Bosnia beat S Korea; Morocco play draw

Edin Visca scored a hat trick to give Bosnia-Herzegovina a 3-1 win over South Korea on Friday.

Visca first scored in the 29th minute, shooting home from the right side of the penalty area. After South Korea midfielder Lee Jae-sung equalised, Visca was left alone on the edge of the area late in the first half and shot low past goalkeeper Kim Seung-gyu.

The Turkey-based midfielder volleyed in his third goal in the 80th.

South Korea played with a three-man backline that included captain Ki Sung-yueng, who was making his 100th appearance for his country.

South Korea will leave on Sunday for an Austrian training camp and warm-up games against Bolivia and Senegal.

Ukraine hold Morocco

GENEVA:  Morocco could not turn their neat creative play into goals as they were held to a 0-0 draw against Ukraine in a World Cup warm-up friendly on Thursday.

Ajax winger Hakim Ziyech was twice denied by saves from Ukraine goalkeeper Andriy Pyatov, who pushed away a powerful rising shot in the 83rd minute and parried a first-half effort against the post. They were among the few clear chances for the Moroccans.

Morocco wing-back Hamza Mendyl provided the cross for Ziyech's first effort, and impressed at both ends. Mendyl also made a key tackle to deny Ukraine their clearest shooting chance in the second half, taking the ball off the toes of Brazil-born forward Marlos.

"I'm sure Morocco will give everyone a hard time," Ukraine coach Andriy Shevchenko said after the friendly. "I saw a good team perform very well, well organised, sharp, and with good players. The result for us is good."

Veteran midfielder M'bark Boussoufa linked most of Morocco's best work in a compact midfield that allowed Younes Belhanda a free role.

Coach Herve Renard tested a three-man central defence in the first half, while resting Achraf Hakimi from the starting lineup. The teenage Real Madrid full-back was given extra days off after being with his Champions League-winning club.

Captain Mehdi Benatia took the right-sided role in a formation that lasted only until the Juventus player was substituted at halftime.

Hakimi came on at right-back in a four-man defence that let him race forward in support of attacks.

Renard said his role Thursday as coach was "a bit like a pianist, he has to review all the basics" of his options.

"The first preparation match was the best means to review that, and repeat the fundamentals," the French coach said.

Morocco return to Geneva on Monday to play Slovakia to complete their pre-World Cup training camp in the Swiss Alps before heading to Russia.