The national football team of Bosnia and Herzegovina opens its performance at the World Cup tonight in Toronto at 21:00 against Canada.
The Dragons have arrived at the world’s biggest competition after a historic ranking, and their first challenge will be one of the hosts of the tournament. On the eve of the meeting, the Canadian coach Jesse Marsch he said that there is no nervousness in his team despite the importance of the game.
I’m not that nervous to be honest, I know what my players can do. I was an assistant at the World Cup and I have experience in many other competitions. My focus is on the players, that they are always focused and dedicated, and we succeeded in that. That will be the key for tomorrow’s game as well.
He also confirmed that Canada in this meeting they won’t be able to count on their biggest star Alphonso Davies.
We did examinations and the results are good because he is recovering brilliantly. He will not play today, but he shows that he will be ready soon. His private doctor is here and that helps us a lot. We hope that in the coming days things will speed up and he will be with us in full swing.
Marsch points out that he rules in the locker room peaceful atmosphere and that no additional motivation is needed.
I don’t have any significant message for the players because they are aware of what the game against Bosnia and Herzegovina means. We have been building all this for over two years and we know how important it is to be at our best level. Everything is really normal these days without any pressure and euphoria. We are proud to represent Canada and we are ready for what lies ahead.
He also referred to the opponent, stressing that he expects a demanding match.
There is great excitement and we want to play the best we can, be calm, show quality and that we are the best in the most difficult moments. Bosnia will be a tough opponent, they are physically strong, but we want to play our football no matter what.
As one of the factors that could go in favor of his team, he singled out the weather conditions.
In this part of the world we are used to this. For those from Europe it will surely be a problem because they are not used to these temperatures when it comes to matches. And in 1994, it was like this. This is in our favor because we have experience, but it is not only a physical competition but also a mental one. It will be hot tomorrow, but we are ready.
In the end, he touched on the young representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Esmir Bajraktarević, who was born in the USA and plays for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
I know some people who trained him, I haven’t met him. Maybe we can meet and talk about some things. He is perhaps the best player from that country, very talented and I believe he has a bright future ahead of him. We must not let him have his day because we know how important the player is to them.
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