Iran takes on Bosnia-Herzegovina in the last group stage match for both team at 12 p.m. ET, Wednesday June 25.
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Bosnia wins! It holds on to defeat Iran, 3-1. It's the first ever World Cup win for Bosnia. After today, both teams are going home. Iran needed a win today to have a chance to advance.
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Bosnia comes right back and scores. 3-1.
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Iran scores to cut Bosnia's lead to 2-1 in the 82nd minute, the first goal for Iran in the World Cup. It's still unlikely it'll get the win. But Iran will not leave Brazil without a goal.
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Bosnia now very much on the verge of its first ever World Cup win. Still leading Iran 2-0 late in the second half.
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Miralem Pjanic puts Bosnia up by two and dashes Iran's World Cup dreams. Unless Iran can pull off a miracle, it will be eliminated today with the loss.
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Iran's troubles finding the back of the net continue. They're going to have to score twice in the second half and get the win or their World Cup is over.
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Update elsewhere: Nigeria evened it early in the second half, then Argentina came right back to score again. 3-2. Here's the third Argentina goal.
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Argentina and Lionel Messi doing their job, up 2-1 on Nigeria. Iran still needs a win to advance from the group over Nigeria, though. Here's Messi's second goal on the day.
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Bosnia leads Iran 1-0 at the half. Iran's World Cup future hangs in the balance as it needs a win today to advance. Here's the goal off the foot of Edin Dzeko that gave Bosnia the lead.
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And a goal by Bosnia's Edin Dzeko. They go up 1-0 in the 24th minute.
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Bosnia's Vedad Ibisevic wanted a foul in the penalty area, but he doesn't get the call. Iran and Bosnia still locked at 0-0, 20 minutes in.
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Iran and Bosnia locked at 0-0 in the 15th minute of the first half. Nothing but defense in this game so far.
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Nigeria quickly answers two minutes later. 1-1. Iran needs an Argentina win in this match to have a chance to advance.
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We're underway. 0-0 early in the first half. In the other Group F match, Lionel Messi has already put Argentina up 1-0 on Nigeria. That is a very good thing for Iran.
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Here are the starting lineups.
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What's at stake: Iran heads into Wednesday's match vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina with a chance to advance to the second round of the World Cup for the first time in team history.
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Here are the standings in Group F going into today's final group stage game for Iran and Bosnia-Herzegovina.