Bosnians eyeing second major tournamentpublished at 18:08 GMT
Wales v Bosnia-Herzegovina (19:45 GMT)
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Team news is fast approaching, so let’s take a quick look at Wales’ opponents this evening.
Bosnia-Herzegovina
come to Wales looking to take a step closer to what would be just a second
major tournament in their relatively short history.
The Bosnians’
finest hour since the national side came into being in 1992 was reaching the
2014 World Cup, when they pipped Greece to top spot in their qualifying group.
The likes of
Asmir Begovic, Sead Kolasinac, Miralem Pjanic and Edin Dzeko were in the
squad at the tournament, where they beat Iran but were eliminated at the group
stage after losses against Argentina and Nigeria.
Bosnia-Herzegovina
have plenty of experience of play-offs for major tournament qualification – but
they have always ended in heartache.
Their most
recent near miss was two years ago, when they missed out on Euro 2024 after
play-off defeat to Ukraine.
The Bosnians
are raked 71st in the world by Fifa – 36 places below Wales – but come
into this game in good form, having lost out narrowly to Austria in their World
Cup qualifying group.
Their most
recent fixture was a 1-1 draw in Vienna in November, when an away win would
have seen the Bosnians beat Austria to top spot.
Their
solitary defeat in the group – and one of only two in their past 11
internationals – was at home to Austria last September.
