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Stadion Grbavica - Sarajevo Thursday 8 October 2020 Bosnia and 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Herzegovina Matchday -2 - Play-off Northern Ireland

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Previous meetings 2 Squad list 3 Head coach 5 Match officials 6 Match-by-match lineups 7 Team facts 10 Legend 12

1 Bosnia and Herzegovina - Northern Ireland Thursday 8 October 2020 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Grbavica, Sarajevo

Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Nations League Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Bosnia and Herzegovina - 15/10/2018 GS-FT 2-0 Sarajevo Džeko 27, 73 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland - Bosnia and Grigg 90+3; Duljević 08/09/2018 GS-FT 1-2 Belfast Herzegovina 36, Sarić 64

Final Qualifying Total tournament

Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA EURO Bosnia and Herzegovina ------2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 Northern Ireland ------2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 4 FIFA* Bosnia and Herzegovina ------Northern Ireland ------Friendlies Bosnia and Herzegovina ------Northern Ireland ------Total Bosnia and Herzegovina ------2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 Northern Ireland ------2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 4 * FIFA World Cup/FIFA Confederations Cup

2 Bosnia and Herzegovina - Northern Ireland Thursday 8 October 2020 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Grbavica, Sarajevo Squad list

Bosnia and Herzegovina Current season Qual. FT No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Ibrahim Šehić 02/09/1988 32 Konyaspor - 9 0 0 0 - Asmir Begović 20/06/1987 33 Bournemouth - 0 0 0 0 - Kenan Pirić 07/07/1994 26 Maribor - 1 0 0 0 Defenders - Bojan Nastić 06/07/1994 26 BATE - 1 0 0 0 - Sead Kolašinac 20/06/1993 27 Arsenal - 6 0 0 0 - Darko Todorović 05/05/1997 23 Hajduk Split - 4 0 0 0 - Siniša Saničanin 24/04/1995 25 Vojvodina - 0 0 0 0 - Dennis Hadzikadunic 09/07/1998 22 Rostov - 0 0 0 0 - Anel Ahmedhodzic 26/03/1999 21 Malmö - 0 0 0 0 - Stipe Lončar 10/11/1996 23 Rijeka - 2 0 0 0 - Branimir Cipetić 24/05/1995 25 Široki Brijeg - 0 0 0 0 Midfielders - Miralem Pjanić 02/04/1990 30 Barcelona - 8 3 0 0 İstanbul - Edin Višća 17/02/1990 30 - 8 2 0 0 Başakşehir Standard - Gojko Cimirot 19/12/1992 27 - 7 0 0 0 Liège - Deni Milošević 09/03/1995 25 Konyaspor - 3 1 0 0 Cercle - Dino Hotić 26/07/1995 25 - 1 0 0 0 Brugge - Haris Hajradinović 18/02/1994 26 Kasımpaşa - 1 0 0 0 - Rade Krunić 07/10/1993 27 Milan - 5 1 0 0 - Amir Hadžiahmetović 08/03/1997 23 Konyaspor - 0 0 0 0 - Amer Gojak 13/02/1997 23 Torino - 8 4 0 0 Forwards - Edin Džeko 17/03/1986 34 Roma - 8 3 0 0 - Armin Hodžić 17/11/1994 25 Kasımpaşa - 4 3 0 0 - Milan Djurić 22/05/1990 30 Salernitana - 0 0 0 0 Coach - Dušan Bajevic 10/12/1948 71 - 0 0 0 0

3 Bosnia and Herzegovina - Northern Ireland Thursday 8 October 2020 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Grbavica, Sarajevo

