Bosnia Herz.
Coach:
Safet Susic
Road to Brazil: Vant Europagr. G
Honours: 3 Quartf. (As
Yugosl.)
WC-app.: 1 (Inc.this) First WC: 1930/2014
Nicknames: Dragons, Golden Lillies Association:
reprezentacija.ba
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
qualified for the
2014 FIFA World Cup,
their first major
tournament as an
independent nation,
after winning their
qualifying group
ahead of Greece.
Before this success,
the national team
came close to
qualifying for major
tournaments on a few
occasions. The team
lost to Portugal in
play-offs for both
2010 FIFA World Cup
and UEFA Euro
2012.The national
side has also been
in a situation
during qualifiers
for both UEFA Euro
2004 and UEFA Euro
2012 needing a
victory in the final
game to progress
directly to the
final tournament.
During World Cup
2006 qualifying, the
team needed a
victory in the final
match to book a
playoff berth, at
its opponents
expense.
Bosnia's home ground
is Bilino Polje
Stadium in the city
of Zenica. The
national team's
first international
victory as a FIFA
member came against
1994 FIFA World Cup
runners-up Italy on
6 November 1996. The
national team's
highest FIFA World
Ranking was 13th in
August 2013. The October
2013 FIFA World
Rankings was used to
seed qualified teams
in the 2014 FIFA
World Cup Final
Draw and placed Bosnia
and Herzegovina as
the highest ranked
team of all former
Yugoslav republics
for the first time
in history.
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