Bosnia will leave their first World Cup at the group stages, and ESPN FC's Sasa Ibrulj looks back at their campaign.

One sentence, World Cup recap

A fairy tale that ended too early and left the country in a mixture of disappointment and pride.

All team assessments

Group Stage: Australia | Bosnia-Herzegovina | Cameroon | Croatia | Ecuador | England | Ghana | Honduras | Italy | Iran
Ivory Coast | Japan | Portugal | Russia | South Korea | Spain
Round of 16: Algeria | Chile | Greece | Mexico
Nigeria | Switzerland | Uruguay | United States
Quarterfinals: Colombia | France | Belgium | Costa Rica
Semifinals: Brazil | Netherlands
Finalists: Argentina
Winners: Germany

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Through the last couple of years, Bosnia-Herze...

France wins group E with a 0-0 draw against Ecuador and Switzerland advances from the group for the first time since 2006. Group F winner Argentina is joined by Nigeria in the round of 16, who advance despite losing to the Albiceleste Wednesday.

Argentina is the fifth CONMEBOL team to advance, mat...

Three observations from Bosnia-Herzegovina's 3-1 win over Iran in Group F's final game at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Brazil.

1. First World Cup win feels flat for Bosnia

When the draw was made, Bosnia-Herzegovina had dreams of defeating Iran in the final game to book a place in the second rou...

MOSTAR, Bosnia-Herzegovina -- Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina are out of the World Cup. Both are headed home, and whatever rush of happiness and goodwill that their journey brought to the ethnic Bosniaks and Croats in the divided nation of Bosnia-Herzegovina is coming to an end. Reality starts again...

The Bosnia-Herzegovina World Cup fairy tale did not last for long and ended in brutal fashion.

After a solid performance against favoured Argentina, the Dragons held the keys of their destiny in their hands, but they simply failed to use them. The mix of bad luck, the lack of experience, the naivety...