Bosnia-Herzegovina 3, Iran 1
Like the proverbial car stuck in second gear, the Iranians just couldn't effectively shift from their ultra-defensive approach in their first two games into the attacking mindset needed Wednesday. But take nothing away from Bosnia: the Dragons scored three well-worked goals and were fully deserving of the 3-1 victory.
Bosnia will go home happy to leave with the nation's first-ever World Cup win, but also tagged as possibly the most unlucky team in the tournament -- and nagged by the thought of what might have been without the calls that went against them vs. Nigeria.
FULL TIME: BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 3 IRAN 1 Quiet game, not sure it will live long in the memory for many other than the B&H players who must be having a nasty case of the "might have beens"... Against an admittedly limited Iran, B&H showed a couple of minutes of real attacking class and I think it's fair to say that they can feel unlucky not to be through, given some iffy officiating in their second match. Iran played with a lot of heart and are a hard side to open up, but once they had to try to score, they always looked second best.
So both of these sides are out, with Argentina topping the group in some style with an exciting 3-2 win over Nigeria. Thanks for following this one with us. Cheers.
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