BEIJING, June 18 (Xinhuanet) -- In Group F, African champions Nigeria blamed impatience for their failure to break down outsiders Iran in a draw on Monday that stood out like a sore thumb in an otherwise thrilling World Cup.
Nigeria, featuring English Premier League players John Obi Mikel and Victor Moses, started brightly enough and had the ball in the net after 8 minutes, but the effort was ruled out for a foul on Iranian goalkeeper Alireza Haghighi.
Iran came closest to breaking the deadlock in the 34th minute when goalkeeper captain Vincent Enyeama produced a fine save to stop Reza Ghoochannejhad’s header from their first corner of the game. teams played to a nil-nil draw.
(Source: CNTV.cn)
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