Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team

The Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team represents Bosnia and Herzegovina in men's international football competitions. It is governed by the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina following country's independence from Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1992.

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Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team

The Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team represents Bosnia and Herzegovina in men's international football competitions. It is governed by the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina following country's independence from Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1992.

The team played its first official international match on 30th November 1995 against Albania in Tirana, coming just nine days after the signing of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has reached two major tournaments in its history to date; the 2014 FIFA World Cup, where they were eliminated in the group stage and earned their first win over Iran, and most recently in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, where the team advanced to the knockout stage. Bosnia and Herzegovina is currently the only European team to have appeared at two World Cups but never at its continental championship; the UEFA European Championship.

The team's highest FIFA World Ranking was 13th, which they achieved in August 2013.

History

Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team

From the creation of Yugoslavia in 1918 to the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1992, players from the modern-day Bosnia and Herzegovina lined up for Yugoslavia, but following their independence and devastating Bosnian War, a new football nation arose from the ashes.

Following acceptance into FIFA, Bosnia and Herzegovina entered 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers to compete for a place in a major competition. Bosnia and Herzegovina finished fourth in a group that included Greece, Denmark (reached Quarter-finals), Croatia (finishing third) and Slovenia. During 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification BiH also finished in fourth position in a group with Spain (eventual tournament Quarter-finalist).

This early period was followed by Bosnia and Herzegovina coming very close to qualifying directly for their first major competition, UEFA Euro 2004, narrowly missing out by a single goal against Denmark (needing a victory to top the group). Bosnia and Herzegovina failed to make the grade in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, despite being unbeaten at home (drawing twice with Spain). The national team then experienced double heartbreak, bowing out twice in the playoffs to Portugal. First 2–0 on aggregate in the 2010 FIFA World Cup play-offs decider (having been grouped with UEFA Euro 2008 champion and eventual 2010 FIFA World Cup winners Spain during qualifying phase) and then 6–2 on aggregate in the UEFA Euro 2012 play-offs decider after finishing second by a point to France.

2014 FIFA World Cup

Bosnia and Herzegovina qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, their first major tournament, by beating Lithuania in October 2013 during UEFA qualifying that also included Greece and Slovakia. At the tournament BiH managed to finish third in a group which included Argentina and won their first match 3–1 over Iran. Nigeria (2013 Africa Cup of Nations champion) pipped them for second place in the group with a 1–0 win marred with controversy following an incorrectly-disallowed goal by Edin Džeko in the first half.

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><th> Argentina</th><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>+3</td><td>9</td><td rowspan="2">Advance to knockout stage</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><th> Nigeria</th><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><th> Bosnia and Herzegovina</th><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><th> Iran</th><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>−3</td><td>1</td></tr></tbody></table>

In the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers, Bosnia and Herzegovina finished third behind Belgium and Wales. After a bad start to the qualifiers with a surprise 2–1 defeat at home against Cyprus and managing just two points in four games, Safet Sušić was dismissed and replaced by Mehmed Baždarević. With five wins in their remaining six matches, including victories over Wales and Israel along with three clean sheets BiH ultimately failed to qualify after a two legged playoff encounter with the Republic of Ireland. Bosnia and Herzegovina failed to make back-to-back FIFA World Cups after failing to qualify to the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Bosnia and Herzegovina won their UEFA Nations League group and guaranteed a playoffs berth for UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying. Still, they finished fourth in their UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying group with the manager Robert Prosinečki, missing out on direct qualification and entered the playoffs, and with new manager Dušan Bajević, they ultimately missed out on yet another Euro after losing to Northern Ireland on penalties. They finished bottom of Group 1 in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A, thus relegating them to the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B.

Bosnia and Herzegovina's squad in an international friendly against Austria in 2015

Following several years of disappointment, Bulgarian Ivaylo Petev was named as Bosnia and Herzegovina's new manager, marking the first time a Bosnia and Herzegovina manager was not from the former Yugoslavia. In their first campaign under Petev, Bosnia and Herzegovina were drawn into a group with 2018 FIFA World Cup champions France and kept their chances of qualification alive until the final two matches; ultimately failing to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. He also led the team to winning Group 3 of the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B, thus earning promotion back to 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A and guaranteed a play-off berth for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying. They suffered disappointment in their UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying group that saw three managers: Faruk Hadžibegić, Meho Kodro and Savo Milošević pick up only one win each for a total of 9 points and entered the playoffs. BiH failed to qualify for UEFA Euro 2024 after conceding two late goals losing 2–1 to Ukraine.

