EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2016/18 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Bosnia and Herzegovina Last updated 09/06/2017 10:23CET Stadion Bilino polje - Zenica Friday 9 June 2017 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Group H - Matchday 6 Greece EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS OFFICIAL SPONSORS Previous meetings 2 Squad list 3 Head coach 5 Match officials 6 Competition facts 7 Match-by-match lineups 8 Legend 10 1
Previous meetings Head to Head FIFA World Cup Match Result Venue Goalscorers 13/11/2016 QR (GS) Greece - Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-1 Piraeus FIFA World Cup 22/03/2013 QR (GS) Tzavellas 90+5; Karnezis 32 (og) Match Result Venue Goalscorers Bosnia and Herzegovina - Greece 3-1 Zenica 12/10/2012 QR (GS) Greece - Bosnia and Herzegovina 0-0 Piraeus UEFA EURO 2008 Džeko 30, 54, Ibišević 36; Gekas 90+3 Match Result Venue Goalscorers 13/10/2007 QR (GS) Greece - Bosnia and Herzegovina 3-2 Athens 11/10/2006 QR (GS) Bosnia and Herzegovina - Greece 0-4 Zenica FIFA World Cup Charisteas 10, Gekas 58, Liberopoulos 73; M. Hrgović 54, Ibišević 90+2 Charisteas 9 (P), Patsatzoglou 82, Samaras 85, Katsouranis 90+3 Match Result Venue Goalscorers 02/04/1997 QR (GS) Bosnia and Herzegovina - Greece 0-1 Sarajevo Frantzeskos 73 01/09/1996 QR (GS) Greece - Bosnia and Herzegovina 3-0 Kalamata Ouzounidis 41, Apostolakis 78, Nikolaidis 84 Total Qualifying Home Away Final tournament Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 1 0 2 4 0 2 2 - - - - 8 1 3 4 6 13 Greece 4 2 2 0 3 2 0 1 - - - - 8 4 3 1 13 6 2
Squad list Bosnia and Herzegovina Current season Qual. No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Ibrahim Šehić 02/09/1988 28 Qarabağ - 0 0 0 0 - Asmir Begović 20/06/1987 29 Chelsea - 5 0 0 0 - Kenan Pirić 07/07/1994 22 Zrinjski - 0 0 0 0 Defenders - Toni Šunjić 15/12/1988 28 Palermo - 2 0 0 0 - Ognjen Vranješ 24/10/1989 27 AEK - 3 0 0 0 - Senad Lulić 18/01/1986 31 Lazio - 4 0 0 0 - Dario Dumić 30/01/1992 25 NEC - 0 0 0 0 - Ermin Bičakčić 24/01/1990 27 Hoffenheim - 4 1 0 0 - Ervin Zukanovic 11/02/1987 30 Atalanta - 4 0 0 0 Midfielders - Edin Cocalić 05/12/1987 29 Mechelen - 1 0 0 0 - Haris Medunjanin 08/03/1985 32 Philadelphia Union FT * 3 1 0 0 - Miralem Pjanić 02/04/1990 27 Juventus * 5 1 0 0 - Mato Jajalo 25/05/1988 29 Palermo - 2 0 0 0 - Edin Višća 17/02/1990 27 İstanbul Başakşehir - 4 1 0 0 - Sanjin Prcić 20/11/1993 23 Rennes - 0 0 0 0 - Muhamed Bešić 10/09/1992 24 Everton - 0 0 0 0 - Gojko Cimirot 19/12/1992 24 PAOK - 2 0 0 0 Forwards - Edin Džeko 17/03/1986 31 Roma - 4 3 0 0 - Vedad Ibišević 06/08/1984 32 Hertha - 5 3 0 0 - Miroslav Stevanović 29/07/1990 26 Željezničar - 0 0 0 0 - Armin Hodžić 17/11/1994 22 Dinamo Zagreb - 1 0 0 0 - Riad Bajić 06/05/1994 23 Konyaspor - 1 0 0 0 - Kenan Kodro 19/08/1993 23 Osasuna - 0 0 0 0 Coach - Mehmed Baždarević 28/09/1960 56-4 0 0 0 3
Greece Current season Qual. FT No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Orestis Karnezis 11/07/1985 31 Udinese - 4 0 0 0 - Stefanos Kapino 18/03/1994 23 Olympiacos * 1 0 0 0 - Andreas Gianniotis 12/12/1992 24 Panionios - 0 0 0 0 Defenders - Vasilis Torosidis 10/06/1985 31 Bologna - 5 2 0 0 - Sokratis Papastathopoulos 09/06/1988 29 Dortmund * 5 0 0 0 - Giannis Maniatis 12/10/1986 30-4 0 0 0 - Kostas Manolas 14/06/1991 25 Roma - 4 0 0 0 - Kostas Stafylidis 02/12/1993 23 Augsburg * 4 1 0 0 - Giorgos Koutroumbis 10/02/1991 26 Panathinaikos - 0 0 0 0 - Panagiotis Retsos 09/08/1998 18 Olympiacos - 0 0 0 0 - Marios Oikonomou 06/10/1992 24 Bologna * 1 0 0 0 Midfielders - Alexandros Tziolis 