Bosnia and Herzegovina defeats Qatar 3-1 to advance in World Cup

Bosnia and Herzegovina are poised to reach the World Cup knockouts for the first time in their history after a 3-1 victory over Qatar on Wednesday evening.Sergej Barbarez's side finished third in Grou...

Bosnia-Herzegovina boost their hopes of reaching the knockout stages in the World Cup for a first ever time defeating Qatar in their final Group B fixture.

Bosnia and Herzegovina are confident of joining the Round of 32 after their 3-1 victory over Qatar in Group B. Sergej Barbarez's side finished third in the group with four points as they will now have...

Bosnia-Herzegovina are on the verge of reaching the knockout stages of the World Cup for the first time after beating 2022 hosts Qatar 3-1 in their final Group B match on Wednesday.Qatar meanwhile exit at the group stage, just as they did four years ago.

Bosnia and Herzegovina always knew boosting their goals-scored column would enhance their chances of advancing to the knockout stage for the first time. It was no wonder, then, that thousands of their supporters went berserk when Ermin Mahmic added a potentially crucial third goal in a victory that eliminated Qatar. The goal of the game undoubtedly belonged to the exciting 18-year-old Kerim Alajbegovic, but Mahmic’s sealed a win that means a last-32 date with the USA in Santa Clara, at the home of the San Francisco 49ers, is the most likely scenario from here. It was impossible to ignore the sense that Bosnia and Herzegovina’s head coach, Sergej Barbarez, was keeping his powder dry by keeping Alajbegovic on a leash of sorts after declining to start the teenager in their opener against Canada. After all, Alajbegovic was instrumental in Bosnia and Herzegovina arriving to this point, entering as a gamechanging substitute in playoff wins over Wales and then Italy, scoring penalties in both shootout victories, including the decisive spot-kick in Cardiff. Continue reading...

Standings provided bySofascoreBosnia and Herzegovina’s youngest and oldest World Cup players shone in their frenetic 2-1 win over Qatar to give themselves the best chance of reaching the round of 32...