BRAZIL: FOOTBALL/SOCCER; WORLD CUP 2014: Nigerian fans celebrate win over Bosnia and Herzegovina in Cuiaba

Record ID: 236802

  • Title: BRAZIL: FOOTBALL/SOCCER; WORLD CUP 2014: Nigerian fans celebrate win over Bosnia and Herzegovina in Cuiaba
  • Date: 22nd June 2014
  • Summary: CUIABA, BRAZIL (JUNE 21, 2014) (REUTERS) (NIGHT SCENES) VARIOUS OF FANS LEAVING PANTANAL ARENA (SOUNDBITE) (English) CHRIS OBIEKEVE, NIGERIAN FROM LAGOS, SAYING: "This match was a must-win and we went ahead and we won the match. The next match will be against Argentina and we are going to win the match against Argentina. Nigeria is too much. We are too much and we are going to win the World Cup. Bet me. Bet me." MORE FANS EXITING FANS POSING WITH NIGERIAN FLAG AND BRAZILIAN FLAG CHANTING "NIGERIA" FANS JOINING IN AND CHANTING "OLE" (SOUNDBITE) (English) SANI ABDULLAH, NIGERIAN FROM LAGOS, SAYING: "We are very happy as Nigerians to go through this group. We're hoping to beat Argentina in our next match." NIGERIAN FAN WITH WHITE AND GREEN WIG POSING FOR PHOTO (SOUNDBITE) (English) NEMANA NESIC, BOSNIAN FROM SERBIA, SAYING: "I think that we were not on the level, on the World Cup level, but also we didn't have fortune at the end of the game. I'm still a little bit on the emotion about Dzeko not scoring the goal, but unfortunately, we have to go home." BOSNIAN FANS HOLDING FLAG POSING FOR PHOTO (SOUNDBITE) (Bosnian) MIRSAD HUSEIMBASIC, BOSNIAN FROM SARAJEVO, SAYING: "We are so disappointed. Bosnia was supposed to play one game in which we show a certain quality. We didn't have luck. The referee was a little bit off. We hope next time we'll have more luck." FANS WAITING OUTSIDE STADIUM
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  • Location: Brazil
  • Country: Brazil
  • Topics: General
  • Reuters ID: LVA4USHRE1RSQPGYF91LT7OVZKTK
  • Story Text: Nigerian fans celebrated their 1-0 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina in their second World Cup group stage match outside Arena Pantanal in Cuiaba on Saturday (June 21).
    After a disappointing goalless draw against Iran, Nigeria won on a 29th-minute goal by Peter Odemwingie. The victory was exactly what fans were hoping for.
    "This match was a must-win and we went ahead and we won the match," said Chris Obiekeve, a Nigerian from Lagos. "The next match will be against Argentina and we are going to win the match against Argentina."
    Nigeria's win was the team's first World Cup victory since 1998.
    "We are very happy as Nigerians to go through this group, we're hoping to beat Argentina in our next match," Sani Abdullah, another Nigerian from Lagos, said.
    The game also sent Bosnia and Herzegovina to an early exit from the tournament, which was their first appearance ever in the World Cup.
    "I think that we were not on the level, on the World Cup level, but also we didn't have fortune at the end of the game," said Nemana Nesic, a Bosnian from Serbia. "I'm still a little bit on the emotion about Dzeko not scoring the goal, but unfortunately, we have to go home."
    Bosnia remains winless in its two World Cup matches. The team will next face Iran on June 25.
    Mirsad Huseimbasic, a Bosnian from Sarajevo, said the team simply needs more luck.
    "We are so disappointed, Bosnia was supposed to play one game in which we show a certain quality, we didn't have luck, the referee was a little bit off, we hope next time we'll have more luck," Huseimbasic said.
    Nigeria will play group leaders Argentina and Bosnia will face Iran on June 25.
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