Dragons Attract Attention Wherever They Appear: Džeko and Alajbegović in Sarajevo, Gathering on Saturday in Ilidža

(Patria) - The national team players of Bosnia and Herzegovina are arriving in Sarajevo, and wherever they appear, they attract the attention of fans. Captain Edin Džeko has been in Sarajevo for several days, and today Kerim Alajbegović also arrived. He performed the Friday prayer at a Sarajevo mosque, and everyone wanted a photo with the young national team player.

Amar Dedić had a spectacular welcome yesterday in Srebrenik, and the national team players are gathering this weekend in Ilidža, the Dragons' standard base.

Several players still have club obligations, so they will be a bit late for the gathering. Ermedin Demirović and Stuttgart are playing the German Cup final against Bayern on Saturday, Amir Hadžiahmetović's Hull City is playing the play-off final for promotion to the Premiership, Serie A and HNL are still being played, so the national team should be complete on Monday, May 25.

Coach Sergej Barbarez's squad will play a friendly match against North Macedonia on Friday, May 29, at the Asim Ferhatović Hase stadium, and tickets have long been sold out.

The Football Association of BiH announced that Arjan Malić has also been called up to the squad after Haris Tabaković was injured. However, there is no room for pessimism, as Tabaković is joining the team, and the foot injury he sustained is not as severe as initially thought.

The World Cup operation officially begins. The Dragons will have their second test on June 6 against Panama, and we play our first match at the World Cup on June 12 in Toronto against Canada.