13/02/1985 32 Hearts - 3 0 0 0 - Petros Mantalos 31/08/1991 25 AEK - 5 1 0 0 - Yannis Gianniotas 29/04/1993 24 APOEL - 2 0 0 0 - Kostas Fortounis 16/10/1992 24 Olympiacos - 4 1 0 0 - Manolis Siopis 14/05/1994 23 Panionios - 0 0 0 0 - Dimitris Kourbelis 02/11/1993 23 Panathinaikos - 0 0 0 0 - Zeca 01/10/1988 28 Panathinaikos - 1 0 0 0 Forwards - Kostas Mitroglou 12/03/1988 29 Benfica * 5 3 0 0 - Dimitris Diamantakos 05/03/1993 24 Karlsruhe - 0 0 0 0 - Apostolos Vellios 08/01/1992 25 Nottm Forest - 2 0 0 0 - Tasos Bakasetas 28/06/1993 23 AEK - 3 0 0 0 - Anastasios Donis 29/08/1996 20 Nice - 0 0 0 0 Coach - Michael Skibbe 04/08/1965 51-5 0 0 0 4
Head coach Mehmed Baždarević of birth: 28 September 1960 Nationality: Bosnian Playing career: FK Željezničar, FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, Nîmes Olympique, Étoile Carouge FC Coaching career: FC Istres, Étoile du Sahel, Al-Wakrah SC (twice), Grenoble Foot 38, FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, MC Alger, Bosnia and Herzegovina Baždarević played in midfield for Sarajevo-based Željezničar, helping them reach the UEFA Cup semi-finals in 1984/85. Transferred to France for a lengthy spell with Sochaux, and was named as the best foreign player in Ligue 1 in 1988/89. Wound his career down with spells at Nîmes and Swiss side Étoile Carouge. Capped 54 times by Yugoslavia, he made two appearances for the independent Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifying. Achieved a coaching coup by leading Istres to promotion to the top division in France, with further spells at Grenoble and Sochaux between assignments in Tunisia, Qatar and Algeria. Hired to replace Safet Sušić as Bosnia and Herzegovina coach in December 2014 with the Dragons having taken two points from their first four UEFA EURO 2016 qualifiers. Stayed on for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers despite the play-off loss to the Republic of Ireland. Michael Skibbe of birth: 4 August 1965 Nationality: German Playing career: FC Schalke 04 Coaching career: Borussia Dortmund, Germany (assistant), Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Galatasaray AŞ, Eintracht Frankfurt, Eskişehirspor (twice), Hertha BSC Berlin, Kardemir Karabükspor, Grasshopper Club, Greece Michael Skibbe started out as a midfielder at home-town club Schalke; however, the former youth international made just 15 first-team appearances before a series of cruciate injuries forced him to abandon his playing career in his early 20s. Impressing as a youth coach at Schalke and Dortmund, Skibbe became the youngest boss in Bundesliga history when he was given the senior job at Dortmund aged 32 in July 1998. Worked in tandem with Rudi Völler during the latter's time as Germany coach, reaching the 2002 FIFA World Cup final but the pair resigning after the national team's early exit from UEFA EURO 2004. Skibbe returned to club football, coaching Leverkusen from 2005 08. First ventured abroad to coach Galatasaray from 2008 09. Went back to Turkey three more times, twice leading Eskişehirspor and briefly taking charge of Karabükspor. Had a longer stint in Switzerland with Grasshoppers. Hired as Greece coach in late October 2015, tasked with directing their 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying attempt after failure to reach UEFA EURO 2016. 5