Northern Ireland Current season Qual. FT No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Michael McGovern 12/07/1984 36 Norwich - 0 0 0 0 - Trevor Carson 05/03/1988 32 Motherwell - 0 0 0 0 - Bailey Peacock-Farrell 29/10/1996 23 Burnley - 8 0 0 0 Defenders - Jonny Evans 03/01/1988 32 Leicester - 7 1 0 0 - Craig Cathcart 06/02/1989 31 Watford - 8 0 0 0 - Conor McLaughlin 26/07/1991 29 Sunderland - 2 0 0 0 - Paddy McNair 27/04/1995 25 Middlesbrough - 8 1 0 0 - Jamal Lewis 25/01/1998 22 Newcastle - 6 0 0 0 - Tom Flanagan 21/10/1991 28 Sunderland - 2 0 0 0 - Daniel Ballard 22/09/1999 21 Blackpool - 0 0 0 0 Midfielders - Steven Davis 01/01/1985 35 Rangers - 8 1 0 0 - Josh Magennis 15/08/1990 30 Hull - 8 3 0 0 - Corry Evans 30/07/1990 30 Blackburn - 5 0 0 0 - Stuart Dallas 19/04/1991 29 Leeds - 7 0 0 0 - Shane Ferguson 12/07/1991 29 Millwall - 4 0 0 0 - George Saville 01/06/1993 27 Middlesbrough - 8 0 0 0 - Jordan Thompson 03/01/1997 23 Stoke - 3 0 0 0 Forwards - Kyle Lafferty 16/09/1987 33 Reggina - 4 0 0 0 - Niall McGinn 20/07/1987 33 Aberdeen - 4 1 0 0 - Liam Boyce 08/04/1991 29 Hearts - 3 0 0 0 - Gavin Whyte 31/01/1996 24 Cardiff - 3 0 0 0 - Conor Washington 18/05/1992 28 Charlton - 3 1 0 0 - Jordan Jones 24/10/1994 25 Rangers - 4 0 0 0 Coach - Ian Baraclough 04/12/1970 49 - 0 0 0 0

4 Bosnia and Herzegovina - Northern Ireland Thursday 8 October 2020 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Grbavica, Sarajevo Head coach Dušan Bajević Date of birth: 10 December 1948 Nationality: Bosnian Playing career: Velež Mostar (twice), AEK Athens Coaching career: Velež Mostar, AEK Athens (three times), Olympiacos (twice), PAOK, Crvena zvezda, Aris Thessaloniki, Omonia, Atromitos, Bosnia and Herzegovina • A vastly experienced coach, Dušan Bajević returned to the game after a seven-year absence when he took charge of Bosnia and Herzgovina in 2019 following the departure of Robert Prosinečki. • A prolific striker in his playing days, Bajević scored 29 goals in only 37 appearances for Yugoslavia – who he represented at the 1974 FIFA World Cup, hitting a hat-trick in a 9-0 win against Zaire – and was a stalwart at Velež Mostar. He spent 13 years in the club's first team either side of a successful spell at AEK Athens, with whom he won two league titles and the Greek Cup in 1977/78 to complete a domestic double. • Moved into coaching at Velez immediately after retiring as a player in 1983, the highlight of his four years in charge victory in the 1985/86 Yugoslav Cup; returned to Greece in 1988, winning four league titles in eight years with AEK and adding the Greek Cup in 1996, his final season in charge. • Made a surprise move to Olympiacos that summer, winning three consecutive championships and another domestic cup in just over three years; added another Greek Cup with PAOK in 2001 and, after 18 months back at AEK, returned to Olympiacos to win another domestic double in 2004/05. • After less than a year in Serbia with Crvena zvezda, Bajević went back to Greece and Aris, whom he led to fourth place in the league and the cup final in 2007/08; a third spell at AEK followed before six-month stints in Cyprus with Omonia and back in Greece with Atromitos. Bajević left the latter post in December 2012 and did not return to coaching until taking charge of Bosnia and Herzegovina on 21 December 2019 – his first coaching post in his homeland since leaving Velež more than 30 years earlier.

5 Bosnia and Herzegovina - Northern Ireland Thursday 8 October 2020 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Grbavica, Sarajevo Match officials

Referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz (ESP) Assistant referees Pau Cebrián Devís (ESP) , Roberto del Palomar (ESP) Video Assistant Referee Alejandro Hernández (ESP) Assistant Video Assistant Referee Xavier Estrada Fernandez (ESP) Fourth official Ricardo de Burgos Bengoechea (ESP) UEFA Delegate João Morais (POR) UEFA Referee observer Alfredo Trentalange (ITA)

Referee UEFA EURO Name Date of birth UEFA matches matches Antonio Mateu Lahoz 12/03/1977 7 80

Antonio Mateu Lahoz Referee since: 1992 First division: 2008 FIFA badge: 2011

Tournaments: 2018 FIFA World Cup, 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, 2016 Olympic Games, 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Finals N/A

UEFA European Championship matches featuring the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 16/11/2014 EURO QR Israel Bosnia and Herzegovina 3-0 Haifa

Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 07/09/2012 WC QR Russia Northern Ireland 2-0 Moscow 21/08/2014 UEL PO FK Sarajevo VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-3 Sarajevo 16/11/2014 EURO QR Israel Bosnia and Herzegovina 3-0 Haifa

6 Bosnia and Herzegovina - Northern Ireland Thursday 8 October 2020 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Grbavica, Sarajevo Match-by-match lineups Bosnia and Herzegovina

Final tournament - Qualifying round Matchday 1 (23/03/2019) Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-1 Armenia Goals: 1-0 Krunić 33, 2-0 Milošević 80, 2-1 Mkhitaryan 90+3 (P) Bosnia and Herzegovina: Šehić, Ćivić, Bičakčić, Todorović, Bešić, Višća, Pjanić, Džeko (87 Koljič), Zukanovic, Krunić (82 Gojak), Zakarić (65 Milošević) Matchday 2 (26/03/2019) Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-2 Greece Goals: 1-0 Višća 10, 2-0 Pjanić 15, 2-1 Fortounis 64 (P) , 2-2 Kolovos 85 Bosnia and Herzegovina: Šehić, Bičakčić, Kolašinac, Bešić, Višća, Duljević (80 Milošević), Pjanić, Džeko (90 Gojak), Cimirot (93 Krunić), Šunjić, Zukanovic Matchday 3 (08/06/2019) Finland 2-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Goals: 1-0 Pukki 56, 2-0 Pukki 68 Bosnia and Herzegovina: Šehić, Ćivić, Bičakčić, Bešić (79 Gojak), Višća, Duljević (68 Bajić), Džeko, Cimirot, Šunjić, Zukanovic, Sarić Matchday 4 (11/06/2019) Italy 2-1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Goals: 0-1 Džeko 32, 1-1 Insigne 49, 2-1 Verratti 86 Bosnia and Herzegovina: Šehić, Ćivić (71 Nastić), Bičakčić, Todorović, Bešić, Višća, Pjanić, Džeko, Gojak (80 Cimirot), Zukanovic, Sarić Matchday 5 (05/09/2019) Bosnia and Herzegovina 5-0 Liechtenstein Goals: 1-0 Gojak 11, 2-0 Malin 80 (og) , 3-0 Džeko 85, 4-0 Višća 87, 5-0 Gojak 89 Bosnia and Herzegovina: Šehić, Todorović, Kolašinac, Višća, Pjanić (83 Lončar), Džeko, Gojak, Šunjić (25 Mihojević), Zukanovic, Krunić, Milošević (55 Duljević) Matchday 6 (08/09/2019) Armenia 4-2 Bosnia and Herzegovina Goals: 1-0 Mkhitaryan 3, 1-1 Džeko 13, 2-1 Mkhitaryan 66, 2-2 Gojak 70, 3-2 Hambartsumyan 77, 4-2 Lončar 90+5 (og) Bosnia and Herzegovina: Šehić, Bičakčić, Todorović (85 Bajić), Kolašinac, Bešić (80 Lončar), Višća (64 Duljević), Pjanić, Džeko, Cimirot, Gojak, Zukanovic Matchday 7 (12/10/2019) Bosnia and Herzegovina 4-1 Finland Goals: 1-0 I. Hajrović 29, 2-0 Pjanić 37 (P) , 3-0 Pjanić 58, 4-0 Hodžić 73, 4-1 Pohjanpalo 79 Bosnia and Herzegovina: Šehić, Bičakčić, Kvržić, Kolašinac, Višća (18 I. Hajrović), Pjanić (76 Krunić), Hodžić, Cimirot, Gojak, Kovačević, Sarić (71 Jajalo) Matchday 8 (15/10/2019) Greece 2-1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Goals: 1-0 Pavlidis 30, 1-1 Gojak 35, 2-1 Kovačević 88 (og) Bosnia and Herzegovina: Šehić, Bičakčić, Kvržić, Kolašinac, Pjanić, Hodžić (71 Bajić), Cimirot (46 Jajalo), Gojak, Kovačević, I. Hajrović, Sarić (63 Duljević) Matchday 9 (15/11/2019) Bosnia and Herzegovina 0-3 Italy Goals: 0-1 Acerbi 21, 0-2 Insigne 37, 0-3 Belotti 52 Bosnia and Herzegovina: Šehić, Bičakčić, Kvržić, Kolašinac, Bešić (61 Sarić), Višća (61 Hodžić), Pjanić (77 Jajalo), Džeko, Cimirot, Kovačević, Krunić Matchday 10 (18/11/2019) Liechtenstein 0-3 Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Goals: 0-1 Ćivić 57, 0-2 Hodžić 64, 0-3 Hodžić 72 Bosnia and Herzegovina: Pirić, Ćivić, Bičakčić, Duljević (46 Hotić), Hajradinović (65 Bešić), Hodžić, Mihojević (70 Džeko), Memišević, I. Hajrović, Sarić, Jajalo

