EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2016/18 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS A. Le Coq Arena - Tallinn Tuesday 10 October 2017 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Estonia Group H - Matchday 10 Bosnia and Herzegovina Last updated 10/10/2017 11:13CET EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS OFFICIAL SPONSORS Previous meetings 2 Squad list 3 Head coach 5 Match officials 6 Competition facts 7 Match-by-match lineups 8 Legend 11 1 Estonia - Bosnia and Herzegovina Tuesday 10 October 2017 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn Previous meetings Head to Head FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Spahić 7, 90+2, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Džeko 23 (P), 06/09/2016 QR (GS) 5-0 Zenica Estonia Medunjanin 71, Ibišević 83 FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Estonia - Bosnia and 10/10/2009 QR (GS) 0-2 Tallinn Džeko 30, Ibišević 64 Herzegovina Misimović 24, 30 (P), Bosnia and Herzegovina - 56, Muslimović 59, 10/09/2008 QR (GS) 7-0 Zenica Estonia Džeko 60, 72, Ibričić 88 UEFA EURO 2000 Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Estonia - Bosnia and Oper 3; Baljić 41, 57, 09/10/1999 PR (GS) 1-4 Tallinn Herzegovina 66, 86 Barbarez 74 (P); Hibic 05/09/1998 PR (GS) Bosnia and Herzegovina - Estonia 1-1 Sarajevo 29 (og) Final Qualifying Total tournament Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Total Estonia 2 0 0 2 3 0 1 2 - - - - 6 1 1 4 3 19 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 - - - - 6 4 1 1 19 3 2 Estonia - Bosnia and Herzegovina Tuesday 10 October 2017 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn Squad list Estonia Current season Qual. FT No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Mihkel Aksalu 07/11/1984 32 SJK * 9 0 0 0 - Mait Toom 07/05/1990 27 Flora - 0 0 0 0 - Marko Meerits 26/04/1992 25 VPS - 0 0 0 0 Defenders - Enar Jääger 18/11/1984 32 Vålerenga - 3 0 0 0 - Ragnar Klavan 30/10/1985 31 Liverpool - 8 0 0 0 - Dmitri Kruglov 24/05/1984 33 FCI - 4 0 0 0 - Ken Kallaste 31/08/1988 29 Korona - 5 0 0 0 - Nikita Baranov 19/08/1992 25 Kristiansund * 8 0 0 0 - Karl Mööl 04/03/1992 25 Kalju - 0 0 0 0 - Joonas Tamm 02/02/1992 25 Flora - 3 3 0 0 - Artur Pikk 05/03/1993 24 BATE - 4 0 0 0 - Karol Mets 16/05/1993 24 NAC - 8 0 0 0 Midfielders - Konstantin Vassiljev 16/08/1984 33 Piast * 8 1 0 0 - Taijo Teniste 31/01/1988 29 Sogndal * 9 0 0 0 Bohemians - Siim Luts 12/03/1989 28 - 6 1 0 0 1905 - Sergei Mošnikov 07/01/1988 29 Kemi - 4 1 0 0 - Artjom Dmitrijev 14/11/1988 28 Kalju - 1 0 0 0 Rudar - Ilja Antonov 05/12/1992 24 - 4 0 0 0 Velenje - Brent Lepistu 26/03/1993 24 Flora - 1 0 0 0 - Mattias Käit 29/06/1998 19 Fulham - 6 4 0 0 Forwards - Sergei Zenjov 20/04/1989 28 Cracovia * 8 1 0 0 - Henri Anier 17/12/1990 26 Lahti * 8 1 0 0 Coach - Martin Reim 14/05/1971 46 - 8 0 0 0 3 Estonia - Bosnia and Herzegovina Tuesday 10 October 2017 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn Bosnia and Herzegovina Current season Qual. FT No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Ibrahim Šehić 02/09/1988 29 Qarabağ - 0 0 0 0 - Asmir Begović 20/06/1987 30 Bournemouth - 9 0 0 0 - Kenan Pirić 07/07/1994 23 Zrinjski - 0 0 0 0 Defenders Dinamo - Toni Šunjić 15/12/1988 28 - 5 1 0 0 Moskva - Ognjen Vranješ 24/10/1989 27 AEK - 7 0 0 0 - Mateo Sušić 18/11/1990 26 Sheriff - 0 0 0 0 - Dario Dumić 30/01/1992 25 Utrecht - 3 1 0 0 - Ervin Zukanovic 11/02/1987 30 Genoa - 6 0 0 0 - Sead Kolašinac 20/06/1993 24 Arsenal * 8 0 0 0 Midfielders - Edin Cocalić 05/12/1987 29 Mechelen - 2 0 0 0 Philadelphia - Haris Medunjanin 08/03/1985 32 * 4 2 0 0 Union - Mato Jajalo 25/05/1988 29 Palermo * 6 0 0 0 İstanbul - Edin Višća 17/02/1990 27 - 8 3 0 0 Başakşehir - Danijel Milicevic 05/01/1986 31 Gent - 3 0 0 0 - Izet Hajrovic 04/08/1991 26 Bremen * 3 0 0 0 - Muhamed Bešić 10/09/1992 25 Everton * 2 0 0 0 - Gojko Cimirot 19/12/1992 24 PAOK - 3 0 0 0 - Haris Duljević 16/11/1993 23 Dresden * 1 0 0 0 - Rade Krunić 07/10/1993 24 Empoli - 0 0 0 0 Forwards - Edin Džeko 17/03/1986 31 Roma - 8 5 0 0 - Vedad Ibišević 06/08/1984 33 Hertha * 8 3 0 0 - Nemanja Bilbija 02/11/1990 26 Zrinjski - 0 0 0 0 - Kenan Kodro 19/08/1993 24 Mainz - 2 1 0 0 Coach - Mehmed Baždarević 28/09/1960 57 - 8 