Key events
David Pleat has been writing for us. I wonder if he has time to do a couple of live blogs later in the tournament.
Will any of these get a summer move?
If Bosnia and Herzegovina are to get through, then this man will be key. Even at 40, Edin Dzeko knows his way to goal.
If you are a fan of permutations, then this is for you.
Preamble
Welcome to what feels like the battle for third place in Group B. If this elongated and bloated tournament is good for anything, it is allowing mediocre sides to fight it out for a chance to be knocked out in the round of 32. Bosnia and Herzegovina have the best chance, starting the day with a point picked up against Canada, who then went on to boast their goal difference by pummelling Qatar into submission. With a goal difference of -3 they need to win here and, preferably, by quite a few goals to get them into the best (eight) of the rest.
Qatar need to win and by roughly double figures. With a goal difference of -6 they are at a huge advantage. A draw is no good to either side, as that would almost certainly spell the end of their summer vacation.
It should make for a fascinating and attacking game, which is something we should all be grateful for.
Here’s to a cracker.
