Bosnia star still bitter about 2014 FIFA World Cup defeat to Super Eagles

Bosnia and Herzegovina striker Edin Dzeko has revealed that he is still hurting for their defeat to the Super Eagles of Nigeria in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Super Eagles forward, Osaze Odemwingie scored in the first half to hand Nigeria a 1-0 win over Bosnia in the second Group game in 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

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Bosnia had a goal wrongly disallowed for offside and Emmanuel Emenike is thought to have fouled an opposition player in the build up to Oodemwingie's goal.

The Super Eagles went on to qualify for the second round of the World Cup ahead Bosnia and Dzeko is still unhappy.

Dzeko striker said that defeat affected Bosnia in their last group game against Iran which they won 3-1.

"That was what we were dreaming of (being at the Wotld Cup), all of us players that were there, and somehow it happened. Somehow, we were up against a country like Argentina, they are one of the best in the world," the Roma striker told FIFA.com.

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"We gave that first game more meaning. And even though we lost, people were proud of us and we were definitely proud of ourselves too.

"It was a hard match to prepare for mentally (against Iran). We were all upset after the game against Nigeria. And we knew after that second game that we were out of the competition."

Watch highlight of that game below: