Bosnia leads Qatar in qualification match

In a crucial match for qualification, Bosnia and Herzegovina took a 2-1 lead over Qatar. Bosnia dominated the early stages, with goalkeeper Abunada making key saves against Demirovic and Sunjic in the first three minutes. At the 29th minute, 18-year-old Alajbegovic opened the scoring with a strike from outside the penalty area, becoming Bosnia's youngest World Cup scorer. Bosnia doubled their lead in the 34th minute when an Edin Dzeko header deflected off Al-Brake into the net. Dzeko hit the woodwork in the 39th minute after a pass from Sunjic. Qatar narrowed the gap in the 42nd minute through a goal by Al-Haydos, following a setup by Edmilson. This match serves as the final opportunity for both teams to secure their path to the next phase.