Iran vs Nigeria

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Date & Time
Mon 16th June 2014 Local
Mon 16th June 2014 4:00pm UTC

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League
FIFA World Cup

Season
2014

Round
Round 1

Group
F

Status
FT

Location
Curitiba
Brazil

Arena da Baixada
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The two teams had met in one previous match, in a friendly in 1998.

In a goalless game of few chances, Iran's Reza Ghoochannejhad forced a save from Vincent Enyeama in the first half, while Nigeria substitute Shola Ameobi headed wide in the second half.

This was the first draw of the tournament after the previous 12 matches all produced a winner, and was the longest wait for a draw in a single tournament since 1930, where there were no draws in the entire tournament. This was also the first clean sheet kept by Iran in the World Cup.