US EditionAppleton's Esmir Bajraktarević Etches Name in Football History with World Cup Qualifier Goal
Esmir Bajraktarevic scored the winning kick as Bosnia and Herzegovina reached the World Cup for the second time in team history.
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‘He just has no fear': Ex-Revs player sends Bosnia and Herzegovina to World Cup
Italy failed to qualify for the World Cup for a third consecutive time after losing to Bosnia and Herzegovina in a penalty shootout, and the decisive goal came from a familiar name in New England soccer circles. Esmir Bajraktarević, a 21-year-old Wisconsin native and former New England Revolution homegrown player, scored the match-winning goal to send Bosnia and Herzegovina to the FIFA World Cup. The loss stunned Italian fans in Boston. “A tear …
Appleton's Esmir Bajraktarević etches name in football history with World Cup qualifier goal
It isn’t often you have an opportunity to cement your legacy in sports history just weeks after your 21st birthday. But that was the exact situation facing Appleton, Wisconsin-native soccer standout Esmir Bajraktarević March 31 in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Representing his parent’s home nation in a World Cup qualifying match against Team Italy that finished tied 1-1 heading into penalites, Bajraktarević stood alone against Italian goalie G…
Esmir Bajraktarević's shot sends Bosnia and Herzegovina into World Cup
Appleton native Esmir Bajraktarević of Bosnia and Herzegovina scores a winning penalty kick during the FIFA World Cup 2026 European Qualifiers KO playoffs match between Bosnia & Herzegovina and Italy at Stadion Bilino Polje on March 31, 2026, in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
It is the evening of PSV players Matej Kovár and Esmir Bajraktarevic. Both were of crucial importance during their countries' penalty shootouts in the World Cup play-offs. In doing so, the Czech Republic and Bosnia secured the final European tickets for this summer's World Cup in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. The Czech Republic faced Denmark in their last chance to qualify for the World Cup. Earlier, they had won against Ireland on pena…
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