World Cup 2014 Preview – Bosnia-Herzegovina

This squad is looking to make an impact in this rendition of the World Cup, mainly because this is the first time that Bosnia-Herzegovina has qualified for the World Cup Finals.

Bosnia-Herzegovina is a team that is really flying under the radar, and has the capability to do some damage to many teams that may be favored over them. Edin Dzeko is the undisputed star of the team, as Dzeko is considered one of the top strikers in the world and is the three-time Bosnian Player of the Year. Dzeko always draws the most attention from the opposing defenders, so this attention may open up many opportunities for the other attacking players such as Vedad Ibisevic and midfielder Miralem Pjanic.

As stated previously, this is Bosnia-Herzegovina's first appearance in a World Cup Final, and, fortunately for them, they didn't draw the most difficult group. Although they have to deal with Argentina (which is a problem for pretty much any team), Iran and Nigeria aren't world beaters by any means, so their chances of making the knockout round may be higher than originally thought.

My prediction: Bosnia-Herzegovina finish 3rd behind Argentina and Iran, although it won't be a large margin of defeat for the Bosnians.