<p>A former poker player has coached Bosnia to the World Cup!</p><p><br></p><p>Sergej Barbarez has guided the Balkan country to the tournament in his first head coach role – at the expense of four-time champions Italy.</p><p><br></p><p>So how did he go from the casino for the dugout? Why has qualification cost his striker Ermedin Demirovic €300,000? And how are Bosnia at a second World Cup without ever making the EUROs?</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, we explore brilliant Bosnia’s incredible journey and reflect on Iraq and DR Congo’s play-offs successes too. </p><p><br></p><p>Plus, the Ceuta coach pledges to walk to Rome and Nauru launch their one child, one ball initiative.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Nutmeg Magazine</strong> (You can buy the magazine for a special Sweeper discount rate of £10 by using the code &#39;sweeper&#39; at checkout): <a href="https://www.nutmegmagazine.co.uk/product/issue-39/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.nutmegmagazine.co.uk/product/issue-39/</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Nauru&#39;s 1 Child 1 Ball Initiative:</strong> <a href="https://stingz.co/pages/nauru-soccer-federation-one-child-one-ball-initiative?fbclid=IwY2xjawQ8cvxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEelDO7Gm-3sFxEpJ4A-iTsjaeuk0DmhnSSu4YoASfMxIsy-KbfggLYXbPp-qE_aem_QArFYavpkwgspTpT7riFWA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://stingz.co/pages/nauru-soccer-federation-one-child-one-ball-initiative?fbclid=IwY2xjawQ8cvxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEelDO7Gm-3sFxEpJ4A-iTsjaeuk0DmhnSSu4YoASfMxIsy-KbfggLYXbPp-qE_aem_QArFYavpkwgspTpT7riFWA</a></p><p><br></p><p>Chapters:</p><p>00:00 – Intro</p><p>01:26 – Bosnia’s poker-playing coach</p><p>15:20 – Iraq’s 21-match qualifying campaign</p><p>19:32 – DR Congo and the legend of Zaire</p><p>23:39 – Nutmeg magazine’s World Cup issue</p><p>26:24 – Ceuta coach’s pledge to walk to Rome</p><p>31:40 – Nauru’s 1 child 1 ball initiative</p>