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Attendance: 40,499

World Cup | Group Stage

Jun 21, 2014 at 11pm UK

Nigeria
1-0
Bosnia H'vina Bosnia-Herzegovina

Odemwingie (29')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Edin Dzeko blames "shameful" referee for Bosnia-Herzegovina's World Cup exit

By Sam Hughes, Reporter

Published: June 22 2014 | 10:23

Last updated: June 23 2014 | 17:42

Bosnia-Herzegovina striker Edin Dzeko criticises the performance of referee Peter O'Leary, claiming that he is the reason why his side lost the game against Nigeria.

Bosnia-Herzegovina striker Edin Dzeko has blasted referee Peter O'Leary, describing his performance as "shameful" after the 1-0 defeat to Nigeria.

Dzeko complained about having a goal wrongly ruled out for offside, as well as a foul on Emir Spahic prior to Peter Odemwingie's decisive strike that sent Bosnia-Herzegovina home.

Speaking after the game, Dzeko struggled to hide his disappointment and called for the referee to be sent home, claiming that he was the reason why his side lost.

"We are going home, we are sad because of that but the referee should go home too, because he changed the result, he changed the game, and that's why we lost," Dzeko told reporters. "We tried to come back after the goal where there was obviously a foul on our captain and before when I scored a goal it was not offside.

"We fight until the end, but we didn't have our luck today. In the first game we did everything, and Argentina beat us, but today we should have won this game.

"Nigeria played good as well, but the referee was shameful for this competition."

Bosnia-Herzegovina face Iran in their last game of the tournament.