Stories that only football can write. More precisely: that only the 2026 World Cup can write. In Canada, Bosnia and Herzegovina have just taken the lead thanks to a striker who had long since been written off.
After making his international debut in December 2021, Jovo Lukic did not play a single more international match for his home country until the end of May 2026. But coach Sergej Barbarez clearly saw something in the striker, who is currently earning his living in Romania’s top division.
The national team coach took Lukic to the World Cup, started him today directly in place of Edin Džeko, and after less than 30 minutes was able to celebrate his very first goal for Bosnia. Lukic headed home from a corner to make it 1-0 (21st minute) for the visitors.
Well then, that’s how quickly someone who was written off can become a World Cup goalscorer.
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