SHOCKING NEWS: Tabaković to miss World Cup?

(Patria) - Haris Tabaković, a brilliant representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina, will likely miss the upcoming Football World Cup!

This information, disturbing for coach Sergej Barbarez and the Bosnian sports public, was announced by doctors in Germany after Tabaković was injured yesterday in the match between "Borussia Mönchengladbach" and "Hoffenheim". He scored a goal for his club in the first half, his thirteenth this Bundesliga season, and left the match in the 73rd minute due to an injury after an opposing player stepped on his foot.

Although it initially seemed not to be a serious injury, doctors determined after the match that Haris Tabaković's foot was severely injured, specifically one of the bones connecting the foot to the toes. Our national team player was immediately put in a splint, and the initial prognosis from the club doctors indicates that the recovery will take 2-3 months.

However, more will be known about the severity of his injury tomorrow when Tabaković will undergo examinations by specialist doctors in Munich.

People close to Haris, relatives, teammates, and friends testify that he reacted extremely emotionally after facing the medical findings that spoke of the nature and severity of the injury, that he cried inconsolably. The match against his former (and future) club "Hoffenheim" practically decided nothing, so people close to him suggested he skip it, which the "Borussia" coach would likely agree with. But Tabaković, as never before in his career, did not want to calculate this time either: "I want to show both of them what kind of player I am," he said.

The thirty-two-year-old striker is one of the most responsible for the qualification of the national team of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the World Cup, which begins next month in the USA, Canada, and Mexico. Tabaković was the scorer of the equalizing goal in the playoff match against Italy, and in total, he scored four goals in 10 matches for the national team.

Fans and the general public in Bosnia and Herzegovina hope for the speedy recovery of this exceptional young man and top athlete, with the wish that he returns to the football field as soon as possible and to our national team in the fall for the Nations League matches.

(Slobodna Bosna)