Both of these teams need to win to stand a chance of progression, so this should become an open and exciting match at some point, defying the recent trend of both nations to be involved in low-scoring affairs. Bosnia’s defence is far from perfect, having conceded in nine of their last 10 matches, while Qatar were feeble against Canada.
This is the biggest game of many of these players’ careers, so there will be nothing left in the tank come the end, with gambles simply having to be taken.