Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team
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| Nickname(s) | Plavo Žuti, Žuto Plavi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Association | Football Association of B&H | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach |  Denijel Piric |
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| Captain | Emir Spahić | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Most caps | Elvir Bolić (52) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top scorer | Elvir Bolić (22) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home stadium | Bilino Polje, Zenica Asim Ferhatović Hase, Sarajevo |
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| FIFA code | BIH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA ranking | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 25 (August 2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 173 (September 1996) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elo ranking | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest Elo ranking | 53 (February 28, 2001 May 28, 2006 May 31, 2006 August 16, 2006) |
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| Lowest Elo ranking | 87 (October 5, 1999) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| First international | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Iran 1 - 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina .svg/22px-Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_(1992-1998).svg.png){kind=small} (Tehran, Iran; June 6, 1993) |
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| Biggest win | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 - 0 Liechtenstein  (Zenica, B&H; October 7, 2001) |
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 Argentina 5 - 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina (La Plata, Argentina; May 14, 1998) |
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The Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team is the national football team of Bosnia and Herzegovina and is controlled by the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina. They played their first match in 1995 after the split of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Before that, Bosnian-Herzegovinian players played for the Yugoslavia national football team.
[edit] Situation These Days
The Bosnian Football Federation is one of the three most corrupt Football Fedartions in FIFA. The leaders in the Bosnian Football Federation stole huge amounts of money, mostly from friendlies and secret lucrative deals with managers to allow unknown players to play. Because of this, there have been not one, but two boycotts of the Bosnian National Team. This has contributed to poor results, in which domestic players have usually participated. There has also been protests outside the building of the Bosnian Football Federation and a charity game particularly aimed to disband the current corrupt Bosnian Football Federation. The charity game was led by the former manager Meho Kodro and his assistant, Elvir Bolic.
[edit] Last and next games
- Last game: Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-0 Azerbaijan
- Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina - 01 June 2008. (Friendly)
[edit] Previous Qualifying Campaigns
The team has never qualified for a major tournament, but in the qualifying campaign for Euro 2004, only one goal in the last game against Denmark separated them from the finals in Portugal.
In the World Cup 2006 qualifying round, the Bosnians played surprisingly well when matched against teams like Spain (drawing both times), Belgium (one win, one loss), and Serbia and Montenegro (one draw, one loss).
Playing against the Serbian team inspires much national pride, as is common with any match that features two former Yugoslav republics. Against Serbia and Montenegro, the Bosnian team drew at home but lost the second leg in Belgrade, 1-0. Both matches had extra precautions being taken by officials, to prevent nationalistic rioting. UEFA fined both football federations when Serb nationalists attacked and injured several Bosnian fans.
[edit] UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifiers
After the World Cup 2006 qualifying round, much was expected of the Bosnian squad for the 2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying. Bosnia and Herzegovina opened their race for the tournament with a 5-2 victory over Malta playing away. However, major disappointing results followed with losses to Hungary and Greece at home soil, and an unexpected draw with Moldova in Chisinau. With nearly no hopes left for the squad, major changes took place. Coach Fuad Muzurović replaced Blaž Slišković and following the protest of 13 different players against the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina by not attending national games, Muzurović had to rebuild the national team from scratch.
A team was successfully put together but little was expected of the squad since they did not have enough time to go under proper training against the next qualifying match against the solid Norwegians which was awaiting of picking up 3 points as being the home side. However, with a stunning upset the Bosnians took advantage of all chances during the game and came to victory with a 2-1 win, bringing hopes of qualifying back to life.
After the game against Norway, the Bosnian team had two great successes with an astounding victory against Turkey and a marginal victory against Malta. After these two games, the Bosnian squad unfortunately entered their second success depression for the qualifiers which cost them the loss of qualification. A defeat by Hungary and a horrible bitter defeat by Moldova at home soil dramatically changed the morale of both the team and the fans. The Bosnians then suffered two more defeats against Greece and Norway officially dropping them out of qualifications and an extra final conclusive defeat by Turkey marking the end of their Euro 2008 dream.
Currently, Bosnia and Herzegovina are the 67th best football nation in the FIFA World Rankings after a major sink from their record high, 24th place, past August.
