Bosnia and Herzegovina
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In the early 1990s, brutal attacks by Serbian militia devastated the region, arousing international condemnation. In 1995, leaders of the rival Balkan states of Bosnia, Croatia, and Serbia met in the United States and ended the fighting with a peace accord.
Sarajevo was the site of the assassination in 1914 of Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand, which sparked World War I.
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In truth, manager Murat Yakin had little choice but to start him after he came off the bench and scored a double against Bosnia and Herzegovina in Switzerland's second group game.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Probably because this time what he sought to overturn — discipline stemming from Balogun’s accidental contact in the United States’ victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina — actually was unjust.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
The combined viewership tops a record set last week, when, according to data from Nielsen, more than 36 million people in the U.S. watched the national team defeat Bosnia and Herzegovina across those platforms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
The U.S. made World Cup history last week, becoming one of the tournament’s final 16 teams for the first time in decades after beating Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–0.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
Serbia, like all her neighbors, had her dreams of empire; she aspired not only to the possession of Macedonia, but to the provinces of Bosnia and Herzegovina as well, because of Serb population.
From The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) Introductions; Special Articles; Causes of War; Diplomatic and State Papers by Churchill, Allen L. (Allen Leon)
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