France 1 Bosnia-Herzegovina 1:SAMIR NASRI'S second-half penalty sent a nervy France into the Euro 2012 finals, with Bosnia having to settle for a play-off place.
France began the final qualifier a point ahead of the Bosnians and needing at least a draw to qualify automatically.
The hosts trailed to Edin Dzeko’s strike five minutes before half-time and needed a 78th-minute spot-kick to secure a draw at the Stade de France.
Bosnia played some nice, quick passing football throughout and were rewarded five minutes from the interval as Dzejo unleashed an exquisite curling shot inside the far post from the edge of the area.
Les Bleus stepped up a gear after the break, but proved too clumsy to unsettle the Bosnia defence. Nasri came close in the 72nd minute but his powerful free-kick was deflected onto the bar by substitute keeper Asmir Begovic.
Begovic, however, was powerless when Nasri wrongfooted him from the penalty spot after Emir Spahic tripped Nasri just inside the box.
France, who are unbeaten in their last 15 games, created a string of chances in the closing stages but failed to take them.
FRANCE: Lloris, Rami, Reveillere, Abidal, Evra, Cabaye (Gameiro 63), Nasri, Malouda (Martin 61), M'Vila, Menez, Remy (Diarra 82). Subs not used: Mandanda, Debuchy, Kaboul, Cisse. Booked: Cabaye, Evra, Diarra.
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: Hasagic (Begovic 46), Papac, Spahic, Mujdza (Maletic 62), Pandza, Rahimic, Pjanic, Misimovic, Lulic, Medunjanin (Zahirovic 71), Dzeko. Subs not used: Mravac, Muslimovic, Ibisevic, Ibricic. Booked: Papac, Spahic, Mujdza, Pandza.
Referee: C Thomson (Scotland).
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