The national team of Bosnia and Herzegovina is going through hard times. The national team’s performances in the League of Nations ended in failure, where the team failed performances in the top division of this tournament. The Balkans could not oppose the Netherlands and Italy. Exactly two years ago the “dragons” got into the black strip. For 14 matches Ivaylo Petev’s charges did not win. Only in September did the yellow-blues manage to break a series of failures in a friendly match against Kuwait (1:0). The qualifying tournament for the World Championship in Qatar yielded one victory and four peaceful outcomes, bringing seven points and the second-to-last place in the group. Following an away draw with today’s opponent, the hosts could not resist in their field in a duel against Suomi (1:3).
The French national team has already received their ticket to Qatar, where they will defend the title of the best team on the planet, which they won at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The selection for Didier Deschamps’ charges passed without losses. Four wins and three draws, brought them 15 points and the first position in the standings. It should be noted the performance indicators of the team, which differed on average more than two times per game with fantastic performance in defense, which allowed itself to miss only three times. In the last two rounds, the Blues defeated today’s opponents (2:0) and Kazakhstan (8:0). One cannot but recall the performance of the French at Euro 2020, where the “tricolors” celebrated only one victory over Germany (1:0), but made their way to the playoffs. The Swiss national team, which won in a penalty shootout, unexpectedly became an impassable obstacle for today’s guests.
