Nikola Katic Archive

Captain Edin Džeko starts as Bosnia and Herzegovina beaten by Switzerland

Bosnia and Herzegovina suffered a 4-1 defeat to Switzerland in their second World Cup group game on Thursday evening (18/6). An eventful finish at the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles saw the match get away from them late on.

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Nikola Katic features for full 90 minutes in 1-1 draw against Canada

Bosnia and Herzegovina opened their World Cup campaign with a 1-1 draw against co-hosts Canada in Toronto on Friday (12/6). This marks the second time that Bosnia have qualified for the tournament.

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Nikola Katic: We’re at the World Cup on merit

The biggest event in world football gets underway in Canada, Mexico and the USA on Thursday (11/6) and Nikola Katic will be a part of it with Bosnia and Herzegovina. In an interview with schalke04.de, the defender spoke about the emotions after qualifying for the World Cup, their opponents in Group B and a childhood dream coming true.

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Nikola Katic nets against Panama as Bosnia warm up for the World Cup

The Bosnia and Herzegovina national team drew 1-1 with Panama on Saturday (6/6) in their final friendly before the start of the World Cup.

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Goalless World Cup warm-up against North Macedonia for Katic and Džeko

Bosnia and Herzegovina had two Schalke players in their squad for Friday’s (29/5) friendly match against North Macedonia. Nikola Katic featured in the first half, while Edin Džeko was rested for the 0-0 draw.

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Nikola Katic back in full training

Following promotion and sealing the 2. Bundesliga title, FC Schalke 04 are preparing for their meeting with 1. FC Nürnberg. The game against the club’s friends kicks off at 20:30 CEST on Saturday (9/5) at a sold-out Max-Morlock-Stadion.

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Nikola Katic: I’m working hard every day

Nikola Katic is continuing to work his way back from injury. The centre-back completed an extensive individual session with rehab coach Marc Thum at FC Schalke 04’s training ground on Thursday (30/4). “I’m working hard every day to get back out on the pitch as soon as possible,” commented the defender, who suffered a knee injury while playing for Bosnia and Herzegovina against Italy in World Cup qualifying on 31st March.

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World Cup qualification secured, place at the U19 European Championship sealed and debut at U21 level

Edin Džeko, Nikola Katic, Mertcan Ayhan and Mika Wallentowitz were all in action for their national teams on Tuesday (31/3). schalke04.de has rounded up how the quartet got on.

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Edin Džeko helps Bosnia and Herzegovina make next step to World Cup qualification

The dream of qualifying for this year’s World Cup is still very much alive for Edin Džeko and Nikola Katić. A 4-2 victory on penalties over Wales on Thursday (26/3) means that Bosnia and Herzegovina have booked their place in the qualification play-off final. The game ended 1-1 after 90 minutes, with Džeko playing a key role. The day before, Mika Wallentowitz celebrated making his debut for the Germany U19 side in a 2-2 draw with Sweden.

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Edin Džeko and Nikola Katic chasing a place at the World Cup

Five Royal Blues are away on international duty after being called up by their national teams. For Edin Džeko and Nikola Katic, the focus is on Bosnia and Herzegovina’s World Cup play-offs.

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Nikola Katic: Need to give it 120 percent

Nikola Katic found himself watching last weekend’s 1-0 home win against Arminia Bielefeld (6/3) from an unusual position – in the stands, instead of on the pitch. The centre-back was suspended after having picked up his fifth yellow card of the season against SpVgg Greuther Fürth the previous week. “It wasn’t a nice feeling,” the 29-year-old said. “I was very nervous during the game, but very happy to get to celebrate with the others afterwards.”

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Number of players back in training

Over half a dozen of players were back in training for the first full week of FC Schalke 04’s calendar year.

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