Bosnia keep hopes of maiden knockouts appearance alive with win over Qatar

Bosnia-Herzegovina kept their hopes of progressing into the World Cup knockouts for the first time in their history as one of the best third-place finishers alive after beating Qatar 3-1 in Washington. Bosnia, who earned their first World Cup win in 12 years, finished level on points with second-place Canada but were forced to settle for third place as a result of the head-to-head rules. They will now keep a keen eye on developments elsewhere to ensure their last 32 spot is secured, where they could play either Germany or the USA while Qatar are knocked out.

Kerim Alajbegovic opened the…