BiH names squad for 2018 World Cup qualifiers

Sarajevo Aug 16 (IANS) Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) football team chief coach Mehmed Bazdarevic on Wednesday announced a 30-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Cyprus and Gibraltar.

The match against Cyprus will be played on August 31 in Nicosia and the one against Gibraltar on September 3 in Faro official FIFA website said.

In the group H for the 2018 World Cup qualifier after 6 matches played BiH are on the third place with 11 points. Greece are second with 12 points while the leaders are Belgium with 16 points reports Xinhua news agency.

The BIH list has 30 players including five goalkeepers.

Following is the squad:

Goalkeepers: Asmir Begovic Ibrahim Sehic Kenan Piric Jasmin Buric and Goran Karacic.

Defenders: Ermin Bicakcic Ognjen Vranjes Sead Kolasinac Edin Cocalic Toni Sunjic Jozo Simunovic Ervin Zukanovic and Dario Dumic.

Midfielders: Senad Lulic Miralem Pjanic Dino Besirevic Mato Jajalo Gojko Cimirot Rade Krunic Edin Visca Danijel Milicevic Anel Hadzic Deni Milosevic and Amer Gojak.

Forwards: Vedad Ibisevic Rijad Bajic Nemanja Bilbija Armin Hodzic Kenan Kodro and Edin Dzeko.

--IANS
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