2026 FIFA World Cup

In 2024 a former national team captain Sergej Barbarez took charge of Bosnia and Herzegovina in friendlies against England and Italy. After relegation from 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A (posting their worst loss in history to Germany), Bosnia-Herzegovina's 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying journey ended in success. Barbarez's side needed to defeat Austria in the final group match to qualify directly for the World Cup. Despite holding on to a 1–0 lead until the 77th minute, the match ended in a draw. As a result, Barbarez's team finished second in the group, two points behind Austria, securing a spot in the playoffs. In the playoffs, they defeated both Wales and Italy on penalties, qualifying for the 2026 World Cup and marking their second appearance as an independent nation.

UEFA Play-offs final:

At the tournament, Bosnia and Herzegovina finished in third with four points following a victory over Qatar (2023 AFC Asian Cup champion) as one of the eight best third-place teams, allowing them to progress to the knockout stage.

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><th> Switzerland</th><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>7</td><td>3</td><td>+4</td><td>7</td><td rowspan="3">Advance to knockout stage</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><th> Canada (H)</th><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>8</td><td>3</td><td>+5</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><th> Bosnia and Herzegovina</th><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>5</td><td>6</td><td>−1</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><th> Qatar</th><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>10</td><td>−8</td><td>1</td><td rowspan="1"></td></tr></tbody></table>

In the Round of 32 BiH played with United States men's national soccer team. In the 45th minute, the US took the lead when Folarin Balogun scored with a low left foot finish under Bosnian goalkeeper Nikola Vasilj from inside the penalty area after the ball had deflected to him from Malik Tillman. In the 64th minute, Balogun was sent-off with a straight red card after a studs high challenge on the calf of Tarik Muharemović. Despite numerical superiority, Bosnia struggled to convert their advantage, before Malik Tillman made it 2–0 in the 82nd minute when he scored from a free-kick, kicked right footed from the left of the penalty area that went into the left of the net after goalkeeper Nikola Vasilj was unable to keep it out, ensuring American victory.

Team image

Nickname

A popular nickname of all Bosnian national teams is "Zmajevi" (the Dragons), in reference to the military commander Husein Gradaščević, the "Dragon of Bosnia", who led an uprising against the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century. The term was originally popularised by football TV commentator Mustafa Mijajlović during the Belgium vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina (2–4) 2010 WC qualification game on 28 March 2009.

In both local and foreign media, they are sometimes referred to as the Golden Lilies, which was the original nickname given to all of the country's national teams by fans after independence, in reference to the official state insignia at the time (the flag and the coat of arms), which itself referred to the golden lily, the historical state insignia that was featured on the coat of arms of the ruling Bosnian medieval Kotromanić dynasty.

Home stadiums

Currently, the national team uses Bilino Polje Stadium as its main home ground. The stadium has a capacity of 15,292. The stadium has a grass surface. There are plans for a new stadium at the same site.

Other stadiums Bosnia and Herzegovina has used are Grbavica Stadium and Koševo City Stadium.

Its training ground for domestic matches is the Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre in Zenica, which was opened in 2013 in conjunction with UEFA.

• Bosnia-Herzegovina national team home stadiums • Bilino Polje Stadium Zenica • Koševo Stadium Sarajevo • Stadion Grbavica Sarajevo

Supporters

A large number of the national team's supporters come from Northern and Western Europe, North America, and Australia, particularly among their sizeable Bosnian diaspora communities. Most fans are members of BHFanaticos, Belaj Boys, BHLegion, Armija Zmajeva (Dragons Army) and Ljuti Krajišnici groups.

Kits

Bosnia and Herzegovina's traditional kit colours are blue and white, taken from the country's flag.

The team kit is currently produced by Spanish sports company Kelme. The general sponsor of the team is m:tel. Also sponsoring the team are Coca-Cola, ASA Osiguranje, and Privredna banka Sarajevo.

