Bosnia and Herzegovina at the FIFA World Cup

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The Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team appeared for the first time in a FIFA World Cup at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.[1][2] It was eliminated in the Group stage.

Until 1992, Bosnian-Herzegovinian players were part of the Yugoslavia national football team. Bosnia and Herzegovina, which resulted from the breakup of Yugoslavia, is considered distinct entity from the Yugoslavia team which appeared eight times at the FIFA World Cup between 1930 and 1990.

Overview

After Bosnia and Herzegovina gained independence from Yugoslavia on 1 March 1992, the national football team was soon formed but could not enter qualifying for the 1994 FIFA World Cup as the national association was not yet a member of FIFA. During qualifiers for 1998 FIFA World Cup, Bosnia's first home match against Croatia was played at Bologna.[3] The match was held at the neutral venue due to the renovation of the Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium. The team finished in third place during 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying, recording two draws with Spain along the way. During qualifiers for the 2010 FIFA World Cup Bosnia reached its first ever playoffs for a major tournament, eventually losing to Portugal 2–0 on aggregate. The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the first time that Bosnia appeared at a major tournament as an independent nation, having qualified as winners of UEFA Group G.

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA Position
Part of  Yugoslavia
1930 to 1994
as Bosnia and Herzegovina Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
United States 1994 Could not enter
France 1998 Did not qualify 8 3 0 5 9 14 4/5
as Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
South KoreaJapan 2002 Did not qualify 8 2 2 4 12 12 4/5
Germany 2006 10 4 4 2 12 9 3/6
South Africa 2010 12 6 1 5 25 15 2/6 Lost Playoff
Brazil 2014 Group stage 20th 3 1 0 2 4 4 Squad 10 8 1 1 30 6 1/6
Russia 2018 To be determined
Qatar 2022
Total Group stage 1/5 3 1 0 2 4 4 48 23 8 17 88 56

2014 FIFA World Cup

Qualification

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Bosnia and Herzegovina under manager Safet Sušić qualified for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil for the first time in their history by beating Lithuania 1–0 in Kaunas on 15 October 2013.[4] The national team finished level on 25 points with Greece at the top of Group G, but the superior goal difference earned the top spot and an automatic place in the finals.[5]

Finals

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FIFA motto "For the Game. For the World." displayed during match between Nigeria and Bosnia at Arena Pantanal in Cuiabá attended by 40,499 football fans.[6]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 3 3 0 0 6 3 +3 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Nigeria 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4  Iran 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

21 June 2014
18:00 UTC−4
Nigeria  1–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Odemwingie Goal 29' Report
Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá
Attendance: 40,499
Referee: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)

25 June 2014
13:00 UTC−3
Bosnia and Herzegovina  3–1  Iran
Džeko Goal 23'
Pjanić Goal 59'
Vršajević Goal 83'
Report Ghoochannejhad Goal 82'

References

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Squads

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