WORLD CUP 2026 · GROUP BEUROPE

Bosnia & Herzegovina

At the first 48-team World Cup, hosted across USA, Canada and Mexico from 11 June to 19 July 2026. Drawn in Group B with Switzerland, Canada, Qatar.

#65
FIFA rank
B
Group
3
Group fixtures
0
PL stars
THE GROUP

Bosnia & Herzegovina vs the rest of Group B

FIFA ranks at draw time. Top two from the group advance directly to the Round of 32; the eight best third-place finishers across all 12 groups also progress.

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Bosnia & Herzegovina's tournament path — the fantasy angle

QUALIFY %
6%
to reach R32
GROUP xP
1.9
across 3 games
EXPECTED FINISH
#4 in group
No current Premier League players in this squad — the engine's fantasy intelligence layer focuses on PL-registered names. Their tournament minutes are still a free pre-season preview for FPL 26/27 if breakout performers emerge.
VERDICTUnderdog path (~6%). Differential value if they pull a result; their PL stars the upside play.
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FIXTURE DIFFICULTY HEATMAP
CELL COLOUR = RANK DELTA

Bosnia & Herzegovina's 3 group matches at a glance

Difficulty by pre-tournament FIFA rank delta. Acid means Bosnia & Herzegovina is the favourite; amber is a coin-toss; red means the underdog. Switches to actual-result colour once each match is played.

MD1A
Canada
FIFA #30
-35 rank delta
Fri 12 Jun
MD2A
Switzerland
FIFA #19
-46 rank delta
Thu 18 Jun
MD3H
Qatar
FIFA #55
-10 rank delta
Wed 24 Jun
0
Easy
1
Toss
2
Hard

Bosnia & Herzegovina is FIFA #65. Group avg rank is #42 23 places weaker than the group mean — uphill draw.

OFFICIAL SQUAD · 26 PLAYERS

Bosnia & Herzegovina's tournament 26

Goalkeepers3
Martin Zlomislić
27
Nikola Vasilj
30
Mladen Jurkas
18
Defenders8
Sead Kolašinac
32
Dennis Hadžikadunić
27
Nihad Mujakić
28
Nikola Katić
29
Stjepan Radeljić
28
Amar Dedić
23
Tarik Muharemović
23
Nidal Čelik
19
Midfielders8
Dženis Burnić
28
Ivan Šunjić
29
Amir Hadžiahmetović
29
Armin Gigovic
24
Ivan Bašić
24
Benjamin Tahirovic
23
Ermin Mahmic
21
Amar Memić
25
Other7
Edin Džeko
40
Jovo Lukić
27
Ermedin Demirovic
28
Haris Tabaković
31
Samed Bazdar
22
Esmir Bajraktarevic
21
Kerim Alajbegović
18

Source: football-data.org (FIFA registered squad). Acid dot · player's Premier League club. Updated daily.

FIXTURES

Bosnia & Herzegovina's group-stage matches

MDDateUTCUKOpponent
1Fri 12 Jun19:0020:00
2Thu 18 Jun19:0020:00
3Wed 24 Jun19:0020:00
PL FOOTPRINT
No Premier League regulars

Bosnia & Herzegovina have no confirmed Premier League players in the tournament 26-man pool as of the 29 May 2026 PL.com article. Updated when the federation announces the final squad.

FPL ANGLE

Why Bosnia & Herzegovina's tournament matters for FPL 2026/27

Bosnia & Herzegovina have no current Premier League regulars, but tournament breakouts are how next year's £4.5m budget enablers get identified. Worth tracking even if your FPL squad doesn't own anyone yet.

WORLD CUP FANTASY · BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA

Pick Bosnia & Herzegovina stars in FIFA World Cup Fantasy

Use the Onside captain / differential / value picks to assemble a Bosnia & Herzegovina-heavy XI, then build it in the official FIFA game. In FIFA Fantasy, open the player list and filter by country = Bosnia & Herzegovina to surface every eligible name.

Onside is not affiliated with FIFA. We publish picks; you play them in the official game.

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