The table below shows the history of kit manufacturers for the national football team of Bosnia and Herzegovina:

<table><thead><tr><th>Period</th><th>Kit Provider</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1996–1999</td><td>Patrick</td></tr><tr><td>1999–2000</td><td>Adidas</td></tr><tr><td>2000–2005</td><td>Reusch</td></tr><tr><td>2005–2014</td><td>Legea</td></tr><tr><td>2014–2023</td><td>Adidas</td></tr><tr><td>2023–present</td><td>Kelme</td></tr></tbody></table>

Results and fixtures

Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Coaching staff

Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team

Sergej Barbarez

Current technical staff

<table><thead><tr><th>Position</th><th>Name</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Head coach</td><td>Sergej Barbarez</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">Assistant coaches</td><td>Zlatan Bajramović</td></tr><tr><td>Mirko Hrgović</td></tr><tr><td>Ninoslav Milenković</td></tr><tr><td>Goalkeeping coach</td><td>Kenan Hasagić</td></tr><tr><td>Fitness coach</td><td>Marko Čavka</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">Scouts</td><td>Siniša Mrkobrada</td></tr><tr><td>Saša Papac</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">Video analysts</td><td>Rasmus Jansson</td></tr><tr><td>Jasmin Kolašinac</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">Team doctors</td><td>Adnan Hadžimuratović</td></tr><tr><td>Reuf Karabeg</td></tr><tr><td>Technical director</td><td>Emir Spahić</td></tr><tr><td>Team secretary</td><td>Darko Ljubojević</td></tr></tbody></table>

Coaching history

<table><thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>From</th><th>To</th><th>P</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Win %</th><th>Achievements</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Fuad Muzurović</td><td>30 November 1995</td><td>7 November 1997</td><td>18</td><td>7</td><td>2</td><td>9</td><td>21</td><td>25</td><td>−4</td><td>038.89</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Džemaludin Mušović</td><td>14 May 1998</td><td>27 January 1999</td><td>7</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>7</td><td>16</td><td>−9</td><td>014.29</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Faruk Hadžibegić</td><td>10 March 1999</td><td>9 October 1999</td><td>7</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>10</td><td>10</td><td>+0</td><td>028.57</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Avdo Kalajdžić (caretaker)</td><td>18 August 1999</td><td>18 August 1999</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>+0</td><td>000.00</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mišo Smajlović</td><td>24 January 2000</td><td>1 January 2002</td><td>14</td><td>5</td><td>4</td><td>5</td><td>20</td><td>17</td><td>+3</td><td>035.71</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Blaž Slišković</td><td>27 March 2002</td><td>11 October 2006</td><td>37</td><td>11</td><td>11</td><td>15</td><td>44</td><td>56</td><td>−12</td><td>029.73</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Fuad Muzurović</td><td>21 December 2006</td><td>17 December 2007</td><td>9</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>6</td><td>11</td><td>16</td><td>−5</td><td>033.33</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Meho Kodro</td><td>5 January 2008</td><td>17 May 2008</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>5</td><td>−3</td><td>000.00</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Denijal Pirić (caretaker)</td><td>18 May 2008</td><td>30 June 2008</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>+1</td><td>100.00</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Miroslav Blažević</td><td>10 July 2008</td><td>12 December 2009</td><td>17</td><td>8</td><td>2</td><td>7</td><td>34</td><td>24</td><td>+10</td><td>047.06</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Safet Sušić</td><td>29 December 2009</td><td>17 November 2014</td><td>49</td><td>23</td><td>9</td><td>17</td><td>83</td><td>59</td><td>+24</td><td>046.94</td><td>2014 FIFA World Cup – Group stage</td></tr><tr><td>Mehmed Baždarević</td><td>13 December 2014</td><td>10 October 2017</td><td>25</td><td>14</td><td>5</td><td>6</td><td>53</td><td>30</td><td>+23</td><td>056.00</td><td>2016 Kirin Cup – Winners</td></tr><tr><td>Robert Prosinečki</td><td>4 January 2018</td><td>27 November 2019</td><td>22</td><td>9</td><td>6</td><td>7</td><td>29</td><td>21</td><td>+8</td><td>040.91</td><td>2018–19 UEFA Nations League B – Promoted</td></tr><tr><td>Dušan Bajević</td><td>21 December 2019</td><td>18 November 2020</td><td>8</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>5</td><td>4</td><td>14</td><td>−10</td><td>000.00</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ivaylo Petev</td><td>21 January 2021</td><td>31 December 2022</td><td>20</td><td>6</td><td>7</td><td>7</td><td>19</td><td>24</td><td>−5</td><td>030.00</td><td>2022–23 UEFA Nations League B – Promoted</td></tr><tr><td>Faruk Hadžibegić</td><td>4 January 2023</td><td>23 June 2023</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>7</td><td>−4</td><td>025.00</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Meho Kodro</td><td>3 August 2023</td><td>21 September 2023</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>+0</td><td>050.00</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Savo Milošević</td><td>29 September 2023</td><td>21 March 2024</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>5</td><td>13</td><td>−8</td><td>020.00</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sergej Barbarez</td><td>19 April 2024</td><td>Present</td><td>26</td><td>9</td><td>7</td><td>10</td><td>34</td><td>42</td><td>−8</td><td>034.62</td><td>2026 FIFA World Cup – Round of 32</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Total</th><td>274</td><td>102</td><td>62</td><td>110</td><td>382</td><td>381</td><td>+1</td><td>037.23</td><th>Five achievements</th></tr></tbody></table>