[edit] World Cup record
- 1930 to 1938 - was part of Kingdom of Yugoslavia
- 1950 to 1990 - was part of SFR Yugoslavia
- 1994 - Did not enter
- 1998 to 2006 - Did not qualify
- 2010 - Qualify underway
[edit] European Championship record
- 1960 to 1992 - was part of SFR Yugoslavia
- 1996 - Did not enter
- 2000 - Did not qualify
- 2004 - Did not qualify
- 2008 - Did not qualify
[edit] Previous Managers
- Fuad Muzurović 1995 - 1998
- Džemaludin Mušović 1998 - 1999
- Faruk Hadžibegić 1999
- Mišo Smajlović 1999 - 2002
- Blaž Slišković 2002 - 2006
- Fuad Muzurović 2006 - 2007
- Meho Kodro 2008
[edit] Notable Players
- Sergej Barbarez
- Elvir Baljić
- Elvir Bolić
- Mirsad Hibić
- Meho Kodro
- Hasan Salihamidžić
- Safet Sušić
- Saša Papac*
- Emir Spahić*
- Muhamed Konjić
- Zvjezdan Misimović*
- Vedad Ibišević*
- Mirsad Bešlija
- Zlatan Bajramović *
- Vedin Musić *
- Elvir Rahimic *
(* = Still active for national side.)
[edit] Current Squad
Caps and goals as of November 21, 2007.
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[edit] FIFA World Cup qualification
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[edit] Euro 2008 Qualifications
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| September 2, 2006 17:15 BST |
Malta  |
2 – 5 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Ta'Qali Stadium, Ta'Qali Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Vejlgaard (Denmark) |
| Pace 6' Mifsud 86' |
Barbarez 4' Hrgović 10' Bartolović 45+1' Muslimović 46' Misimović 50' |
| September 6, 2006 19:15 BST |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1 – 3 |
 Hungary |
Bilino Polje, Zenica Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Kapitanis (Cyprus) |
| Misimović 64' (pen) | Huszti 36' (pen) Gera 46' Dárdai 49' |
| October 7, 2006 17:00 BST |
Moldova  |
2 - 2 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Zimbru Stadium, Chişinău Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Piccirillo (France) |
| Rogaciov 13' Rogaciov 32' (pen) |
Misimović 63' Grlic 68' |
| October 11, 2006 19:15 CEST |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
0–4 |
 Greece |
Bilino Polje, Zenica Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Baskakov (Russia) |
| Charisteas 8' (pen) Patsatzoglou 82' Samaras 85' Katsouranis 90+4' |
| March 24, 2007 19:00 EEST |
Norway  |
1–2 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo Attendance:17,000 Referee: Riley (England) |
| Carew 50' (pen) | Misimović 18' Muslimović 33' |
| June 2, 2007 20:00 CEST |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
3–2 |
 Turkey |
Asim Ferhatović Hase, Sarajevo Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Fröjdfeldt (Sweden) |
| Muslimović 27' Džeko 45+2' Ćustović 90' |
Şükür 13' Sabri 39' |
| June 6, 2007 20:15 CEST |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1–0 |
Malta |
Asim Ferhatović Hase, Sarajevo Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Richards (Wales) |
| Muslimović 6' |
| September 8, 2007 16:00 CEST |
Hungary |
1 – 0 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Stadion Sóstói, Székesfehérvár Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Trefoloni (Italy) |
Gera  39' (pen) |
Report |
| September 12, 2007 20:00 CEST |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
0 – 1 |
Moldova |
Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Hyytiä (Finland) |
| Report | Bugaev 22' |
| October 13, 2007 21:30 EEST |
Greece |
3 – 2 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Olympic Stadium, Athens Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Gilewski (Poland) |
| Charisteas 10' Gekas 57'Lyberopoulos 72' |
Report | Hrgović 54' Ibišević 90' |
| October 17, 2007 20:30 CEST |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
0 – 2 |
Norway |
Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Lannoy (France) |
| Report | Hagen 5' B. Riise 74' |
| November 21, 2007 21:00 EET |
Turkey |
1 – 0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Braamhaar (Netherlands) |
| Nihat 43' |
Report |
[edit] 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifications
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[edit] See also
- FIFA World Cup
- UEFA European Football Championship
- Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-21 football team
- Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-19 football team
- Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-17 football team
[edit] External links
- Sports news portal
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Association
- UEFA.com (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- RSSSF archive of results
- RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers
- Bosnian-Sport.com
- www.bihsoccer.com
- JadranSport.org - South-Eastern European football news coverage (English language)
- Fansite (Not in English language)
- Fansite (Not in English language)
- Fansite (Not in English language)
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