Belgium are playing their first game in a World Cup finals since 2002.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani took to Twitter on Tuesday to praise his country’s 0-0 draw with Nigeria, after a lacklustre football World Cup opener for Team Melli in Brazil.

Win-less run in 16 years at the FIFA World Cup continued yesterday in Curitiba when they played a barren draw with Iran.

Nigeria midfielder, John Mikel Obi was awarded the Man of the Match against Iran, by the Football governing body, The Fédération Internationale de Football Association, FIFA.

United States beat Ghana 2-1 in their World Cup Group G clash on Monday with Clint Dempsey scoring the first goal after just 30 seconds and German-born John Brooks getting a dramatic winner.

“Just because we didn’t win people think we played badly. I don’t think we played badly, it was just that we didn’t score the goals we needed.”

Nigeria and Iran became the first sides to draw at the 2014 World Cup as they played out a turgid 0-0 draw in Curitiba on Monday.

Nigeria and Iran played out the first draw of the 2014 World Cup in a drab 0-0 affair in Curitiba on Monday.

Didier Drogba stressed the need to put Ivory Coast’s ambitions for the World Cup ahead of his after he came off the bench to help the Elephants defeat Japan 2-1.

Bosnia held their best back for the remaining two World Cup Group F games, said coach Safet Susic following the 2-1 defeat by Argentina on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro.

– Nigeria boss Stephen Keshi included Chelsea duo John Obi Mikel and Victor Moses in the lineup to play Iran in their Group F clash in Curitiba.

Striker Thomas Mueller scored a hat-trick as Germany opened their World Cup campaign on Monday with a 4-0 rout of 10-man Portugal with Cristiano Ronaldo enduring an afternoon to forget.

Germany’s Thomas Mueller scored the first hat-trick of the World Cup on Monday during the Group G match with Portugal in Salvador.

Football fans in Ebonyi on Monday gave the Super Eagles possible tips on Bosnia and Herzegovina and Argentina after watching both sides clash in the ongoing World Cup on Sunday.

Nigeria manager Stephen Keshi believes opposite number Carlos Queiroz is Iran’s biggest threat at the World Cup.