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Osman Hadžikić withdrew injured and was replaced by Mladen Jurkas on 1 June, while Nidal Čelik withdrew injured and was replaced by Arjan Malić on 11 June. Caps and goals are correct as of 1 July 2026, after the match against the United States.

<table><thead><tr><th>No.</th><th>Pos.</th><th>Player</th><th>Date of birth (age)</th><th>Caps</th><th>Goals</th><th>Club</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>GK</td><th>Nikola Vasilj</th><td>2 December 1995</td><td>30</td><td>0</td><td>Al-Diriyah</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>GK</td><th>Martin Zlomislić</th><td>16 August 1998</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>Qarabağ</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>GK</td><th>Mladen Jurkas</th><td>7 October 2007</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>Borac Banja Luka</td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>DF</td><th>Sead Kolašinac</th><td>20 June 1993</td><td>69</td><td>0</td><td>Atalanta</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>DF</td><th>Dennis Hadžikadunić</th><td>9 July 1998</td><td>33</td><td>0</td><td>Hajduk Split</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>DF</td><th>Amar Dedić</th><td>18 August 2002</td><td>31</td><td>1</td><td>Newcastle United</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>DF</td><th>Tarik Muharemović</th><td>28 February 2003</td><td>17</td><td>1</td><td>Leeds United</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>DF</td><th>Nikola Katić</th><td>10 October 1996</td><td>21</td><td>2</td><td>Schalke 04</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>DF</td><th>Nihad Mujakić</th><td>15 April 1998</td><td>12</td><td>1</td><td>Erzurumspor</td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>DF</td><th>Arjan Malić</th><td>28 August 2005</td><td>9</td><td>0</td><td>Sturm Graz</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>DF</td><th>Stjepan Radeljić</th><td>5 September 1997</td><td>7</td><td>0</td><td>Dinamo Zagreb</td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"></td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>MF</td><th>Amir Hadžiahmetović</th><td>8 March 1997</td><td>37</td><td>0</td><td>Beşiktaş</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>MF</td><th>Benjamin Tahirović</th><td>3 March 2003</td><td>32</td><td>2</td><td>Brøndby</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>MF</td><th>Dženis Burnić</th><td>22 May 1998</td><td>22</td><td>0</td><td>Unattached</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>MF</td><th>Armin Gigović</th><td>6 April 2002</td><td>22</td><td>1</td><td>Young Boys</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>MF</td><th>Ivan Bašić</th><td>30 April 2002</td><td>20</td><td>0</td><td>Astana</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>MF</td><th>Esmir Bajraktarević</th><td>10 March 2005</td><td>20</td><td>1</td><td>PSV</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>MF</td><th>Amar Memić</th><td>20 January 2001</td><td>17</td><td>1</td><td>Viktoria Plzeň</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>MF</td><th>Ivan Šunjić</th><td>9 October 1996</td><td>15</td><td>0</td><td>Pafos</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>MF</td><th>Kerim Alajbegović</th><td>21 September 2007</td><td>14</td><td>2</td><td>Juventus</td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td>MF</td><th>Ermin Mahmić</th><td>14 March 2005</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>Slovan Liberec</td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"></td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>FW</td><th>Edin Džeko (captain)</th><td>17 March 1986</td><td>151</td><td>73</td><td>Schalke 04</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>FW</td><th>Ermedin Demirović</th><td>25 March 1998</td><td>44</td><td>4</td><td>VfB Stuttgart</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>FW</td><th>Samed Baždar</th><td>31 January 2004</td><td>14</td><td>1</td><td>Sint-Truidense</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>FW</td><th>Haris Tabaković</th><td>20 June 1994</td><td>11</td><td>4</td><td>Red Bull Salzburg</td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td>FW</td><th>Jovo Lukić</th><td>28 November 1998</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>Universitatea Cluj</td></tr></tbody></table>

