Iran v Nigeria, 16 June 2014

Kick-off 4.00pm local (8.00pm BST) Man of the Match: John Obi Mikel (Nigeria) Assistant referees: Christian Lescano (Ecuador) Byron Romero (Ecuador) Fourth official: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia) Fifth official: Humberto Clavijo (Colombia) The two teams had met in one previous match, in the 1998 Lunar New Year Cup, won 1–0 by Nigeria. 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 goalless match as well as 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.