0 0 0 4 Estonia - Bosnia and Herzegovina Tuesday 10 October 2017 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn Head coach Martin Reim Date of birth: 14 May 1971 Nationality: Estonian Playing career: FC Tallinna Lõvid, SK Tallinna Sport, FC Norma Tallinn, FC Flora Tallinn (twice), Lelle SK, Kotkan TP, JK Tervis Pärnu, Viimsi JK Coaching career: FC Flora Tallinn, Estonia U18, Estonia U21, Estonia U23, Estonia • Reim was a defensive midfielder whose international career spanned 17 years after his debut for the newly- independent nation in June 1992 against Slovenia, a 1-1 draw. He won his 157th cap (a European record since surpassed by Latvia's Vitālijs Astafjevs) in June 2009, six months after ending club career. • Took first steps in the game alongside goalkeeper Mart Poom. Began career in Soviet Estonia's top division aged 16, finishing top scorer in 1990 while playing for Norma. • Spent bulk of his club career (a combined 16 years) in two stints at Flora, retiring with seven titles and three Estonian Cups to his name. He also reached the Finnish Cup final during his only overseas spell, 18 months at Kotkan. • Returned to Flora as head coach in December 2009, having served as assistant to Janno Kivisild in the latter part of his playing career; won the Estonian title in 2010 and 2011. Lifted the Estonian Cup in 2012, but left a few months later and established a football academy in Tallinn. • Has since coached Estonia at various levels – youth, U21s and U23s – with some success. Was named successor to Magnus Pehrsson as senior Estonia coach on 14 September 2016 in the wake of a 5-0 defeat away to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the first match of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying. Mehmed Baždarević Date of birth: 28 September 1960 Nationality: Bosnian Playing career: FK Željezničar, FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, Nîmes Olympique, Étoile Carouge FC Coaching career: FC Istres, Étoile du Sahel, Al-Wakrah SC (twice), Grenoble Foot 38, FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, MC Alger, Bosnia and Herzegovina • Baždarević played in midfield for Sarajevo-based Željezničar, helping them reach the UEFA Cup semi-finals in 1984/85. • Transferred to France for a lengthy spell with Sochaux, and was named as the best foreign player in Ligue 1 in 1988/89. Wound his career down with spells at Nîmes and Swiss side Étoile Carouge. • Capped 54 times by Yugoslavia, he made two appearances for the independent Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifying. • Achieved a coaching coup by leading Istres to promotion to the top division in France, with further spells at Grenoble and Sochaux between assignments in Tunisia, Qatar and Algeria. • Hired to replace Safet Sušić as Bosnia and Herzegovina coach in December 2014 with the Dragons having taken two points from their first four UEFA EURO 2016 qualifiers. Stayed on for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers despite the play-off loss to the Republic of Ireland. 5 Estonia - Bosnia and Herzegovina Tuesday 10 October 2017 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn Match officials Referee Vladislav Bezborodov (RUS) Assistant referees Valeri Danchenko (RUS) , Aleksei Lunev (RUS) Fourth official Aleksei Eskov (RUS) FIFA Match Commissioner Danilo Filacchione (ITA) Referee observer Rene H.J. Temmink (NED) Referee Name Date of birth UEFA matches Vladislav Bezborodov 15/01/1973 4 58 FIFA Wold Cup matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match No such matches refereed Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 08/07/2010 UEL 1QR NK Široki Brijeg NK Olimpija Ljubljana 3-0 Siroki Brijeg VfL Borussia 28/08/2014 UEL PO FK Sarajevo 7-0 Monchengladbach Mönchengladbach Bosnia and 10/10/2014 EURO QR Wales 0-0 Cardiff Herzegovina 6 Estonia - Bosnia and Herzegovina Tuesday 10 October 2017 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn Competition facts The Week of Football concept enables fans around the world to enjoy the very best action from the European Qualifiers – which will determine UEFA's representatives at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup comprises nine groups of six teams, with matches played on a home-and- away basis.