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last twelve months:

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos.</th><th>Player</th><th>Date of birth (age)</th><th>Caps</th><th>Goals</th><th>Club</th><th>Latest call-up</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>GK</td><th>Osman Hadžikić</th><td>12 March 1996</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>Kispest Honvéd</td><td>2026 FIFA World Cup INJ</td></tr><tr><td>GK</td><th>Tarik Karić</th><td>19 September 2005</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>Raków Częstochowa</td><td>2026 FIFA World Cup PRE</td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"></td></tr><tr><td>DF</td><th>Nidal Čelik</th><td>17 July 2006</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>Lens</td><td>2026 FIFA World Cup INJ</td></tr><tr><td>DF</td><th>Jusuf Gazibegović</th><td>11 March 2000</td><td>23</td><td>0</td><td>1. FC Köln</td><td>2026 FIFA World Cup PRE</td></tr><tr><td>DF</td><th>Emir Karić</th><td>9 June 1997</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>Sporting Kansas City</td><td>2026 FIFA World Cup PRE</td></tr><tr><td>DF</td><th>Adrian Leon Barišić</th><td>19 July 2001</td><td>15</td><td>0</td><td>Braga</td><td>v.  Romania, 15 November 2025 INJ</td></tr><tr><td>DF</td><th>Nail Omerović</th><td>20 October 2002</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>Osijek</td><td>v.  Romania, 15 November 2025 PRE</td></tr><tr><td>DF</td><th>Eman Košpo</th><td>17 May 2007</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>Fiorentina</td><td>v.  Malta, 12 October 2025</td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"></td></tr><tr><td>MF</td><th>Amer Gojak</th><td>13 February 1997</td><td>35</td><td>4</td><td>Rijeka</td><td>2026 FIFA World Cup PRE</td></tr><tr><td>MF</td><th>Haris Hajradinović</th><td>18 February 1994</td><td>16</td><td>2</td><td>Kasımpaşa</td><td>2026 FIFA World Cup PRE</td></tr><tr><td>MF</td><th>Dario Šarić</th><td>30 May 1997</td><td>10</td><td>0</td><td>Antalyaspor</td><td>2026 FIFA World Cup PRE</td></tr><tr><td>MF</td><th>Ifet Đakovac</th><td>5 December 1997</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>Vojvodina</td><td>2026 FIFA World Cup PRE</td></tr><tr><td>MF</td><th>Luka Menalo</th><td>22 July 1996</td><td>16</td><td>3</td><td>Persib Bandung</td><td>v.  Romania, 15 November 2025 PRE</td></tr><tr><td>MF</td><th>Dino Beširović</th><td>31 January 1994</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>AIK</td><td>v.  Romania, 15 November 2025 PRE</td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"></td></tr><tr><td>FW</td><th>Riad Bajić</th><td>6 May 1994</td><td>12</td><td>0</td><td>AEK Larnaca</td><td>v.  Romania, 15 November 2025 PRE</td></tr><tr><td>FW</td><th>Luka Kulenović</th><td>29 September 1999</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>Heracles Almelo</td><td>v.  Cyprus, 9 October 2025 PRE</td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"></td></tr></tbody></table>

Individual records

Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team

As of 1 July 2026. Players in bold are still active with Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Most appearances

Edin Džeko is Bosnia and Herzegovina's most capped player and all-time top goal scorer.

