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Bosnia
Group B · Pot 4

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Zmajevi.

Second World Cup in 30 years (after debut in 2014). In UEFA playoffs, Bosnia beat Wales and Italy — both times on penalties after 1:1. The Dzeko-Pjanić generation is departing, replaced by young talent: Demirović, Tahirović, Baždar. Coach Barbarez — a legend of the national team himself.

Route · Group B
Fri · 12 JUNCanada — Bosnia and Herzegovina — · —Toronto · 15:00 Thu · 18 JUNSwitzerland — Bosnia and Herzegovina — · —Los Angeles · 12:00 Wed · 24 JUNBosnia and Herzegovina — Qatar — · —Seattle · 12:00
Sun 28 JUNRound of 16 · B vs ?Los Angeles
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Full path · 7 stages

National team
calendar.

Matchday 1
12 JUN · FRI · 15:00
away at Canada
Toronto · "BMO Field"
Matchday 2
18 JUN · THU · 12:00
away at Switzerland
Los Angeles · SoFi Stadium
Matchday 3
24 JUN · WED · 12:00
vs Qatar
Seattle · Lumen Field
Round of 16
28 JUN–3 JUL · FRI
if they qualify
Atlanta · Boston · Vancouver · Guadalajara and 12 more
Round of 16
4 JUL–7 JUL · TUE
if they qualify
Atlanta · Dallas · Kansas City · Los Angeles and 4 more
Quarterfinals
9 JUL–11 JUL · SAT
if they qualify
Atlanta · New York / NJ · San Francisco · Philadelphia
Semifinals
14 JUL–15 JUL · WED
if they qualify
Atlanta · Dallas
Final
19 JUL · SUN
if they qualify
New York / NJ

Group stage confirmed, playoffs — date range and potential venues. Playoff schedule to be finalized after Round of 16 draw.

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FIFA Ranking
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Odds to win
Coaching staff

Barbarez —
legend at the helm.

Sergei Barbarez

Sergei Barbarez

Head Coach · Bosnia · since 2024

Former national team forward (17 goals in 47 matches) and top scorer of the Bundesliga 2000/01 with Hamburg. Took over the team in April 2024, guided them through the playoffs. Formation — 4-3-3, reliance on veterans.

Bundesliga top scorer 2000/01 18 matches · 11 wins 4-3-3 formation
Stars

Four players
to watch.

Edin Džeko

Edin Džeko

Forward · № 11 · 40 years old

Captain, legend. "9" at Schalke. All-time leading scorer for the national team — final tournament of his career.

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Ermedin Demirović

Ermedin Demirović

Forward · № 10 · 28 years old

Stuttgart's "9". Top scorer for Augsburg in the 2023/24 Bundesliga season — the main weapon after Dzeko.

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Sead Kolasinac

Sead Kolasinac

Defender · № 5 · 32 years old

Left-back at Atalanta. 2019 Europa League finalist with Arsenal — experienced defensive leader.

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Benjamin Tahirović

Benjamin Tahirović

Midfielder · № 6 · 22 years old

Ajax academy product, made his Champions League debut at 18. Young engine of the midfield.

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Squad · preliminary list

Twenty-six players
under one roof.

Preliminary Final FIFA squad list — by May 27, 2026.

Goalkeepers

1
Nikola VasicSt. Pauli30 years old
12
Osman HadjikicSlaven Belupo30 years old
22
Martin ZlomislichRijeka27 years old

Defenders

2
Nihad MujakicGaziantep28 years old
3
Nidal ChelikLens19 years old
4
Tarik MuharemovicSassuolo23 years old
5
Sead KolasinacAtalanta32 years old
7
Amar DedicBenfica23 years old
18
Nikola KaticSchalke29 years old
21
Stepan RadelichRijeka28 years old
24
Anel AhmedhodzicSheffield26 years old

Midfielders

6
Benjamin TahirovićBrøndby22 years old
8
Armin GigovićYoung Boys24 years old
13
Ivan BašićAstana23 years old
14
Ivan ŠunićPaphos29 years old
15
Amar MemićViktoria Plzeň25 years old
16
Amir HadjiahmétovićHull City29 years old
17
Jenis BurnicKarlsruhe27 years old
25
Miralem PjanicAl Sharjah35 years old

Forwards

9
Samed BazdarJagiellonia22 years old
10
Ermedin DemirovićStuttgart28 years old
11
Edin DžekoSchalke40 years old
19
Kerim AlaybegovičSalzburg18 years old
20
Esmir BajraktarevićPSV21 years old
23
Haris TabakovichBorussia M31 years old
26
Edin VishchaTrabzonspor35 years old
History

Second World Cup —
since 2014.

Brazil 2014.

2 tournaments — 2014 and 2026. In Brazil 2014 — three matches, two wins (Iran 3:1, Argentina 0:1, Nigeria 0:1). Did not advance from the group, but Džeko scored a historic goal.

2014GroupArgentina 1:2, Nigeria 0:1, Iran 3:1 — group stage exitGroup