Two nations chasing World Cup glory will do battle today in a match between Nigeria and Bosnia-Herzegovina. The 2014 World Cup group-stage match scheduled for 6 p.m. ET will be held at the Arena Pantanal in Cuiaba and can be live streamed here free. A free Spanish language stream of the match can be found here. Free radio coverage here. Additional TV coverage can be found on ESPN, Univision and ESPN Deportes.
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Bosnia-Herzegovina enters today's match in desperate need of three points. A 2-1 defeat to Argentina in the group-stage opener didn't end the team's World Cup dreams, but it did provide some valuable lessons according to Zvjezdan Misimovic.
"We gave a good account of ourselves in our first game," Misimovic said (via FIFA). "Of course, it was completely uncharted territory for us. We shouldn't have gone behind the way we did with an own goal, but we managed to get back into the game," he added.
"Generally we wouldn't measure ourselves against a team of Argentina's standing, but if we continue to play as we did against them, then we can definitely achieve something here in Brazil."
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Player to Watch: Nigeria's Ogenyi Onazi was able to control the midfield against Iran. The 21-year-old attempted 94 total passes, completing 84.2 percent in the process. His two dribbles and three shots show the totality of his game. He'll look for a repeat performance in Cuiaba.
Bosnia-Herzegovina's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Begovic; Kolasinac; Spahic, Bicakcic, Mujdza; Medunjanin, Salihovic; Lulic, Pjanic, Misimovic; Dzeko
Nigeria's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Enyeama; Elderson, Oboabona, Omeruo, Ambrose; Onazi, Mikel; Moses, Musa, Odemwingie; Emenike
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