<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Player</th><th>Caps</th><th>Goals</th><th>Career</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Edin Džeko</td><td>151</td><td>73</td><td>2007–present</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Miralem Pjanić</td><td>115</td><td>18</td><td>2008–2024</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Emir Spahić</td><td>94</td><td>6</td><td>2003–2018</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Zvjezdan Misimović</td><td>85</td><td>25</td><td>2004–2018</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Vedad Ibišević</td><td>83</td><td>28</td><td>2007–2018</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Sead Kolašinac</td><td>69</td><td>0</td><td>2013–present</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Asmir Begović</td><td>63</td><td>0</td><td>2009–2020</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Haris Medunjanin</td><td>60</td><td>9</td><td>2009–2018</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Senad Lulić</td><td>57</td><td>4</td><td>2008–2017</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">10</td><td>Ibrahim Šehić</td><td>55</td><td>0</td><td>2010–2024</td></tr><tr><td>Edin Višća</td><td>55</td><td>10</td><td>2010–2020</td></tr></tbody></table>

Top goalscorers

<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Player</th><th>Goals</th><th>Caps</th><th>Ratio</th><th>Career</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Edin Džeko (list)</td><td>73</td><td>151</td><td>0.48</td><td>2007–present</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Vedad Ibišević</td><td>28</td><td>83</td><td>0.34</td><td>2007–2018</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Zvjezdan Misimović</td><td>25</td><td>85</td><td>0.29</td><td>2004–2018</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Elvir Bolić</td><td>22</td><td>51</td><td>0.43</td><td>1996–2006</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Miralem Pjanić</td><td>18</td><td>115</td><td>0.16</td><td>2008–2024</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Sergej Barbarez</td><td>17</td><td>47</td><td>0.36</td><td>1998–2006</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Elvir Baljić</td><td>14</td><td>38</td><td>0.37</td><td>1996–2005</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Zlatan Muslimović</td><td>12</td><td>30</td><td>0.4</td><td>2006–2011</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Edin Višća</td><td>10</td><td>55</td><td>0.18</td><td>2010–2020</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Haris Medunjanin</td><td>9</td><td>60</td><td>0.15</td><td>2009–2018</td></tr></tbody></table>

Most clean sheets

Asmir Begović is Bosnia and Herzegovina's record holder in clean sheets.

<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Player</th><th>Clean Sheets</th><th>Caps</th><th>Ratio</th><th>Career</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Asmir Begović</td><td>27</td><td>63</td><td>0.43</td><td>2009–2020</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Ibrahim Šehić</td><td>19</td><td>55</td><td>0.35</td><td>2010–2024</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Kenan Hasagić</td><td>13</td><td>44</td><td>0.3</td><td>2002–2011</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Mirsad Dedić</td><td>8</td><td>27</td><td>0.3</td><td>1996–2000</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Nikola Vasilj</td><td>7</td><td>30</td><td>0.23</td><td>2021–present</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">6</td><td>Goran Brašnić</td><td>5</td><td>8</td><td>0.63</td><td>2004–2008</td></tr><tr><td>Adnan Gušo</td><td>5</td><td>23</td><td>0.22</td><td>1999–2007</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">8</td><td>Tomislav Piplica</td><td>4</td><td>8</td><td>0.5</td><td>2001–2002</td></tr><tr><td>Almir Tolja</td><td>4</td><td>15</td><td>0.27</td><td>2000–2006</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">10</td><td>Jasmin Burić</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>2008–2020</td></tr><tr><td>Kenan Pirić</td><td>3</td><td>8</td><td>0.38</td><td>2018–2024</td></tr></tbody></table>

Captains

Emir Spahić captained Bosnia at their first FIFA World Cup tournament. This is a list of Bosnia and Herzegovina captains for ten or more matches.

Note: Some of the other players to have captained the team include: Mehmed Baždarević (2 caps) 1996, Meho Kodro (5) 1997 to 1998, Vlatko Glavaš (1) 1997, Suvad Katana (2) 1998, Elvir Bolić (6) 1999 to 2000, Bruno Akrapović (4) 1999 to 2003, Hasan Salihamidžić (1) 2004, Zlatan Bajramović (1) 2006, Džemal Berberović (1) 2007, Asmir Begović (6) 2011 to 2020, Haris Medunjanin (4) 2016 to 2018, Vedad Ibišević (1) 2017, Miralem Pjanić (6) 2019 to 2021, Ermin Bičakčić (2) 2019 to 2024, Sead Kolašinac (5) 2021 to 2026, Ibrahim Šehić (3) 2021 to 2023, Siniša Saničanin (1) 2021, Eldar Ćivić (1) 2021, Adnan Kovačević (1) 2021, Ajdin Nukić (1) 2021, Smail Prevljak (1) 2022, Rade Krunić (1) 2023, Gojko Cimirot (1) 2023, Ermedin Demirović (3) 2024 to 2025, Amar Dedić (3) 2025 to 2026.

