In that video, five-year-old Bajraktarević is playing with a ball in the yard of his home in the United States, wearing a shirt with the name and image of Edin Džeko. Fourteen years later, Esmir made his debut for the Dragons and played alongside his idol, whom he only wished to meet back in 2010, and last night he played all 120 minutes in the playoff final against Italy, scoring the final goal in the penalty shootout that sent Bosnia and Herzegovina to the World Cup. <div class="fbembed"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?width=400&height=500&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F1436104318550676" width="400" height="500" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share"></iframe></div> Thus, Bajraktarević and Džeko will play together at the championship in the United States, Canada, and Mexico and attempt to achieve a historic feat for our national team—advancing to the knockout stage. Recall that the Dragons will play in Group B at the World Cup against the national teams of Canada, Qatar, and Switzerland. Our national team will play its first match in Canada, specifically in Toronto on June 12 against Canada, starting at 9 PM our time, and then we will move to the United States where we will play the remaining two group stage matches. In Inglewood, we will play against Switzerland on June 18 at 9 PM, and then in Seattle on June 24 against Qatar, also at 9 PM. The two best teams from each group will advance to the knockout stage, along with eight of the 12 best third-placed teams.