Japan - Bosnia - 30.01.2008

Bosnian team:

Goalkeepers: Kenan Hasagić, (Buyuksehir, Turkey), Jasmin Burić (Čelik, Bosnia).
Defenders: Samir Merzić (Teplice, Czech Rep.), Staniša Nikolić (Zrinjski, Bosnia), Emir Spahić (Lokomotiv Moskva, Russia), Velimir Vidić (Široki Brijeg, Bosnia).
Middlefield: Vlastimir Jovanović (Slavija, Bosnia), Dario Damjanović (Hajduk, Croatia), Mirko Hrgović (Hajduk, Croatia), Amer Jugo (Velež, Bosnia), Mladen Žižović (Zrinjski, Bosnia), Semir Štilić (Željezničar, Bosnia), Admir Vladavić (Žilina, Slovakia), Alen Škoro (Rijeka, Croatia).
Attackers: Stevo Nikolić (Modriča-Maxima, Bosnia), Admir Raščić (Sarajevo, Bosnia), Fenan Salčinović (Čelik, Bosnia).

Coach: Meho Kodro

As you can see Bosnia travel to Japan almost with 2nd or even 3rd Team, international call was reject by: Salihamidzic (Juventus), Barbarez (Bayer L.), Bajramovic (Schalke 04), Dzeko (Wolfsburg), Pjanic (Metz), Ivica Grlic (Duisburg)...... All because clubs duties. Bosnia had a big problems with bad administration in National Federation and players before reject to play, but now come new coach, Meho Kodro (ex. Barcelona player), and some new people in NF BIH.

Interview of Bosnian coach before game: No place for fear.
I call up the best pleayer at the moment, which was available because clubs duties. I call many player from Bosnian Premier League too see them quality for next matches. We dont feel a fear, and we will not bring white flag. If we lost in our head before game, we will lost on the field for sure. There is some young players and we will see our future.

Japan team:

Goalkeepers—Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (Jubilo Iwata), Seigo Narazaki (Nagoya Grampus Eight), Eiji Kawashima (Kawasaki Frontale)
Defenders—Yuji Nakazawa (Yokohama F. Marinos), Keisuke Tsuboi (Urawa Reds), Akira Kaji (Gamba Osaka), Yuichi Komano (Jubilo Iwata), Daiki Iwamasa (Kashima Antlers), Hiroki Mizumoto (Gamba Osaka), Atsuto Uchida (Kashima Antlers)
Midfielders—Hideo Hashimoto (Gamba Osaka), Naotake Hanyu (FC Tokyo), Yasuhito Endo (Gamba Osaka), Kengo Nakamura (Kawasaki Frontale), Keita Suzuki (Urawa Reds), Yuki Abe (Urawa Reds), Koji Yamase (Yokohama F. Marinos), Yasuyuki Konno (FC Tokyo), Satoru Yamagishi (Kawasaki Frontale)
Forwards—Naohiro Takahara (Urawa Reds), Ryuji Bando (Gamba Osaka), Seiichiro Maki (JEF United Chiba), Ryoichi Maeda (Jubilo Iwata), Yoshito Okubo (Vissel Kobe), Kisho Yano (Albirex Niigata)

Coach—Takeshi Okada