Thank you very much for joining me. Here is Ben Fisher’s report from Seattle.
The fun does not stop here. There are two more games coming up imminently.
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The Bosnia and Herzegovina players are celebrating on the pitch, having secured third place. They think they have done enough to get into the knockout stage.
Alajbegović’s stunning opener will be the key memory from this match as Bosnia. Herzegovina put themselves in a strong position to reach the knockout stages. Qatar bow out.
90+4 mins: Miguel amuses himself by pinging a shot from 30 yards or so. forcing the goalkeeper into action, tipping the shot over.
90+2 mins: Qatar are enjoying the majority of the ball late on. no one in blue is too bothered about it.
90 mins: Six minutes added on.
88 mins: There is a lot of cramp going on now. Maybe the ref can blow up at 90.
86 mins: Four points could/should be enough for Bosnia. Herzegovina but they wouldn’t mind a few more to help them out.
84 mins: This should be a good bit of going through the motions for everyone.
82 mins: Will it be enough for Bosnia and Herzegovina to progress? Only time will tell. Qatar are definitely going out.
There is a bit of pinball in the box but Mahmic keeps his cool to slot home.
80 mins: Bajraktarevic cuts in from the right. smashes a powerful shot at goal, which the goalkeeper does well to palm away.
78 mins: Lopetegui looks very sweaty, further emphasising the heat in Seattle.
On the pitch, Bosnia and Herzegovina look happy to slow things down here. They are helped by Alajbegovic being roughed up by Fathy, who is booked and then taken off, alongside Edmilson Jr.
76 mins: Bajraktarevic gets the ball on the right. decides to cut in and have a shot but he is off balance and it is always rising.
74 mins: It is Switzerland 2-1 Canada in the other game, in case you were wondering.
72 mins: We go again.
Almoez Ali is on for Boudiaf as Qatar go in search of goals.
69 mins: HYDRATION BREAK.
68 mins: Qatar enjoy time in the final third. win a corner on the left after a burst into the box from Afif. The same man takes it. looping it into the back where Khouki is waiting to volley it back into the dangerzone, winning another corner thanks to a deflection. This one is taken short and is terribly unsuccessful.
66 mins: Bosnia and Herzegovina win a free-kick in a decent position on the right after Mamic is taken down. It is swung into the box but comes to nothing.
65 mins: Dzeko looks fuming, throwing a drinks bottle against the floor.
64 mins: Mahmic and Hadžikadunić are coming on; Katic and Dzeko are the ones withdrawn.
62 mins: Vasilj and Katic collide when the goalkeeper comes to claim the ball. The former is in more trouble and may need treatment. The referee is more worried about stopping people going for a quick drink.
61 mins: Al Ganehi shows the danger he provides, driving down the left. sending in a low cross which is just about cleared from in front of goal. Bosnia and Herzegovina cannot get nervous here. They are planning a change …
59 mins: “I’m 12 years past being 40 but I can remember what it’s like,” says Joshua Reynolds. “The fact that Eden Dzeko is 40 is bananas. I know Ronaldo is older. Messi is close to 40, but for I’m more impressed with Dzeko still doing it an advanced age for some reason.”
Longevity really should get more respect than it does in this industry.
57 mins: Afif gets into the box and has space to shoot but his effort rattles the side netting.
56 mins: Al Haydos looks pretty distraught as he hobbles off. That could be the end of his international career.
55 mins: Al Haydos is on the deck. I think his race is run. Al Ganehi is readying himself to replace the captain.
53 mins: Bosnia and Herzegovina are enjoy the best of it here. They are dominating possession but the match is a touch pedestrian.
51 mins: A pinpoint ball over the top finds Demirovic, who nods it in the direction of Dzeko for a tap in but the header has too much on it. goes out for a goal kick.
49 mins: Alajbegovic swings in a cross from the left for his teammates to attack but no one can get there in time. the goalkeeper gobbles it up.
47 mins: Kolasinac rampages down the left but his chipped cross is easily claimed.
Bosnia and Herzegovina have sent on Memic and Tahirovic for Malic and Sunjic.
Qatar replace Gaber with Hatem.
It’s been a fun game. Bosnia and Herzegovina are doing just enough to give themselves a good chance of reaching the knockout phase but they have let Qatar back into the match.
45+3 mins: A fine move from Qatar concludes with Pedro Miguel thwacking a shot against the base of the post. Qatar are finally part of this match.
45+2 mins: Joshua Reynolds says: “This definitely seems like the better choice of the two games. Drama!”
Take that, Smyth! Goalless in Vancouver is it, Rob?
45 mins: Five minutes added on.
GOAL! Some very mediocre defending from Bosnia. Herzegovina allows Qatar to flash a couple of crosses along the six-yard line, the second being pounced upon by Al Haydos.
The captain steers home from close range.
40 mins: Qatar were promising on the break early on but their offering has fizzled out. I think they have accepted their fate.
38 mins: Bosnia. Herzegovina already have a decent chance of getting a knockout spot now but a few more goals would not harm their chances.
Dzeko thinks he has added a third, going through one-on-one. whacking a shot beyond the goalkeeper only to see it ping back off the post.
36 mins: I think we can all assume that Qatar are heading out of the tournament now.
GOAL! The ball is whipped in from the left to Dzeko at the back post. from where he volleys back across goal, causing Albrake to inadvertently turn it into his own net.
An unfortunate own goal.
33 mins: A Bosnia. Herzegovina cross is cleared to the edge of the box to Basic, who has a shot that is deflected over. Bosnia and Herzegovina are dominating now.
The corner comes to nothing after Katic heads over.
32 mins: That could be goal of the tournament thus far. The goal puts Bosnia. Herzegovina up to four points and on -2 goal difference, which would probably be good enough to progress.
Chris emails: “Lucy is correct that it’s very hot in Seattle. for context, that means it’s about 28ºC here (83ºF).”
GOAL! The teenager receives the ball around 30 yards from goal, beats a couple of players. then rifles his shot into the top corner. Incredible stuff.
28 mins: The free-kick is decent, reaching Katic at the back post but he can only head wide.
27 mins: We go again with the players refreshed.
Alajbegovic is taken out while trying to dribble through the defence. It gives Bosnia and Herzegovina a chance to whip the ball into the box from the left …
Matt Burtz emails: “I’m always amused by what people from the British Isles consider to be hot. My quick Google search says it’s 27 degrees Celsius in Seattle right now which I wouldn’t consider to be particularly hot,. then again I was born in Texas so my tolerance might be higher. (For comparison’s sake, it’s 22 degrees Celsius and raining here in Chicago. Weather more suited for Manchester.).”
But what about the humidity?
23 mins: Alajbegovic is the one to take it, smashing it straight into Khouki’s face in the wall.
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