<table><thead><tr><th>Player</th><th>Period</th><th>Games as captain</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Muhamed Konjić</td><td>1995–2002</td><td>20</td><td>First official captain of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team</td></tr><tr><td>Mirsad Hibić</td><td>2000–2003</td><td>14</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sergej Barbarez</td><td>2004–2006</td><td>20</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Emir Spahić</td><td>2006–2014</td><td>55</td><td>First official captain of the team in a major tournament (2014 FIFA World Cup)</td></tr><tr><td>Zvjezdan Misimović</td><td>2007–2012</td><td>16</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Edin Džeko</td><td>2014–</td><td>80</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

<table><thead><tr><th colspan="10">FIFA World Cup</th><th rowspan="17"></th><th colspan="7">Qualification</th></tr><tr><th>Year</th><th>Round</th><th>Position</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>Squad</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>Position</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1930 to 1990</td><td colspan="9">Part of  Yugoslavia</td><td colspan="7">Part of  Yugoslavia</td></tr><tr><td>1994</td><td colspan="9">Could not enter</td><td colspan="7">Could not enter</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td colspan="9" rowspan="4">Did not qualify</td><td>8</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>5</td><td>9</td><td>14</td><td>4/5</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>8</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>12</td><td>12</td><td>4/5</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>10</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>12</td><td>9</td><td>3/6</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>12</td><td>6</td><td>1</td><td>5</td><td>25</td><td>15</td><td>2/6 Lost play-offs</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>Group stage</td><td>20th</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>Squad</td><td>10</td><td>8</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>30</td><td>6</td><td>1/6</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td colspan="9" rowspan="2">Did not qualify</td><td>10</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>24</td><td>13</td><td>3/6</td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>8</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>9</td><td>12</td><td>4/5</td></tr><tr><td>2026</td><td>Round of 32</td><td>29th</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>5</td><td>8</td><td>Squad</td><td>10</td><td>5</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>19</td><td>9</td><td>2/5 Won play-offs</td></tr><tr><td>2030</td><td colspan="9" rowspan="2">To be determined</td><td colspan="7" rowspan="2">To be determined</td></tr><tr><td>2034</td></tr><tr><th>Total:2/8</th><th>Round of 32</th><th>—</th><th>7</th><th>2</th><th>1</th><th>4</th><th>9</th><th>12</th><th>—</th><th>76</th><th>34</th><th>18</th><th>24</th><th>140</th><th>90</th><th>—</th></tr></tbody></table>

UEFA European Championship

<table><thead><tr><th colspan="9">UEFA European Championship record</th><th rowspan="16"></th><th colspan="8">UEFA European Championship qualifying record</th></tr><tr><th>Year</th><th>Round</th><th>Position</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>Position</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1960 to 1992</td><td colspan="8">Part of  Yugoslavia</td><td colspan="7">Part of  Yugoslavia</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td colspan="8">Did not enter</td><td colspan="7">Did not enter</td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td colspan="8" rowspan="7">Did not qualify</td><td>10</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>5</td><td>14</td><td>17</td><td>3/6</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>8</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>7</td><td>8</td><td>4/5</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>12</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>7</td><td>16</td><td>22</td><td>4/7</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>12</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>19</td><td>14</td><td>2/6 Lost play-offs</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>12</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>18</td><td>15</td><td>3/6 Lost play-offs</td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>11</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>5</td><td>21</td><td>18</td><td>4/6 Lost play-offs</td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>11</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>8</td><td>10</td><td>22</td><td>5/6 Lost play-offs</td></tr><tr><td>2028</td><td colspan="8" rowspan="2">To be determined</td><td colspan="7" rowspan="2">To be determined</td></tr><tr><td>2032</td></tr><tr><th>Total</th><th>—</th><th>—</th><th>—</th><th>—</th><th>—</th><th>—</th><th>—</th><th>—</th><th>76</th><th>29</th><th>12</th><th>35</th><th>105</th><th>116</th><th>—</th></tr></tbody></table>

