Lopetegui insists Qatar will 'fight tooth and nail' in must-win match against Bosnia

[p]Both squads need a victory to stay in ‌the tournament, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/qatar/zqzHL77i/"]Qatar[/a] will "fight tooth and nail" ‌on the pitch in Seattle, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lopetegui-julen/joAFj9hO/"]Lopetegui[/a] said.[/p][p]Qatar are coming off ‌a 6-0 loss to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/canada/x4toKORL/"]Canada[/a]. Defender [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ahmed-homam/IuGsoVtQ/"]Homam Ahmed[/a] and ‌midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/madibo-assim/fJdag48f/"]Assim Madibo[/a] both received red cards in the match.[/p][p]The latter was sent off after tackling [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kone-ismael/MkgjOoBG/"]Ismael Kone[/a] and breaking the ‌Canada midfielder's leg, and Lopetegui said Madibo ⁠had visited Kone in ‌Vancouver.[/p][p][b]"He (Madibo) was very, very affected by this injury," the coach said. "Never ​was it his intention."[/b][/p][p]The Maroons' drubbing by Canada is now in the past for them.[/p][image alt="Bosnia & Herzegovina - Qatar win probability" id="7c8f5c1e-d604-4df5-8bcf-fdc03ee61edf" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform" guid="311afe5d-8d83-4bc5-af1c-56220fe6ae05" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p][b]"Now, we ​are focusing on the challenge tomorrow that we have," Lopetegui said.[/b][/p][p]Qatar and Bosnia both have one point in the group ⁠standings.[/p][p][b]"Pressure? Nothing," the ​coach said. "We have ambition and excitement."[/b][/p][p]This is the first time Qatar have qualified for the World Cup. The country hosted the 2022 edition, which earned the team an automatic ‌slot in the tournament.[/p][p]Lopetegui described Bosnia as strong "physically and technically", with several dangerous forwards and wingers, and noted that they had eliminated [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/wales/YcUP0Nqp/"]Wales[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/italy/hlKvieGH/"]Italy[/a] to get to the World Cup.[/p][p][b]"They have a lot of solutions," he said. "We have to use our strengths and be the best team possible."[/b][/p][p]Forward Ahmed Al-Eddin said the Qatar squad had stuck together after the Canada mauling.[/p][p]Seeing supporters wearing traditional ‌Qatari clothing in the stands at the Canada match ​and the 1-1 draw with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/switzerland/rHJ2vy1B/"]Switzerland[/a] had been inspiring.[/p][p][b]"It ‌made us actually feel hope, as if we were playing in Qatar, not in the US," Al-Eddin said. "And God willing, we will try to give back at least one small part, one very modest part ⁠of what they have ⁠been giving to us ‌along the way."[/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/bosnia-herzegovina-fqe7WYTr/qatar-zqzHL77i/?mid=jRyHEZGP"]Follow the game with Flashscore.[/a][/p]