Oh my. It hasn't been a good World Cup for Nigeria. They already have one of the silliest red cards of the tournament to their credit, sparking death threats for apologetic midfielder Sani Kaita, and now, with qualification for the knockout rounds and a $30,000 bonus for each member of the team on the line, they crash out with what has to be the worst miss of the World Cup.

In the 66th minute of Tuesday's final group match against South Korea, trailing 2-1 and needing a win to have a shot at advancing, Nigerian striker Yakubu was set up with an absolutely perfect opportunity right in front of the goal. With the keeper sprawled out beside him and a wide open net waiting to be fed the ball, Yakubu tried to flick the pass in for the astonishingly easy score and he put it wide of the post. He missed. I still don't think it was possible, but he missed. Well, he did hit a water bottle, but that doesn't count for anything.

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Its on yahoo home page, jajajajajaja

http://g.sports.yahoo.com/soccer/world-cup/blog/dirty-tackle/post/Yakubu-automatically-wins-worst-miss-of-the-Worl?urn=sow,250521