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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Plavo Žuti, Žuto Plavi
AssociationFootball Association of B&H
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachBosnia and Herzegovina Fuad Muzurović
CaptainZvjezdan Misimović
Most capsElvir Bolić (52)
Top scorerElvir Bolić (22)
Home stadiumBilino Polje, Zenica
Asim Ferhatović Hase, Sarajevo
FIFA codeBIH
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current27
Highest27 (July 2007)
Lowest173 (September 1996)
First international
 Iran 1 - 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
(Tehran, Iran; June 6, 1993)
Biggest win
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 - 0 Liechtenstein 
(Zenica, B&H; October 7, 2001)
Biggest defeat
 Argentina 5 - 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
(La Plata, Argentina; May 14, 1998)
Appearances(first in -)
Best result-
Appearances(first in -)
Best result-

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.

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.

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 Muzurovic replaced Blaz Sliskovic and following the protest of 13 different players against the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina by not attending national games, Muzurovic 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.

The Bosnian team managed to get a place as 27th best football nation in the FIFA World Rankings, in July 2007.

World Cup record

European Championship record

Previous Managers

Notable Players

(* = Still active for national side.)

Current Squad

The following players named for Euro 2008 qualifying match against Turkey on June 2, 2007.[1], Caps and goals updated after the match with Norway.

Goalkeepers

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Adnan Gušo 30 November 1975 3 0 Romania Pandurii Târgu-Jiu
1GK Muhamed Alaim 0 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina FK Sarajevo
1GK Jasmin Burić 0 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina NK Čelik Zenica

Defenders

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
2 2DF Džemal Berberović 5 November, 1981 28 1 Bulgaria Litex Lovech
4 2DF Safet Nadarević 30 October 1980 4 0? Croatia NK Zagreb
5 2DF Branimir Bajić 19 October, 1980 16 0 Germany TuS Koblenz
7 2DF Vedin Musić 11 March, 1973 43 0 Italy Treviso F.B.C. 1993
8 2DF Dario Damjanović 23 July, 1981 2 0 Croatia Hajduk Split
17 2DF Boris Pandža 15 December 1986 1 0 Croatia HNK Hajduk Split
2DF Mehmedalija Čović 0 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina FK Sloboda Tuzla

Midfielders

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
3 3MF Zajko Zeba 22 May 1983 2 Russia FC KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny
6 3MF Branislav Krunić 28 January 1979 2 0? Russia FC Moscow
10 3MF Zvjezdan Misimović 5 June, 1982 24 9 Germany 1.FC Nurnberg
14 3MF Darko Maletić 20 September 1980 2 0 Serbia FK Partizan
18 3MF Mirko Hrgović 5 February, 1979 22 2 Croatia Hajduk Split
25 3MF Elvir Rahimić 4 April 1976 1 Russia CSKA Moscow
3MF Mario Božić 25 May 1983 0 0 Hungary Videoton FC Fehérvár
3MF Damir Vrančić 0 0 Germany 1. FSV Mainz 05

Forwards

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
9 4FW Zlatan Muslimović 6 March, 1981 5 4 Italy Atalanta B.C.
11 4FW Vedad Ibišević 6 August 1984 1 0 Germany 1899 Hoffenheim
15 4FW Adnan Ćustović 14 April 1978 2 1 Belgium Excelsior Mouscron
16 4FW Ivan Radeljić 14 September 1980 2 0 Croatia NK Slaven Belupo
19 4FW Mladen Bartolović 10 April, 1977 13 1 Croatia NK Hajduk Split
23 4FW Edin Džeko 17 March 1986 1 1 Germany Vfl Wolfsburg
4FW Senijad Ibričić 29 September 1985 2 0 Croatia NK Zagreb
4FW Aleksandar Šolić Croatia NK Osijek

Euro 2008 qualification matches

Malta 2 – 5
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Pace 6'
Mifsud 86'		 Barbarez 4'
Hrgović 10'
Bartolović 45+1'
Muslimović 46'
Misimović 50'
Ta'Qali Stadium, Ta'Qali
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Vejlgaard (Denmark)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 – 3
 Hungary
Misimović 64' (pen) Huszti 36' (pen)
Gera 46'
Dárdai 49'
Bilino Polje, Zenica
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Kapitanis (Cyprus)
Moldova 2 - 2
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Rogaciov 13'
Rogaciov 32' (pen)		 Misimović 63'
Grlic 68'
Zimbru Stadium, Chişinău
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Piccirillo (France)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–4
 Greece
Charisteas 8' (pen)
Patsatzoglou 82'
Samaras 85'
Katsouranis 90+4'
Bilino Polje, Zenica
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Baskakov (Russia)
Norway 1–2
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Carew 50' (pen) Misimović 18'
Muslimović 33'
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
Attendance:17,000
Referee: Riley (England)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–2
 Turkey
Muslimović 27'
Džeko 45+2'
Ćustović 90'		 Şükür 13'
Sabri 39'
Asim Ferhatović Hase, Sarajevo
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0
 Malta
Muslimović 6'
Asim Ferhatović Hase, Sarajevo
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Richards (Wales)

See also

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