Day 14

DAY 14

 

 

6/25/14. SALVADOR DE BAHIA - Mini Papi might be starting to like soccer better than baseball after all the VIP treatment he is getting at the World Cup in Brazil. This time, the DH of the Red Sox was invited to the Bosnia-Iran match, so he could watch the game from the very first row of the Arena Fonte Nova... the field of play!

 

Today, the national team of Nigeria became the first African nation to make it into the second round of the World Cup 2014, even though it lost to crack Leo Messi and his Argentinian side 2 to 3 in a crucial game. In fact, Nigeria may be thinking of sending a 'thank you' letter to Bosnia, because if they hadn't defeated Iran, Nigeria would have not qualified to the round of 16 for the third time ever in the World Cup.

 

TODAY'S RESULTS:

BOSNIA 3 - 0 IRAN

ARGENTINA 3 - 2 NIGERIA

FRANCE 0 - 0 ECUADOR

HONDURAS 0 - 3 SWITZERLAND

 

Iran, Bosnia, Honduras & Ecuador are eliminated from the World Cup. Actually, Honduras & Ecuador are the only two Latin American squads that didn't advance to the playoffs in Brazil 2014.