KAUNAS (AA) - Bosnia and Herzegovina's national football team toppled their Lithuanian rivals on Tuesday 1-0, securing their first-ever World Cup berth since the country's formation in 1992 after the break-up Yugoslavia.
Vedad Ibisevic did the trick with a 68th minute goal in the do-or-die game and put the Bosnian team at the top of Group G, finishing ahead of Greece on goal differential.
Thousands of people poured onto the streets all over Bosnia to celebrate their first-ever berth in a major football tournament.
Streets of Bosnia and Herzegovina full of joy over historic World Cup berth
"Dragons" is the name people in Bosnia and Herzegovina use when talking about their national football team who defeated Tuesday their Lithuanian rivals 1-0 to book a historic ticket for next summer's World Cup in Brazil.
This is Bosnia's first-ever World Cup berth since the team's formation following the 1992 the break-up of Yugoslavia.
Most of the players, including Vedad Ibisevic -- the man of the night for the Dragons who scored a 68th minute goal in the do-or-die game -- are part of a generation that grew up during the Bosnian war, or as refugees, who together managed to achieve what for many in this country was hard to imagine.
The Bosnian team are expected to arrive in Sarajevo around midnight local time and joyous crowds are gathering to welcome them.
