Bosnia and Herzegovina Under-19 national football team will participate in the European Championship Elite Round qualifying tournament for Group 5 (with France, Bulgaria and Israel) which will be held on March 22-27th in France.

Coach Toni Karacic talks about upcoming obligations: "We had several exhibition games earlier, and we were at our peak during the friendlies with Serbia. We'll use this preparation period in Medjugorje to familiarize the players with our opponents, and to get ready for the first match with France as best as we can. They are certainly the favorites for the first place, however it's up to us to prepare well and represent Bosnia and Herzegovina in the best possible way."

Coach Karacic's lineup of 18 juniors:

Igor Marković (Partizan), Marko Čubrilo (Partizan), Mato Stanić (Dinamo Zagreb), Besim Šerbečić (Radnik), Emir Bijelić (Metz), Amar Suljić (Ingolstadt), Denis Žerić (Željezničar), Benjamin Hadžić (Bayern), Zinedin Mustedanagić (Dukla Prague), Ermedin Demirović (RB Leipzig), Martin Zlomislić (Široki Brijeg), Ivan Miličević (Široki Brijeg), Toni Nikić (Široki Brijeg), Marijan Ćavar (Zrinjski), Jasmin Čeliković (Rijeka), Ševkija Resić (Sarajevo), Mirza Mustafić (Borussia Monchengladbach), Sandi Hušić (Wuppertaler SV).

Our team will gather on March 16th in Medjugorje, where they'll stay and prepare until March 20th when the team is supposed to depart for France.

Tournament schedule:

March 22nd:

• Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. France (Romorantin, 16:00 hours);
• Israel vs. Bulgaria (Blois, 19:00 hours);

March 24th:

• Israel vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina (Romorantin, 16:30 hours);
• France vs. Bulgaria (Blois, 19:00 hours);

March 27th:

• France vs. Israel (Blois, 19:00 hours);
• Bulgaria vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina (Vineuil, 19:00 hours);