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It's the final round of Group F games today where Argentina will face Nigeria in Porto Alegre whilst Iran come up against Bosnia & Herzegovina in Salvador.
Our pre-tournament notes advised an official selection on 'Nigeria to Qualify'. We discuss that selection and our take on the two games.
I wonder how Iran will approach this? Only joking!
They went with a nine man defence against Nigeria, with a sole isolated front man and made no attempt to attack.
Argentina went with a very defensive looking 3-5-2 in the first half against Bosnia & Herzegovina , looking much better when switching to 4-3-3 after the break, with the introduction of Gonzalo Higuain. Surely coach Alejandro Sabella did not make the formation decision just on the basis that Higuain was not ready for 90 minutes, it must have more to do with his belief that 4-3-3 leaves too much space for the better teams to exploit.
A quick glance at the top scorers table for World Cup 2014 and you will see the familiar names of Benzema, Müller, Robben and van Persie. Sandwiched amongst these household names is the relatively unknown Ecuadorian striker Enner Valencia. Of course clubgowi readers knew all about him 10 days ago.