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Today in the 7th round of qualifiers for the 2006 World Cup in Germany, Belgium crush Bosnia and Herzegovina 4-1 at home, and on Wednesday they will meet with the Lithuanian national team in Sarajevo.
Although the guests took the lead already in the first minute after Zlatan Bajramovic's goal, the Belgians quickly took the initiative and 15 minutes into the game Emil Mpenza equalized with a header. Mpenza hit the post shortly after, and in the last minute of the half, Koen Daerden put the hosts in front.
In the second half, the Belgians completely dominated and Mpenza scored his third goal of the match in the 54th minute, while Thomas Buffel made it even more crushing in the 74th minute.
After this victory, Belgium has earned four points in four matches, while Bosnia and Herzegovina have only managed two points in three matches.
Lineups:
Belgium: Silvio Proto; Olivier Doll, Vincent Kompany, Daniel Van Buyten, Peter Van Der Heyden; Yves Vanderhaeghe, Timmy Simmons, Koen Daerden, Thomas Buffel; Emile Mpenza, Luigi Pieroni.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Kenan Hasagic; Branimir Bajic, Sasa Papac, Emir Spahic, Zlatan Bajramovic; Ninoslav Milenkovic, Elvir Bolic, Ivica Grlic, Sergej Barbarez; Elvir Baljic, Mirsad Beslija.
7th qualifying group:
Place, country, matches, wins, draws, losses, goal difference, points
1. Serbia and Montenegro 4 3 1 0 10-0 10
2. Spain 4 2 2 0 8-1 8
3. Lithuania 4 2 2 0 6-1 8
4. Belgium 4 1 1 2 5-6 4
5. Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 0 2 1 2-5 2
6. San Marino 5 0 0 5 0-18 0
