Muzurović relishing Croatia challenge

Bosnia and Herzegovina head coach Fuad Muzurović is anticipating a "beautiful game" having named a 20-man squad for the friendly against Croatia in Sarajevo on 22 August.

First visit
The match at the Olympic Stadium Asim Ferhatović Hase pits the second team in UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifying Group C in Bosnia-Herzegovina against the Group E leaders and, on Croatia's first visit to the country since independence, Muzurović has high hopes despite his side conceding nine goals in losing their three previous meetings against Croatia. "I'm confident this will be beautiful game and an interesting match," said the Bosnia and Herzegovina coach. "We are playing one of the best teams in Europe at the moment, and I want to check the form of my players for the qualifiers against Hungary and Moldova at the beginning of next month. We also wish to show that our wins in the last three [qualifying matches] weren't by accident."

Bosnia-Herzegovina squad
Goalkeepers: Adnan Gušo (CS Pandurii Lignitul Târgu Jiu), Muhamed Alaim (FK Sarajevo).

Defenders: Džemal Berberović (PFC Litex Lovech), Branimir Bajić (TuS Koblenz), Safet Nadarević (NK Zagreb), Dario Damjanović (HNK Hajduk Split), Veldin Muharemović (FK Sarajevo), Ivan Radeljić (NK Slaven Belupo).

Midfielders: Mirko Hrgović (HNK Hajduk Split), Zajko Zeba (FC KamAZ Naberezhnye Chelny), Branislav Krunić (FC Moskva), Zvjezdan Misimović (1. FC Nurnberg), Elvir Rahimić (PFC CSKA Moskva), Darko Maletić (FK Partizan).

Forwards: Vedad Ibišević (TSG Hoffenheim), Edin Džeko (VfL Wolfsburg), Adnan Čustović (R. Excelsior Mouscron), Mladen Bartolović (HNK Hajduk Split), Zlatan Muslimović (Atalanta BC), Senijad Ibričić (NK Zagreb).