UEFA Nations League

<table><thead><tr><th colspan="11">UEFA Nations League record</th></tr><tr><th>Season</th><th>Division</th><th>Group</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>P/R</th><th>Rank</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2018–19</td><td>B</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td></td><td>13th</td></tr><tr><td>2020–21</td><td>A</td><td>1</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>11</td><td></td><td>15th</td></tr><tr><td>2022–23</td><td>B</td><td>3</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td></td><td>18th</td></tr><tr><td>2024–25</td><td>A</td><td>3</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>17</td><td></td><td>16th</td></tr><tr><td>2026–27</td><td>B</td><td colspan="9">To be determined</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Total</th><th>22</th><th>6</th><th>7</th><th>9</th><th>20</th><th>37</th><th colspan="2">13th</th></tr></tbody></table>

Minor tournaments

<table><thead><tr><th colspan="9">Minor tournaments record</th></tr><tr><th>Tournament</th><th>Round</th><th>Position</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1997 Dunhill Cup Malaysia</td><td>Runners-up</td><td>2</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>9</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>2001 Millennium Soccer Cup</td><td>Runners-up</td><td>2</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>7</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>2001 Merdeka Tournament</td><td>Runners-up</td><td>2</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>7</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>2001 LG Cup</td><td>Runners-up</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>2016 Kirin Cup</td><td>Winners</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><th>Total</th><th>1 Title</th><th>–</th><th>19</th><th>11</th><th>4</th><th>4</th><th>31</th><th>23</th></tr></tbody></table>

FIFA ranking history

FIFA-ranking yearly averages for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Their average position since FIFA World Ranking creation is 58.

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Position</th><th>Highest</th><th>Lowest</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1996</td><td>152</td><td>152</td><td>173</td></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td>99</td><td>99</td><td>139</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>96</td><td>91</td><td>102</td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td>75</td><td>74</td><td>78</td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td>78</td><td>74</td><td>83</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>69</td><td>69</td><td>79</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>87</td><td>71</td><td>87</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>59</td><td>53</td><td>88</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>79</td><td>58</td><td>81</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>65</td><td>65</td><td>81</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>59</td><td>42</td><td>65</td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>51</td><td>25</td><td>58</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>61</td><td>51</td><td>75</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>51</td><td>33</td><td>61</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>44</td><td>44</td><td>59</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>20</td><td>20</td><td>56</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>27</td><td>19</td><td>31</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>19</td><td>13</td><td>26</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>29</td><td>17</td><td>29</td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>22</td><td>20</td><td>32</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>27</td><td>20</td><td>29</td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>37</td><td>27</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>34</td><td>32</td><td>41</td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>49</td><td>35</td><td>49</td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>55</td><td>49</td><td>55</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>61</td><td>55</td><td>61</td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>57</td><td>57</td><td>59</td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>69</td><td>57</td><td>69</td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>74</td><td>71</td><td>75</td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td>71</td><td>70</td><td>75</td></tr></tbody></table>

Head-to-head record

Notable victories

<table><thead><tr><th>Date</th><th></th><th></th><th>Tournament</th><th></th><th></th><th>Place</th><th></th><th></th><th>Opponents</th><th>Score</th><th>Additional Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>15 October 2013</td><td></td><td></td><td>2014 FIFA World Cup qualification</td><td></td><td></td><td>Kaunas, Lithuania</td><td></td><td></td><td> Lithuania</td><td>1–0</td><td>Qualified to 2014 FIFA World Cup</td></tr><tr><td>25 June 2014</td><td></td><td></td><td>2014 FIFA World Cup</td><td></td><td></td><td>Salvador, Brazil</td><td></td><td></td><td> Iran</td><td>3–1</td><td>Historic first victory in FIFA World Cup</td></tr><tr><td>31 March 2026</td><td></td><td></td><td>2026 FIFA World Cup qualification</td><td></td><td></td><td>Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina</td><td></td><td></td><td> Italy</td><td>1–1</td><td>Qualified to 2026 FIFA World Cup</td></tr><tr><td>24 June 2026</td><td></td><td></td><td>2026 FIFA World Cup</td><td></td><td></td><td>Seattle, United States</td><td></td><td></td><td> Qatar</td><td>3–1</td><td>Advanced to FIFA World Cup knockout stage</td></tr></tbody></table>

Other victories of note

Note: In its history Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team has beaten teams ranked high in FIFA standings; Italy 5th (1996), Denmark 3rd (1997), Greece 12th (2013), Wales 8th (2015), Switzerland 12th (2016), Italy 12th (2026).

Honours

Friendly

• Millennium Super Cup • Runners-up (1): 2001 • Kirin Cup • Champions (1): (/wiki/KirinCupSoccer#2016KirinSoccerCup)