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Argentina's soccer players pose for a team photo before their 2014 World Cup Group F soccer match against Nigeria at the Beira Rio stadium in Porto Alegre June 25, 2014.EDGARD GARRIDO/Reuters

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Nigeria players pose before the 2014 World Cup Group F soccer match between Argentina and Nigeria at the Beira Rio stadium in Porto Alegre June 25, 2014.DARREN STAPLES/Reuters

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The Iranian national soccer team pose for a group photo before the group F World Cup soccer match between Bosnia and Iran at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Brazil, Wednesday, June 25, 2014.Sergei Grits/The Associated Press

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Bosnian national soccer team players pose for photographs before the start of their 2014 World Cup Group F soccer match against Iran at the Fonte Nova arena in Salvador June 25, 2014.SERGIO PEREZ/Reuters

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Bosnia's Muhamed Besic and Toni Sunjic collide near Iran's Ashkan Dejagah during their 2014 World Cup Group F soccer match at the Fonte Nova arena in Salvador June 25, 2014.FABRIZIO BENSCH/Reuters

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Bosnia's Toni Sunjic, centre, is challenged by the Iranian defence during a group F World Cup soccer match between Bosnia and Iran at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Brazil, Wednesday, June 25, 2014.Fernando Llano/The Associated Press

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Bosnia's Miralem Pjanic gets the ball after a foul by Iran's Ashkan Dejagah during their 2014 World Cup Group F soccer match at the Fonte Nova arena in Salvador June 25, 2014.FABRIZIO BENSCH/Reuters

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Argentina's Angel Di Maria fights for the ball with Nigeria's Efe Ambrose, as Argentina's Lionel Messi watches, during their 2014 World Cup Group F soccer match at the Beira Rio stadium in Porto Alegre June 25, 2014.DARREN STAPLES/Reuters

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Nigeria's goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama comes in to defend against Argentina's Gonzalo Higuain during their group F World Cup soccer match at the Estadio Beira-Rio in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Wednesday, June 25, 2014.Martin Meissner/The Associated Press

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Nigeria's Ahmed Musa (top) celebrates scoring a goal with teammate Joseph Yobo during their 2014 World Cup Group F soccer match against Argentina at the Beira Rio stadium in Porto Alegre June 25, 2014.EDGARD GARRIDO/Reuters

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Argentina's Lionel Messi, right, scores his side's first goal past Nigeria's Juwon Oshaniwa during the group F World Cup soccer match between Nigeria and Argentina at the Estadio Beira-Rio in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Wednesday, June 25, 2014.Michael Sohn/The Associated Press

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Argentina's Lionel Messi scores on a free kick during the 2014 World Cup Group F soccer match against Nigeria at the Beira Rio stadium in Porto Alegre June 25, 2014.STEFANO RELLANDINI/Reuters

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Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates scoring his side's second goal during the group F World Cup soccer match between Nigeria and Argentina at the Estadio Beira-Rio in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Wednesday, June 25, 2014.Victor R. Caivano/The Associated Press

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Iran's Reza Ghoochannejhad shoots the ball during the group F World Cup soccer match between Bosnia and Iran at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Brazil, Wednesday, June 25, 2014.Martin Mejia/The Associated Press

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Bosnia's Edin Dzeko fights for the ball with Iran's Mehrdad Pouladi and Andranik Teymourian during their 2014 World Cup Group F soccer match at the Fonte Nova arena in Salvador June 25, 2014.MARCOS BRINDICCI/Reuters

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Nigeria's Mikel John Obi, left, attempts a shot during the group F World Cup soccer match between Nigeria and Argentina at the Estadio Beira-Rio in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Wednesday, June 25, 2014.Michael Sohn/The Associated Press

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France's Laurent Koscieln fights for the ball with Ecuador's Michael Arroyo during their 2014 World Cup Group E soccer match at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro June 25, 2014.KAI PFAFFENBACH/Reuters

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Switzerland's Xherdan Shaqiri, center, celebrates with teammate Goekhan Inler, left, and Stephan Lichtsteiner after scoring during the group E World Cup soccer match between Honduras and Switzerland at the Arena da Amazonia in Manaus, Brazil, Wednesday, June 25, 2014.Felipe Dana/The Associated Press

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Switzerland's Josip Drmic fights for the ball with Wilson Palacios of Honduras during their 2014 World Cup Group E soccer match at the Amazonia arena in Manaus June 25, 2014.DOMINIC EBENBICHLER/Reuters

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Ecuador's Walter Ayovi challenges France's Bacary Sagna during their 2014 World Cup Group E soccer match at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro June 25, 2014.POOL/Reuters

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France's Bacary Sagna ends up with Ecuador's Walter Ayovi's cleats in his chest after he kicked the ball away during the group E World Cup soccer match between Ecuador and France at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, June 25, 2014.Bernat Armangue/The Associated Press

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Honduras' Jorge Claros, left, tries to block a cross from Switzerland's Josip Drmic during the group E World Cup soccer match between Honduras and Switzerland at the Arena da Amazonia in Manaus, Brazil, Wednesday, June 25, 2014.Dolores Ochoa/The Associated Press

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Ecuador's Cristian Noboa fights for the ball with France's Laurent Koscielny during their 2014 World Cup Group E soccer match at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro June 25, 2014.PILAR OLIVARES/Reuters

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Ecuador's Enner Valencia tries to score near France's Mamadou Sakho, goalkeeper Hugo Lloris and Lucas Digne during their 2014 World Cup Group E soccer match at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro June 25, 2014.RICARDO MORAES/Reuters

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Ecuador's Walter Ayovi covers his face with his jersey after their 2014 World Cup Group E soccer match against France at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro June 25, 2014.SERGIO MORAES/Reuters

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