Minimal victory for world champions at Grbavica, Dragons put up a great fight

(Patria) The national football team of Bosnia and Herzegovina put up a fierce fight against France in the third round match of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers in Qatar, and the world champions achieved a minimal victory (0:1) at Grbavica.

From the start of the match, the French came out very high, so our back line was constantly under pressure. The first shot towards the goal was seen in the 11th minute when Coman shot wide of the left post. Three minutes later, Mbappe passed and crossed for Coman, who headed the ball, but Šehić saved.

We played very organized, especially in defense, and in the 24th minute Todorović made an excellent attempt with his left foot from the edge of the penalty area, but Lloris saved. The Tottenham goalkeeper saved the world champions in the 26th minute. After a Pjanić corner and an Ahmedhodžić header, Lloris made a miraculous save.

Rabiot headed the ball poorly in the 27th minute. We did not allow the Tricolors to threaten us seriously. Kolašinac sent a dangerous back pass in the 42nd minute, but there was no one from our players. After that, Varane made a poor header, and that was all in the first half of the match.

At the beginning of the second half, we were also very good on the field, especially in the back line. The first serious situation occurred in front of the French goal. Kolašinac entered the penalty area, but was blocked at the last moment. Džeko was waiting for the ball from the German Schalke player.

Deschamps' team took the lead in the 60th minute. Rabiot crossed, and Griezmann hit our net for 0:1. Four minutes later, Giroud headed the ball poorly. Varane was also inaccurate in the 70th minute. We continued with good play at the back, and became more dangerous going forward.

Krunić fell in the French penalty area in the 72nd minute, but Orsato did not award a penalty. It was a very debatable decision by the main referee. Just three minutes later, the Milan midfielder fell again in the penalty area after a tackle by Rabiot, but this time too, the Italian did not react. Another controversial situation.

Until the end, we were often close to the visitors' goal, however, we failed to threaten them, nor did the French do anything concrete, so the result remained unchanged until the end of the match.