DEBUTANTS Bosnia-Herzegovina are a difficult team to work out.

They started playing football in 1993 following the breakup of Yugoslavia and 21 years on have made it to their first finals.

But the celebrations have been marred by some poor performances in pre-tournament that have seen the players openly criticise manager Safet Susic.

Susic hit back at the squad, saying he only has 12 or 13 good players to choose from and telling 38-year-old Elvir Rahimic that he was too old and hadn’t played enough for CSKA Moscow to travel to Brazil.

But on the pitch, Serbia can be an exciting side. And with Susic aware of the attacking talent they have, the team is set-up to go all-out-attack.

Manchester City’s Edin Dzeko has revelled in a side which creates a host of chances every game, scoring 10 goals in the 10 qualifying games — goals that proved vital as they only pipped Greece to the automatic qualification post on goal difference.

Midfielder Miralem Pjanic is the side’s most creative player, who he has carried his club form into the summer and if can continue to link-up with Dzeko then the City striker should bag a few more.

But with the team being so intent on attacking, the defence is often left exposed.

While they only conceded six goals in qualifying — with captain Emir Spahic a key part of the back four — they allowed their small European neighbours plenty of chances and could easily find themselves a few goals down with too much to do to get back in the game against their better neighbours.

If they are to stay in games then goalkeeper Asmir Begovic will have to be at his best. 

The 26-year-old as turned into one of the best goalkeepers in the Premier League between the posts for Stoke and will play a key role in trying to stop Argentina’s Lionel Messi having too explosive a start to the tournament on June 15.

Nigeria and Iran should prove to be easier opposition and if they manage a win and a draw from these games, they could sneak through to the knockout stages and cause a few teams problems in the later rounds.