The coach of the World Cup debutantes

Bosnia-Herzegovina coach Saffet Susic has tipped his side to qualify for the second round of the 2014 World Cup alongside favourites Argentina ahead of Nigeria and Iran.

The 59-year old feels his World Cup newcomers are capable of upsetting any side, considering the team’s quality of attacking talent like Manchester City’s Edin Dzeko, Roma’s Miralem Pjanic, former Hoffenheim midfielder, Zvjezdan Misimovic and VFB Stuttgart’s Vedad Ibesivic.

“Argentina is by far the best team in our group and they should finish first. Our target is to join them in the next round," Susic was quoted by the Associated Press.

"I think our chances are very realistic, because at this moment, both Nigeria and Iran are not better teams than us. I fully expect that we pass into the second round,” he concluded.

Bosnia was defeated 2-0 by Egypt in its last international friendly, played in Innsbruck, Austria on March 5.