Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coach
Sergej Barbarez
World Cup Appearances
1
Best Finish
Group Stage (2014)
Complete Team Guide
Sergej Barbarez has named Bosnia's 26-man World Cup squad — the first of all 48 nations to do so. Džeko arrives with a shoulder injury concern, 21-year-old Bajraktarević scored the Italy penalty, and a last-minute Austria allegiance switch raises eyebrows.
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Road to 2026
Bosnia and Herzegovina return to the World Cup for only the second time in their history, and FIFA's latest qualification coverage made one point unavoidable: Edin Dzeko was central to it. Bosnia came through the UEFA play-offs and even eliminated Italy on penalties, giving the campaign a very different weight from the generic version often attached to late qualifiers.
Key Players
Edin Džeko
Forward
Fiorentina
FIFA's Bosnia qualification feature centred Dzeko, who turned 40 in March 2026 and still drove the team through the play-offs.
Sead Kolašinac
Defender
Atalanta
Kolasinac gives Bosnia leadership and edge on the left side of the defence, especially when matches become physical.
Ermedin Demirović
Forward
VfB Stuttgart
Demirovic gives Bosnia a more mobile attacking option and helps keep the front line from depending entirely on Dzeko's profile.
Rade Krunić
Midfielder
Red Star Belgrade
Krunic remains important for balance and gives Bosnia one of their calmer ball-playing midfielders.
Nikola Vasilj
Goalkeeper
St. Pauli
Vasilj's emergence matters because Bosnia need reliability behind a defence that often has to absorb long spells without the ball.
Goalkeepers
Nikola Vasilj
St. Pauli
Osman Hadžikić
Slaven Belupo
Martin Zlomislić
Rijeka
Defenders
Sead Kolašinac
Atalanta
Amar Dedić
Benfica
Nihad Mujakić
Gaziantep
Nikola Katić
Schalke 04
Tarik Muharemović
Sassuolo
Stjepan Radeljić
Rijeka
Dennis Hadžikaduniić
Sampdoria
Nidal Čelik
Lens
Midfielders
Amir Hadžiahmetović
Hull City
Ivan Šunjić
Pafos
Ivan Bašić
Astana
Dzenis Burnić
Karlsruher
Ermin Mahmić
Slovan Liberec
Benjamin Tahirović
Brøndby
Amer Gigović
Young Boys
Attackers
Amar Memić
Viktoria Plzeň
Kerim Alajbegović
Salzburg
Esmir Bajraktarević
PSV
Ermedin Demirović
Stuttgart
Jovo Lukić
Universitatea Cluj
Samed Baždar
Jagiellonia
Haris Tabaković
Gladbach
Edin Džeko
Schalke 04
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