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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nickname(s)	Plavo Žuti, Žuto Plavi
Association	Football Association of B&H
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Vacant
Captain	Zvjezdan Misimović
Most caps	Elvir Bolić (52)
Top scorer	Elvir Bolić (22)
Home stadium	Bilino Polje, Zenica Asim Ferhatović Hase, Sarajevo
FIFA code	BIH
FIFA ranking	51
Highest FIFA ranking	25 (August 2007)
Lowest FIFA ranking	173 (September 1996)
Elo ranking	62
Highest Elo ranking	53 (February 28, 2001 May 28, 2006 May 31, 2006 August 16, 2006)
Lowest Elo ranking	87 (October 5, 1999)
Home colours 　 Away colours
First international
Iran 1 - 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina (Tehran, Iran; June 6, 1993)
Biggest win
Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 - 0 Liechtenstein  (Zenica, B&H; October 7, 2001)
Biggest defeat
Argentina 5 - 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina (La Plata, Argentina; May 14, 1998)

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.

Contents 1 Last and next games 2 World Cup record 3 European Championship record 4 Previous Managers 5 Notable Players 6 Current Squad 6.1 Goalkeepers 6.2 Defenders 6.3 Midfielders 6.4 Forwards 7 Euro 2008 qualification matches 8 See also 9 External links

• Last game:  Turkey 1-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina  - Istanbul, Turkey - 21 November 2007. (UEFA Euro 2008)

• Next game:  Japan - Bosnia and Herzegovina  - 1 January 2008. (Friendly)

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.

Currently, Bosnia and Herzegovina are the 48th best football nation in the FIFA World Rankings after a major sink from their record high past August.

• 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

• 1960 to 1992 - was part of SFR Yugoslavia
• 1996 - Did not enter
• 2000 - Did not qualify
• 2004 - Did not qualify
• 2008 - Did not qualify

• Fuad Muzurović 1995 - 1998
• Džemaludin Mušović 1998 - 1999
• Faruk Hadžibegić 1999
• Mišo Smajlović 1999 - 2002
• Blaž Slišković 2002 - 2006
• Fuad Muzurović 2006 - present

• Sergej Barbarez
• Elvir Baljić
• Elvir Bolić
• Mirsad Hibić
• Meho Kodro
• Hasan Salihamidžić
• Safet Sušić
• Saša Papac
• Vladan Grujić
• Emir Spahić
• Muhamed Konjić
• Zvjezdan Misimović*
• Vedad Ibišević*
• Mirsad Bešlija
• Zlatan Bajramović
• Vedin Musić *
• Elvir Rahimic *

(* = Still active for national side.)

The following players named for Euro 2008 qualifying match against Greece on October 13, 2007.[1], Caps and goals updated after the match with Turkey.

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Goals Club 1 GK Kenan Hasagic 30 November 1975 Istanbul 1 GK Adnan Gušo 30 November 1975 4 0 Pandurii Târgu-Jiu GK Muhamed Alaim 1 0 FK Sarajevo GK Jasmin Burić 0 0 NK Čelik Zenica

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Goals Club 2 DF Džemal Berberović 5 November 1981 28 1 FC Kuban Krasnodar DF Sasa Papac Rangers FC 4 DF Safet Nadarević 30 October 1980 4 0 NK Zagreb 5 DF Branimir Bajić 19 October 1980 16 0 TuS Koblenz 16 DF Ivan Radeljić 14 September 1980 2 0 Energie Cottbus 8 DF Dario Damjanović 23 July 1981 2 0 Hajduk Split 17 DF Boris Pandža 15 December 1986 1 0 HNK Hajduk Split DF Mehmedalija Čović 0 0 KAA Gent DF Emir Spahic FC Lokomotiv Moscow DF Veldin Muharemović 1 0 FK Sarajevo

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Goals Club 6 MF Branislav Krunić 28 January 1979 2 0 FC Moscow 10 MF Zvjezdan Misimović 5 June 1982 24 9 1.FC Nurnberg 14 MF Darko Maletić 20 September 1980 2 0 FK Partizan MF Sergej Barbarez 17 September 1971 Bayer Leverkusen 18 MF Mirko Hrgović 5 February 1979 22 2 HNK Hajduk Split MF Ivica Grlic 6 August 1975 MSV Duisburg 25 MF Elvir Rahimić 4 April 1976 1 CSKA Moscow MF Zlatan Bajramović 12 August 1979 30 2 FC Schalke 04 MF Miralem Pjanić 0 0 FC Metz MF Hasan Salihamidzic Juventus MF Damir Vrančić 0 0 1. FSV Mainz 05

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Goals Club 19 FW Mladen Bartolović 10 April 1977 13 1 NK Hajduk Split 9 FW Zlatan Muslimović 6 March 1981 6 7 Atalanta B.C. 11 FW Vedad Ibišević 6 August 1984 1 0 1899 Hoffenheim FW Želimir Terkeš {{{age}}} 0 0 NK Zadar FW Sejad Salihović 8 October 1984 0 0 TSG Hoffenheim 15 FW Adnan Ćustović 14 April 1978 2 1 Excelsior Mouscron 23 FW Edin Džeko 17 March 1986 1 1 Vfl Wolfsburg FW Senijad Ibričić 26 September 1985 4 0 NK Zagreb FW Dragan Blatnjak 1 August 1981 FC Khimki FW Sanel Jahić 12 October 1981 0 0 FK Zeljeznicar FW Ermin Zec {{{age}}} 0 0 HNK Šibenik FW Marko Topić {{{age}}} 0 0 FC Saturn Moscow Oblast

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

• Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-21 football team

• 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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