Match officials Referee Assistant referees Fourth official FIFA Match Commissioner Referee observer Nicola Rizzoli (ITA) Riccardo Di Fiore (ITA), Lorenzo Manganelli (ITA) Marco Guida (ITA) Christian Schmölzer (AUT) Miroslav Tulinger (CZE) Referee Name of birth UEFA matches Nicola Rizzoli 05/10/1971 8 89 FIFA Wold Cup matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Competition Home Away Result Venue 10/10/2009 WC QR Estonia Bosnia and Herzegovina 0-2 Tallinn 06/09/2013 WC QR Bosnia and Herzegovina Slovakia 0-1 Zenica Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Competition Home Away Result Venue 13/02/2008 UEL R32 Rangers FC Panathinaikos FC 0-0 Glasgow 10/10/2009 WC QR Estonia Bosnia and Herzegovina 0-2 Tallinn 04/11/2009 UCL GS R. Standard de Liège Olympiacos FC 2-0 Liege 14/09/2010 UCL GS FC Barcelona Panathinaikos FC 5-1 Barcelona 23/11/2011 UCL GS Olympique de Marseille Olympiacos FC 0-1 Marseille 06/09/2013 WC QR Bosnia and Herzegovina Slovakia 0-1 Zenica 14/11/2014 EURO QR Greece Faroe Islands 0-1 Piraeus 09/12/2015 UCL GS Olympiacos FC Arsenal FC 0-3 Piraeus 6
Competition facts The Week of Football concept enables fans around the world to enjoy the very best action from the European Qualifiers which will determine UEFA's representatives at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup comprises nine groups of six teams, with matches played on a home-andaway basis. Qualifying takes place under the 'Week of Football' concept, introduced ahead of the UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying campaign, in which games are spread out from Thursday to Tuesday, shining the spotlight on more teams on the road to the finals in Russia. Moreover, thanks to the Week of Football, at least 43% of matches will be played on weekends, giving fans a better chance to follow the action on television, in the stadiums and on UEFA.com. Kick-off times will be set mainly at 18:00CET and 20:45CET on Saturdays and Sundays and at 20:45CET for Thursdays, Fridays, Mondays and Tuesdays. In double-header matchweeks, sides will play on Thursday/Sunday, Friday/Monday or Saturday/Tuesday. Each day of the Week of Football will feature eight to ten games. The nine group winners will qualify directly for the final tournament. The eight best runners-up will contest play-offs to decide the last four qualifiers for the finals. The 13 qualifiers then join hosts Russia in the finals to make it 14 UEFA member associations represented. How qualification works The other confederations have the following qualifying berths: Africa: 5 Asia: 4.5 North and Central America and Caribbean: 3.5 Oceania: 0.5 South America: 4.5 7
Match-by-match lineups Bosnia and Herzegovina FIFA World Cup - Qualifying round Group H Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts Belgium 5 4 1 0 22 2 13 Greece 5 3 2 0 10 3 11 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 3 1 1 13 5 10 Cyprus 5 1 1 3 3 8 4 Estonia 5 1 1 3 5 15 4 Gibraltar 5 0 0 5 2 22 0 Matchday 1 (06/09/2016) Bosnia and Herzegovina 5-0 Estonia Goals: 1-0 Spahić 7, 2-0 Džeko 23 (P), 3-0 Medunjanin 71, 4-0 Ibišević 83, 5-0 Spahić 90+2 Bosnia and Herzegovina: Begović, Spahić, Kolašinac, Vranješ (62 Bičakčić), Medunjanin, Ibišević, Pjanić, Džeko (81 Djurić), Lulić, Zukanovic, Višća (75 Milicevic) Matchday 2 (07/10/2016) Belgium 4-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Goals: 1-0 Spahić 26 (og), 2-0 Hazard 29, 3-0 Alderweireld 60, 4-0 R. Lukaku 79 Bosnia and Herzegovina: Begović, Bičakčić, Spahić, Kolašinac, Medunjanin, Ibišević (64 Djurić), Pjanić (81 Cimirot), Džeko, Lulić, Zukanovic, Jajalo (73 Višća) Matchday 3 (10/10/2016) Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0 Cyprus Goals: 1-0 Džeko 70, 2-0 Džeko 81 Bosnia and Herzegovina: Begović, Spahić, Kolašinac (64 I. Hajrovic), Vranješ, Medunjanin, Pjanić, Džeko, Šunjić, Lulić, Djurić (81 Ibišević), Višća (78 Sušić) Matchday 4 (13/11/2016) Greece 1-1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Goals: 0-1 Karnezis 32 (og), 1-1 Tzavellas 90+5 Bosnia and Herzegovina: Begović, Spahić (70 Šunjić), Kolašinac, Vranješ, Ibišević (84 Djurić), Pjanić, Džeko, Lulić, Zukanovic, I. Hajrovic (87 Bičakčić), Jajalo Matchday 5 (25/03/2017) Bosnia and Herzegovina 5-0 Gibraltar Goals: 1-0 Ibišević 4, 2-0 Ibišević 43, 3-0 Vršajević 52, 4-0 Višća 56, 5-0 Bičakčić 90+4 Bosnia and Herzegovina: Begović, Cocalić, Bičakčić, Kolašinac (46 Pavlović), Vršajević (75 Bajić), Cimirot, Ar. Hodžić, Ibišević, Pjanić (57 Vrancic), Zukanovic, Višća Matchday 6 (09/06/2017) Bosnia and Herzegovina-Greece Matchday 7 (31/08/2017) Cyprus-Bosnia and Herzegovina Matchday 8 (03/09/2017) Gibraltar-Bosnia and Herzegovina Matchday 9 (07/10/2017) Bosnia and Herzegovina-Belgium Matchday 10 (10/10/2017) Estonia-Bosnia and Herzegovina Greece 8
FIFA World Cup - Qualifying round Matchday 1 (06/09/2016) Gibraltar 1-4 Greece Goals: 0-1 Mitroglou 10, 1-1 Walker 26, 1-2 Wiseman 44 (og), 1-3 Fortounis 45, 1-4 Torosidis 45+2 Greece: Karnezis, Maniatis (71 Tziolis), Tzavellas, Manolas, Fortounis, Mitroglou (73 Vellios), Bakasetas, Torosidis, Mantalos (62 Gianniotas), Papastathopoulos, Samaris Matchday 2 (07/10/2016) Greece 2-0 Cyprus Goals: 1-0 Mitroglou 12, 2-0 Mantalos 42 Greece: Karnezis, Maniatis, Tzavellas (88 Karelis), Manolas, Fortounis, Mitroglou, Bakasetas (77 Holebas), Torosidis, Mantalos, Papastathopoulos, Stafylidis (70 Papadopoulos) Matchday 3 (10/10/2016) Estonia 0-2 Greece Goals: 0-1 Torosidis 2, 0-2 Stafylidis 60 Greece: Karnezis, Maniatis (86 Tziolis), Manolas, Papadopoulos, Karelis, Mitroglou, Bakasetas, Torosidis (18 Oikonomou), Mantalos, Papastathopoulos (6 Tachtsidis), Stafylidis Matchday 4 (13/11/2016) Greece 1-1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Goals: 0-1 Karnezis 32 (og), 1-1 Tzavellas 90+5 Greece: Karnezis, Maniatis (61 Gianniotas), Tzavellas, Papadopoulos, Fortounis, Mitroglou, Torosidis, Papastathopoulos, Mantalos (87 Karelis), Stafylidis, Samaris Matchday 5 (25/03/2017) Belgium 1-1 Greece Goals: 0-1 Mitroglou 46, 1-1 R. Lukaku 89 Greece: Kapino, Tzavellas, Manolas, Fortounis (67 Tziolis), Mitroglou (92 Vellios), Torosidis, Tachtsidis, Papastathopoulos, Mantalos (84 Zeca), Stafylidis, Samaris Matchday 6 (09/06/2017) Bosnia and Herzegovina-Greece Matchday 7 (31/08/2017) Greece-Estonia Matchday 8 (03/09/2017) Greece-Belgium Matchday 9 (07/10/2017) Cyprus-Greece Matchday 10 (10/10/2017) Greece-Gibraltar 9
Legend Competitions Club competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League UCUP: UEFA Cup UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup SCUP: UEFA Super Cup UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Other abbreviations National team competitions EURO: UEFA European Football Championship WC: FIFA World Cup CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties No.: Number og: Own goal ag: Match decided on away goals P: Penalty agg: Aggregate Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition Pts: Points D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: of birth Res.: Result ET: Extra Time sg: Match decided by silver goal GA: Goals against t: Match decided by toss of a coin GF: Goals for W: Won gg: Match decided by golden goal Y: Booked L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) Nat.: Nationality N/A: Not applicable Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended Overall: Total appearances in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship final tournament only Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com. 10