Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team prepares for duel with Panama in St. Louis, before the World Cup. Coach Sergej Barbarez expects the players to be ready for the first match against Canada. "The players are ready, we want to play, especially against opponents who are not from Europe," said Barbarez at a press conference. Barbarez did not count on Edin Džeko in this match, who was given a few days to fully recover from his injury, and Ivan Šunjić who has minor problems. Barbarez expects both players to be ready for the first match at the World Cup on June 12 against Canada. "We want to see how we will deal with teams that are not from Europe, with teams that have a different approach," said Barbarez. Barbarez also commented on Panama, describing it as a serious and not at all harmless opponent: "We want to see how we will deal with teams that are not from Europe, with teams that have a different approach." Barbarez also commented on numerous surprising results in the preparatory matches of other national teams, saying that the outcome in those matches is not so important. "The upcoming matches, the official matches, are important. On our side, against Panama, we will see that it goes in the direction of the team that will start the match against Canada, but we will keep some players on the field for a short time in order to keep them in the game."