Final tournament - Play-off Matchday 11 (08/10/2020) Bosnia and Herzegovina-Northern Ireland Northern Ireland

Final tournament - Qualifying round Matchday 1 (21/03/2019) Northern Ireland 2-0 Estonia Goals: 1-0 McGinn 56, 2-0 S. Davis 75 (P) Northern Ireland: Peacock-Farrell, Lewis, J. Evans, Saville, McGinn (85 C. McLaughlin), S. Davis, Lafferty (76 Magennis), Dallas, Jones (81 Ferguson), McNair, Cathcart Matchday 2 (24/03/2019) Northern Ireland 2-1 Belarus Goals: 1-0 J. Evans 30, 1-1 Stasevich 33, 2-1 Magennis 87 Northern Ireland: Peacock-Farrell, Lewis, J. Evans, Saville, McGinn (68 Magennis), S. Davis, Lafferty (79 Boyce), Dallas, Jones (85 Ferguson), McNair, Cathcart Matchday 3 (08/06/2019) Estonia 1-2 Northern Ireland Goals: 1-0 Vassiljev 25, 1-1 Washington 77, 1-2 Magennis 80 Northern Ireland: Peacock-Farrell, Lewis, J. Evans, Saville (69 Magennis), Whyte, S. Davis, Boyce (46 Washington), Dallas, McNair, Smith (64 Jones), Cathcart Matchday 4 (11/06/2019) Belarus 0-1 Northern Ireland Goals: 0-1 McNair 86 Northern Ireland: Peacock-Farrell, Lewis, J. Evans, S. Davis, C. Evans (69 Saville), Jones, Washington (72 Lafferty), McNair, Smith, Cathcart, Magennis (56 Dallas) Matchday 6 (09/09/2019) Northern Ireland 0-2 Germany Goals: 0-1 Halstenberg 48, 0-2 Gnabry 90+3 Northern Ireland: Peacock-Farrell, Lewis, J. Evans, Saville (70 Magennis), McGinn (59 Whyte), S. Davis, Washington (83 Lavery), C. Evans, Dallas, McNair, Cathcart Matchday 7 (10/10/2019) Netherlands 3-1 Northern Ireland Goals: 0-1 Magennis 75, 1-1 Depay 80, 2-1 L. de Jong 90+1, 3-1 Depay 90+4 Northern Ireland: Peacock-Farrell, Smith, J. Evans, Saville (83 Thompson), S. Davis, Lafferty (66 Magennis), Ferguson, C. Evans (87 Flanagan), Dallas, McNair, Cathcart Matchday 9 (16/11/2019) Northern Ireland 0-0 Netherlands Northern Ireland: Peacock-Farrell, Lewis (81 Thompson), J. Evans, Saville (58 Smith), S. Davis, C. Evans (70 McGinn), Dallas, McNair, Whyte, Cathcart, Magennis Matchday 10 (19/11/2019) Germany 6-1 Northern Ireland Goals: 0-1 Smith 7, 1-1 Gnabry 19, 2-1 Goretzka 43, 3-1 Gnabry 47, 4-1 Gnabry 60, 5-1 Goretzka 73, 6-1 Brandt 90+1 Northern Ireland: Peacock-Farrell, Smith, Flanagan, Saville, S. Davis, Ferguson, C. Evans (65 C. McLaughlin), Thompson, McNair (77 Boyce), Cathcart, Magennis (83 Lavery)

Final tournament - Play-off Matchday 11 (08/10/2020) Bosnia and Herzegovina-Northern Ireland

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9 Bosnia and Herzegovina - Northern Ireland Thursday 8 October 2020 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Grbavica, Sarajevo Team facts

