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Monday, September 1, 2014
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Wales meet Bosnia and Herzegovina for the first time in a competitive fixture in UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying Group B, having played two friendlies.
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Wales meet Bosnia and Herzegovina for the first time in a competitive fixture, with the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals contenders eager to atone for a false start in UEFA EURO 2016 Group B.
Match background
• The sides' only previous meetings were in friendly matches; a 2-2 draw in Cardiff in 2003 and a 2-0 win for Safet Sušić's visitors in Llanelli on 15 August 2012 when Vedad Ibišević and Miroslav Stevanović were on target.
• Wales, who edged to a 2-1 win in last month's Group B opener in Andorra, have had the better of the nations' meetings in UEFA age-group tournaments, boasting the record W4 D1 L2. The countries' clubs have yet to meet in UEFA competition.
• Bosnia and Herzegovina coach Sušić, whose side lost 2-1 at home to Cyprus in the first game of Group B, took on Wales as a Yugoslavia player, his side drawing 1-1 in Cardiff in a UEFA European Championship qualifier on 14 December 1983.
• Bosnia and Herzegovina were unbeaten in five 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying away games (W4 D1).
