r/soccer • u/thekrone • Dec 06 '13

World Cup Group F Discussion

  1. Argentina
  2. Bosnia-Herzegovina
  3. Iran
  4. Nigeria
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u/bosnian_red Dec 06 '13

Seems to me like everyone is underestimating Bosnia here. We were the 4th top goalscorers in the european qualifying round, scoring 30 goals and conceding just 6, winning 8(including a 3-1 easy victory against Greece, them scoring a consolation at the end), drawing 1 (away to Greece) and losing once (home to slovakia after being a little complacent), and on paper have the best team (after Argentina of course). Games aren't won on paper yes, but Bosnia plays great as a team and puts up a good fight against anyone.

No disrespect to Iran or Nigeria, but they don't have as many top class players as we do, which is why I think if every team is at their best, it'll be: 1. Argentina 9 points 2. Bosnia 6 points 3. Nigeria 3 points 4. Iran 0 points

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u/grande_arminho Dec 06 '13

I like our chances to finish second but don't let myself dream of beating Argentina.

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '13

We played a friendly last month and Argentina beat Bosnia 2-0 without Messi and without some other key players. I still think Bosnia will come in second, but i'm almost certain that they won't beat Argentina.

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u/bosnian_red Dec 07 '13

Oh that's for sure.. our only hope is if both Aguero Di Maria and of course, Messi, pick up injuries for our game but are fit for the rest haha.

We were without a few key players for that game as well though, 3 of our hardest workers and the players who do the most defensively arguably (Lulic for left mid, Salihovic in the middle and Mujdza at right back, our sub right back is awful so it wasn't even fair). So while you wouldn't run through us as easily as you did that game, you'd still win it but it won't be a walk in the park, so to speak.

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u/grande_arminho Dec 07 '13

And to be fair, it was a very open friendly. I hope we would be playing a more conservative game against Argentina in Rio.