UEFA European Championship records: Bosnia and Herzegovina History 2016 – did not qualify 2012 – did not qualify 2008 – did not qualify 2004 – did not qualify 2000 – did not qualify Qualifying win 5-0: Bosnia and Herzegovina v Luxembourg, 07/10/11 Qualifying loss 6-2: Portugal v Bosnia and Herzegovina, 15/11/11 0-4: Bosnia and Herzegovina v Greece, 11/10/06 Overall appearances 27: Edin Džeko 27: Emir Spahić 25: Vedad Ibišević 24: Senad Lulić 23: Zvjezdan Misimović 23: Miralem Pjanić 20: Haris Medunjanin 18: Asmir Begović 18: Kenan Hasagić 18: Elvir Rahimić 18: Mensur Mujdža Overall goals 13: Edin Džeko 8: Zvjezdan Misimović 7: Elvir Baljić 6: Elvir Bolić 5: Sergej Barbarez 5: Vedad Ibišević 5: Haris Medunjanin

UEFA European Championship records: Northern Ireland History 2016 – round of 16 2012 – did not qualify 2008 – did not qualify 2004 – did not qualify 2000 – did not qualify 1996 – did not qualify 1992 – did not qualify 1988 – did not qualify 1984 – did not qualify 1980 – did not qualify 1976 – did not qualify 1972 – did not qualify 1968 – did not qualify 1964 – did not qualify 1960 – did not participate Final tournament win 0-2: Ukraine v Northern Ireland, 16/06/16 Final tournament loss 0-1: Northern Ireland v Germany, 21/06/16 1-0: Poland v Northern Ireland, 12/06/16

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1-0: Wales v Northern Ireland, 25/06/16 Qualifying win 0-5: Faroe Islands v Northern Ireland, 11/09/91 5-0: Northern Ireland v Cyprus, 21/04/71 Qualifying defeat 1-5: Northern Ireland v England, 17/10/79 4-0: four times, most recently Germany v Northern Ireland, 08/09/99 Final tournament appearances 4: Craig Cathcart 4: Stuart Dallas 4: Steven Davis 4: Jonny Evans 4: Gareth McAuley 4: Michael McGovern 4: Oliver Norwood 4: Jamie Ward 4: Conor Washington Final tournament goals 1: Gareth McAuley 1: Niall McGinn Overall appearances 35: Aaron Hughes 33: Chris Baird 33: Steven Davis 31: Keith Gillespie 29: David Healy 29: Maik Taylor 27: Pat Jennings 27: Kyle Lafferty 27: Gareth McAuley 24: Chris Brunt Overall goals 13: David Healy 10: Kyle Lafferty 7: Iain Dowie 6: Colin Clarke 5: James Quinn 5: Gareth McAuley 4: George Best 4: Jimmy Nicholson 4: Steven Davis

11 Bosnia and Herzegovina - Northern Ireland Thursday 8 October 2020 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Grbavica, Sarajevo Legend

:: Previous meetings

Goals for/against: Goal totals include the outcome of disciplinary decisions (e.g. match forfeits when a 3-0 result is determined). Goals totals do not include goals scored during a penalty shoot-out after a tie ended in a draw

:: Squad list

Qual.: Total European Qualifiers appearances/goals for UEFA EURO 2020 only. FT: Total UEFA EURO 2020 appearances/goals in final tournament only. Overall: Total international appearances/goals. DoB: Date of birth Age: Based on the date press kit was last updated D: Disciplinary (*: misses next match if booked, S: suspended)

:: Team facts

EURO finals: The UEFA European Championship was a four-team event in 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 (when the preliminary round and quarter-finals were considered part of qualifying).

From 1980 it was expanded to an eight-team finals and remained in that format in 1984, 1988 and 1992 until 1996, when the 16-team format was adopted. UEFA EURO 2016 was the first tournament to be played as a 24-team finals.

Records of inactive countries A number of UEFA associations have been affected by dissolution or splits of member associations. For statistical purposes, the records of these inactive countries have been allocated elsewhere: therefore, all Soviet Union matches are awarded to Russia; all West Germany – but not East Germany – matches are awarded to Germany; all Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro matches are awarded to Serbia; all Czechoslovakia matches are allocated to both the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Abandoned/forfeited matches For statisical purposes, when a match has been started and then abandoned but later forfeited, the result on the pitch at the time of abandonment is counted. Matches that never started and were either cancelled or forfeited are not included in the overall statistics. Competitions Other abbreviations (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties No.: Number og: Own goal ag: Match decided on away goals P: Penalty agg: Aggregate Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition Pts: Points D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result ET: Extra Time sg: Match decided by silver goal GA: Goals against t: Match decided by toss of a coin GF: Goals for W: Won gg: Match decided by golden goal Y: Booked L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) Nat.: Nationality N/A: Not applicable Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.