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Bosnia and Herzegovina

World Cup 2026 · Group B · UEFA · FIFA Rank #70

UnderdogCoach: Sergej BarbarezBest result: Group stage (2014)Appearance #2

⚙️ Tactical Profile

Through the playoffs and back after 12 years. Classic Balkan football — technically sound, emotionally combustible — in a 4-2-3-1 that funnels everything through 40-year-old Edin Dzeko's chest control and link play. The squad is ageing, transitions are slow, and pace in behind causes real problems.

🔮 Expectations

Dzeko's farewell is the story; survival is the long shot. Most models have Bosnia going out in the group, and the nation would settle for one win to close the golden generation's chapter with dignity. The Qatar fixture is circled as the must-win.

⭐ Key Players

Edin DzekoStriker · Fiorentina — Forty years old, still a masterclass in hold-up play. The greatest Bosnian footballer ever.79🇧🇦Ermedin DemirovicForward · VfB Stuttgart — The hard-running modern striker tasked with inheriting Dzeko's burden.78Nikola VasiljGoalkeeper · St. Pauli — A calm, proven Bundesliga keeper behind a creaking defence.76Sead KolasinacCentre-Back / Left-Back · Atalanta — 'The Tank.' Football's most literal nickname.77Amar DedicRight-Back · Benfica — An up-and-down right-back with real pedigree — the future of this defence.76

📋 Full 26-Man Squad

Nikola VasiljNihad MujakicDennis HadzikadunicTarik MuharemovicSead KolasinacBenjamin TahirovicAmar DedicArmin GigovicSamed BazdarErmedin DemirovicEdin DzekoMladen JurkasIvan BasicIvan SunjicAmar MemicAmir HadziahmetovicDzenis BurnicNikola KaticKerim AlajbegovicEsmir BajraktarevicStjepan RadeljicMartin ZlomislicHaris TabakovicNidal CelikJovo LukicErmin Mahmic

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