On June 16, the second match of the first round in Quartet F between the national teams of Iran and Nigeria took place. The game took place in the city of Curitiba at the stadium "Arena Baixada". Few expected sparkling football from this meeting. In the end, it happened, the fans of the 43,000-seat arena were bored.
Any series ends. The World Cup in Brazil has already accustomed fans to a bright attacking football with an abundance of dangerous moments and goals scored. The Iranians and Nigerians interrupted this series. It must also be said that before this match, all meetings necessarily ended with the victory of one of the teams. At the arena in Curitiba, the first draw was recorded, and a goalless one.
It was the most boring World Cup match in Brazil so far. In the first half, African footballers were more in possession of the ball. They tried to attack, but they did little in the front line. The Iranians kept a compact defense and did not allow a single moment to be created at their gates. At the same time, the Iranians themselves attacked very rarely. From the first half, you can recall only one blow that the Iranian player inflicted with his head after a corner from the right flank. Nigeria was rescued by the goalkeeper. There were no more moments.
The second half was as boring as the first. Nigeria tried to attack, hold the ball, own territory. However, this did not bear fruit in the form of a goal scored. And there were no scoring chances. The Iranians also did not make their fans happy. All 90 minutes of the meeting, the scoreboard burned dull zeros, and the game ended just like that - 0 - 0.
The match Iran - Nigeria is the most uninteresting in the tournament so far. The quality of football in the game was poor. And the national teams of Argentina and Bosnia, playing in the same group, can be encouraged. The level of the first game of South Americans and Europeans significantly exceeded the meeting under review.
