FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

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Bosnia-Herzegovina advance 4-1 on penalties · Bilino Polje Stadium · 9,500 att. · FS1

Match Report

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Bosnia beat Italy in shootout to book World Cup spot

Four-time champions Italy missed out on a third-consecutive World Cup after losing to Bosnia and Herzegovina in a penalty shootout in its playoff final on Tuesday in Zenica.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
18
2
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
10
10
Saves
2
35.1
Possession
64.9
9
SHOTS
30
3
ON GOAL
11
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
286
Accurate Passes
615
390
Passes
699
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
10
16
Crosses
54
0.3
Cross %
0.2
86
Long Balls
51
30
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
7
8
Effective Tackles
12
16
Tackles
18
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
14
Interceptions
3
42
Effective Clearances
29
42
Clearances
29

Highlights

01:37 Marcotti: Italy have 'no excuses' for another World Cup failure Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ITA leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

BIH · 4-4-2

  1. 1Nikola VasiljG
  2. 4Tarik MuharemovicCD-L
  3. 18Nikola KaticCD-R
  4. 5Sead KolasinacLB
  5. 7Amar DedicRB
  6. 14Ivan SunjicCM-L
  7. 13Ivan BasicCM-R
  8. 15Amar MemicLM
  9. 20Esmir BajraktarevicRM
  10. 11Edin DzekoCF-L
  11. 10Ermedin DemirovicCF-R

ITA · 3-5-2

  1. 1Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. 21Alessandro BastoniCD
  3. 13Riccardo CalafioriCD-L
  4. 23Gianluca ManciniCD-R
  5. 8Sandro TonaliCM-L
  6. 18Nicolò BarellaCM-R
  7. 5Manuel LocatelliAM
  8. 3Federico DimarcoLM
  9. 7Matteo PolitanoRM
  10. 9Mateo ReteguiCF-L
  11. 11Moise KeanCF-R

Timeline

  1. 15' Goal! Bosnia and Herzegovina 0, Italy 1. Moise Kean (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
  2. 41' Alessandro Bastoni (Italy) is shown the red card.
  3. 44' Substitution, Italy. Federico Gatti replaces Mateo Retegui.
  4. 45' Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Benjamin Tahirovic replaces Ivan Sunjic.
  5. 45' Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Kerim Alajbegovic replaces Sead Kolasinac.
  6. 45' Substitution, Italy. Marco Palestra replaces Matteo Politano.
  7. 54' Benjamin Tahirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 71' Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Dzenis Burnic replaces Amar Memic because of an injury.
  9. 71' Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Haris Tabakovic replaces Ivan Basic.
  10. 71' Substitution, Italy. Francesco Pio Esposito replaces Moise Kean.
  11. 71' Substitution, Italy. Bryan Cristante replaces Manuel Locatelli.
  12. 79' Goal! Bosnia and Herzegovina 1, Italy 1. Haris Tabakovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  13. 81' Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 85' Substitution, Italy. Davide Frattesi replaces Nicolò Barella.
  15. 90' Substitution, Italy. Leonardo Spinazzola replaces Federico Dimarco.
  16. 90' First Half Extra Time begins Bosnia and Herzegovina 1, Italy 1.
  17. 102' Tarik Muharemovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 105'+2' First Half Extra Time ends, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1, Italy 1.
  19. 105'
  20. 114' Nikola Katic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  21. 115' Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Amir Hadziahmetovic replaces Ermedin Demirovic.
  22. 120'+1' Davide Frattesi (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  23. 120'+2' Second Half Extra Time ends, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1, Italy 1.
  24. 120' Penalty Shootout begins Bosnia and Herzegovina 1, Italy 1.
  25. 120'

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