Appearing on FACE TV, Mamić touched on the missed opportunity of the 24-year-old footballer to play at the biggest global showcase in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. "His assessment to decline the call-up was catastrophic, even though he communicated with coach Barbarez. I know both him and his father, because my son was his agent. He misjudged. Now he would pay in gold to be in the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team," Mamić stated. Janković, who is currently on loan at Slovan from Bratislava as a Rijeka player, came under the radar of Bosnia and Herzegovina's coach Sergej Barbarez. However, he declined the call-up, hoping that his good performances would be noticed by Croatia's coach, Zlatko Dalić. That call-up, however, never came. Mamić believes that the young player was carried away by ambitions and miscalculated by waiting for Croatia, perhaps even thinking that playing for Bosnia and Herzegovina was "beneath his dignity." "Now the image of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team has been created, and that is a big thing," emphasized Mamić, highlighting the positive energy and great euphoria that has built around the national team after qualifying for the World Cup.