Before the final game, the Bosnians lost all chances of continuing to fight in the playoffs of the FIFA World Cup. However, the Europeans were planning to win at least one match in the tournament. The last rival for them was the Iranian team, which before the game of the third round in Group F, in case of victory, had theoretical chances of continuing the struggle in the playoff stage of the football world championship.
The Bosnia team seemed to have a stronger roster in their names. At least many Bosnian footballers play for well-known clubs in Europe. Iranians look much more modest against their background. Perhaps this predetermined the territorial advantage of Bosnia.
The Europeans started the match more actively. Edin Dzeko already had a chance in the first minutes, but was unable to hit the gate from a vantage point. The Bosnian striker scored a goal a little later. Twenty-three minutes later, Dzeko shot right into the corner of the Iranians' goal from outside the penalty area. Europeans took the lead 1 - 0.
The Iranian team in the first half can be distinguished by a dangerous blow to the crossbar of the Bosnians' goal. Shojayei, a minute after the Iranians missed the ball, was dangerously hitting the goal. The Iranian national team was quite a bit short of a goal.
The first half of the meeting ended with a minimal advantage of the Bosnians 1 - 0.
In the second half, the Bosnians increased their lead. After the mistake of the Iranian footballers in their half of the field, the Europeans played a combination, which ended with another goal. Pjanich distinguished himself in the 59th minute. After that goal, it was already easy to predict the winner of the match.
However, the Iranians did not leave the field without their goal. At the 82nd minute, Reza Guchannejhad closed the pass from the left flank of Iran's attack. 2 - 1 were still led by the Bosnians. Iran had the opportunity to snatch at least a draw, but this did not happen.
All hopes of the Iranian footballers and fans were dashed by Avdiy Vrshaevich's goal, which followed immediately after the Iranians scored a goal. The fast attack of the Europeans led to the fact that in the 83rd minute the score was set to 3 - 1 in favor of Bosnia.
The Bosnians won the first and last World Cup win in Brazil, while the Iranians scored the first and only goal in the tournament. Now both teams are heading home.
