" width="223"] Fenerbahce's Emmanuel Emenike, seen training in Campinas, will be one of Nigeria's main scoring threats in Brazil. Photograph: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images[/caption]
Iran and Nigeria have something in common going into their World Cup clash. When they meet on Monday at the Arena da Baixada,...
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It will take a minor miracle for either Iran or Nigeria to qualify for the knockout stages, but this is the World Cup and anything can happen.
Iran and Nigeria join Argentina and Bosnia-Herzegovina in Group F and it is expected that the latter two will do enough to advance.
This will be Irans fourth World Cup outing and they have yet to qualify ...
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iranian national football team coach Carlos Queiroz said that Nigeria is one the best teams in the world but they are going to keep their heads up at the end of the match against the African powerhouse team.
Iran has been pitted in Group F of the 2014 FIFA World Cup against Nigeria, Argentina and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Carlos ...
Carlos Queiroz's side beat Trinidad and Tobago on Friday and his assistant is confident they are ready for the challenge of the summer showpiece.
Iran assistant coach Oceano Cruz was quick to switch the country's focus to their World Cup opener with Nigeria after the 2-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago on Friday.
Carlos Queiroz's side had been on ...
TEHRAN Iran striker Ashkan Dejagah said that Iran must concentrate on beating Nigeria in the 2014 World Cup.
Iran has been drawn against Nigeria, Argentina and Bosnia and Herzegovina in Group F of the competitions.
Iran will play Nigeria in Curitiba on June 16.
All three matches in group stage are important but we have to defeat Nigeria since ...
Iran's coach Ali Doustimehr on Tuesday cast doubts over the true ages of the Golden Eaglets who defeated the Iranians 4-1 in a round of 16 match held at the Khalifa Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain.
Dazed with the battering handed his boys by the Coach Manu Garba-tinkered Nigerian side, the Iranian coach, when asked to talk of his assessment of the match,...