News: Ok, now let's talk about last night: Iran vs Nigeria #WorldCup #Brazil2014

Nigeria’s attacking threat fell flat as they were held to the first goalless draw of the World Cup in their Group F clash with Iran in Curitiba.

Stephen Keshi’s men started with Premier League stars including John Obi Mikel and Victor Moses but produced a performance riddled with errors and few chances.
The Iranians, starting their fourth World Cup, arguably had the best chance when Reza Ghoochannejhad brought a fine save out of Nigerian keeper Vincent Enyeama in the 33rd minute.
Until that point the Africans had dominated possession but were hampered by a woeful final ball which kept chances to a minimum.
Moses had Nigeria’s first chance in the third minute when he hit a poor shot at inexperienced Iranian keeper Reza Haghighi.
He looked uncomfortable when pressured by the Nigerian front men and was lucky to escape in the seventh minute after flapping at a corner.
The ball dropped to Kenneth Omeruo who poked the ball in the net but the referee had already blown for a foul on the keeper.

Ahmed Musa tried to cut a clever free-kick inside Haghighi’s left-hand post from a long-range free-kick in the 31st minute but the Nigerians’ lack of cutting edge began to instill the Iranians with confidence.
And their big chance came in when Ghoochannejhad met an Ashkan Dejagah corner with a header which brought an excellent save out of Enyeama.
Early in the second half Ghoochannejhad screwed a longrange shot wide of target. But it had developed into a largely dismal affair with neither side looking capable of challenging Group F rivals Argentina or Bosnia.
After Ogenyi Onazi drilled a low shot straight at Haghighi, Nigeria came close to grabbing a scarcely deserved victory in the final minute.
Substitute Shola Ameobi met a Juwon Oshaniwa cross with an effort which was superbly intercepted by Mehrdad Poolani, then the same player blocked an Ameobi header before the final whistle was greeted by a chorus of boos.