{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Mathematical 7","provider_url":"https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7","title":"My personal World Cup Experience! - Mathematical 7","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"d44JOeTkrX\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7\/my-personal-world-cup-experience\/\">My personal World Cup Experience!<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7\/my-personal-world-cup-experience\/embed\/#?secret=d44JOeTkrX\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;My personal World Cup Experience!&#8221; &#8212; Mathematical 7\" data-secret=\"d44JOeTkrX\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Russia_2018.png","thumbnail_width":168,"thumbnail_height":186,"description":"Nigeria has been to the FIFA World Cup 5 times in her history \u2013 1994, 1998, 2002, 2010 and 2014.\u00a0\u00a0I have been to every one of them, but never as a player.\u00a0\u00a0That may be the most painful part of my football career that had everything great and beautiful in it except that aspect of showcasing my talent before a global audience.\u00a0\u00a0Probably, in order to compensate myself for that void that will never be filled again in my life, I have ensured, come rain or shine, that I went to all the World Cups involving the Nigerian national team since 1994, in one capacity or the other.\u00a0\u00a0Before then, however, my story with the World Cup was a catalogue of failures.\u00a0\u00a0My World Cup failuresTwice I was an integral part of Nigeria\u2019s national team, the\u00a0Green Eagles that got to the final hurdle of qualifying for the World Cup when FIFA had only one slot for the entire country but failed to cross it.\u00a0\u00a0Both experiences have left very painful memories that will not go away 40 and 36 years after. \u00a0\u00a0Argentina \u201878In 1977, the\u00a0Green Eagles had actually arrived at the gates of Argentina, with only Tunisia to play against on home ground (a hallowed ground where visiting teams were regularly \u2018massacred\u2019), to win that match and to become the first Nigerian national squad to go to the World Cup.\u00a0\u00a0It was supposed to be a routine match until disaster struck and\u00a0\u2018Nigeria scored Nigeria\u2019.\u00a0\u00a0An unfortunate \u2018own goal\u2019 headed beyond the reach of his own goalkeeper, Emmanuel Okala, by the most dependable defender, Godwin Odiye, sealed Nigeria\u2019s fate.\u00a0\u00a0Unfortunately, Godwin has had to live his life since that match with the \u2018stigma\u2019 of being responsible for Nigeria\u2019s failure to qualify for her first World Cup experience.\u00a0"}