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2014 FIFA WORLD CUP COUNTRY PROFILESBOSNIA & HERZEGOVINABosnia and HerzegovinaPopulation: 3.8 millionMain languages: Bosnian, Croatian, SerbianLife expectancy: 76 yearsGDP per person: $9200Capital city: SarajevoAssociation founded: 1992No. footballers / registered: 200,240 / 69,040FIFA ranking (May-14): 25Highest FIFA ranking: 13 (Aug-13)Continental titles: -FIFA WORLD CUP RECORDParticipations: 1 (2014)Qualified for 2014 edition as: UEFA Group G winnersAustralia's record againstBosnia & Herzegovina (men's)No matches played at any levelGroup FDEMOGRAPHIC PROFILEAustralian residents born in Bosnia & HerzegovinaPopulation count (2011 census): 257000.5 per cent of overseas-born populationAge range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+per cent distribution 1.4 13.3 72.0 13.3Median age: 46.2 yearsSex ratio: 97.1 males per 100 femalesArrived in Australia Before 1970 1971-2000 After 2000per cent distribution 9.7 77.0 13.4Australian citizenship rate: 95.7 per centMain localities of residence: Liverpool (NSW),Noble Park (Vic), St Albans (Vic)FORM GUIDE07/06/13 Latvia W 5-0 Riga14/08/13 United States L 3-4 Sarajevo06/09/13 Slovakia L 0-1 Zenica10/09/13 Slovakia W 2-1 Zilina11/10/13 Liechtenstein W 4-1 Zenica15/10/13 Lithuania W 1-0 Kaunas18/11/13 Argentina L 0-2 St. Louis05/03/14 Egypt L 0-2 Innsbruck30/05/14 Côte d’Ivoire - St. Louis03/06/14 Mexico - ChicagoNo. of matches played 12/06/13 to 12/06/14: 9PROVISIONAL 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP SQUAD – BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINAPlayer Age Pos ClubPlayer Age Pos ClubAsmir Avdukic 33 GK Borac Banja Luka BIH Zvjezdan Misimovic 32 Mid Guizhou Renhe CHNDejan Bandovic 31 GK Sarajevo BIHMensur Mujdza 30 Mid Freiburg GERAsmir Begovic 26 GK Stoke City ENGMiralem Pjanic 24 Mid Roma ITAMuhamed Besic 21 Mid Ferencvarosi HUNSejad Salihovic 29 Mid Hoffenheim GERErmin Bicakcic 24 Def Eint. Braunschweig GER Emir Spahic 33 Mid Bayer Leverkusen GEREdin Dzeko 28 For Manchester City ENG Srdjan Stanic 24 Mid Zeljeznicar BIHJasmin Fejzic 28 GK VfR Aalen GERMiroslav Stevanovic 23 Mid Deportivo Alaves ESPAnel Hadzic 24 Mid Sturm Graz AUTToni Sunjic 25 Def Zorya Lugansk UKRlzet Hajrovic 22 Mid Galatasaray TURTino Sven Susic 22 Mid Hajduk Split CROVedad Ibisevic 29 For VfB Stuttgart GEREdin Visca 24 For Istanbul TURSenijad Ibricic 28 Mid Kayseri Erciyesspor TUR Ognjen Vranjes 24 Def Elazigspor TURSead Kolasinac 20 Def Schalke GERAvdija Vrsajevic 28 Mid Hajduk Split CROZoran Kvrzic 25 Mid Rijeka CROAdnan Zahirovic 24 Mid Vfl Bochum GERSenad Lulic 28 Mid Lazio ITAErmin Zec 25 For Genclerbirligi TURHaris Medunjanin 29 Mid Gaziantepspor TUR Ervin Zukanovic 27 Def Gent BELCOACH: Safet Susic (Bosnia & Herzegovina) age 59 yearsCoach of Bosnia and Herzegovina since 2009Previous FIFA World Cup experience (as coach): -OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 12