Striker Jovo Lukić: 'I can die tomorrow, I scored at the World Cup'

Bosnia and Herzegovina's national football team held their first training session in Utah, preparing for a vital World Cup group stage match against Switzerland. A large contingent of fans gathered to support the team, singing and waving flags.

Striker Jovo Lukić, who scored a memorable goal against Canada, described the experience as a dream come true. "I don't know what to say, it still feels like a dream," Lukić told reporters. "My childhood dream came true – first to play in the World Cup, and then to score a goal. As far as I'm concerned, I can die tomorrow, I scored a goal in the World Cup, and that's enough for me."

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My childhood dream came true – first to play in the World Cup, and then to score a goal. As far as I'm concerned, I can die tomorrow, I scored a goal in the World Cup, and that's enough for me.

Looking ahead to the match against Switzerland, Lukić stressed the importance of a focused approach. "We must approach the match against Switzerland with maximum seriousness if we want to achieve a positive result," he said. "They are a quality team, as they showed against Qatar, where they had more of the game even though they didn't win. We also have quality, we will give our all and see what happens."

The two nations have a limited history, with Bosnia and Herzegovina winning their only previous encounter 2-0 on March 29, 2016, in Zurich. Goals were scored by Edin Džeko and Miralem Pjanić.

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We must approach the match against Switzerland with maximum seriousness if we want to achieve a positive result. They are a quality team, as they showed against Qatar, where they had more of the game even though they didn't win. We also have quality, we will give our all and see what happens.