Fenerbahce defender Joseph Yobo has stressed that Nigeria will not focus on stopping Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi when they square off with Argentina on Wednesday afternoon.

Match-winner Osaze Odemwingie, who tucked away Emmanuel Emenike’s cross shortly before the half-hour mark, deserved all the accolades for working tirelessly upfront and even joining the defence.

Coach Stephen Keshi feels the Super Eagles victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina in the early hours of Sunday was for all of Africa after Peter Odemwingie’s goal put the Super Eagles on the brink of reaching the World Cup knockout stages.

Teenage substitute Divock Origi scored a late goal to give Belgium a 1-0 victory over Russia and secure his country a place in the World Cup last 16 on Sunday.

Football fans in the country have hailed Super Eagles Saturdays 1-0 victory over debutants Bosnia-Herzegovina in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brasil.

Bosnia-Hercegovina were sent packing from the World Cup on Saturday, and striker Edin Dzeko laid the blame for their first round exit on the “shameful” referee in charge of the 1-0 loss to Nigeria in Cuiaba.

He’s ‘the king’, renowned as football’s greatest ever and the icon of Brazilian World Cup success. But with the tournament finally back in his home country, it seems somebody forgot to invite Pele.

Bosnia-Hercegovina’s maiden appearance at a World Cup finals ended in disappointment as Peter Odemwingie’s goal condemned them to a 1-0 defeat by African champions Nigeria in Cuiaba and ensured they could not qualify for the second round.

Brazil defender Dani Alves said Saturday Spain’s premature World Cup exit was a lesson for teams as to how difficult it is to achieve success at the highest level.

Belgium captain Vincent Kompany hopes to shrug off a groin problem and fulfil “a childhood dream” by leading his team out to face Russia at the Maracana on Sunday.

Marc Wilmots’s side can secure a place in the last 16 if they overcome Fabio Capello’s Russia in the Group H encounter and Kompany is confident he will be fit enough to play at the fabled stadium for the first time.

Bosnia coach Safet Susic, who started with just Dzeko up front despite saying after the opening defeat to Argentina he would play with two strikers, said that his side had been robbed of a goal by New Zealand referee Peter O’Leary.

Bosnia-Hercegovina’s maiden appearance at a World Cup finals ended in disappointment as Peter Odemwingie’s goal condemned them to a 1-0 defeat by African champions Nigeria in Cuiaba and ensured they could not qualify for the second round.

South Korea are braced for what coach Hong Myung-Bo believes will be a far more potent Algeria attacking force than the Desert Foxes put up against Belgium when they meet on Sunday.

Brazil’s Dani Alves on Saturday hit out at former England star Alan Shearer for “moronic” comments that show a “lack of respect” to his team-mate Fred.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal will be fighting to keep their World Cup campaign alive when they play the United States in Sunday’s key match.