Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2026 World Cup: roster, list, players, group and schedule
Veteran striker Edin Dzeko and US-born youngster Esmir Bajraktarevic headline the Bosnia and Herzegovina roster for World Cup 2026.

Full Bosnia and Herzegovina squad for the 2026 World Cup
Goalkeepers
- Mladen Jurkas (FK Borac Banja Luka)
- Nikola Vasilj (FC St. Pauli)
- Martin Zlomislic (HNK Rijeka)
Defenders
- Nidal Celik (RC Lens)
- Amar Dedic (SL Benfica)
- Dennis Hadzikadunic (UC Sampdoria)
- Sead Kolasinac (Atalanta Bergamo)
- Nikola Katic (FC Schalke 04)
- Tarik Muharemovic (US Sassuolo)
- Nihad Mujakic (Gaziantep FK)
- Stjepan Radeljic (HNK Rijeka)
Midfielders
- Ivan Basic (FC Astana)
- Dzenis Burnic (Karlsruher SC)
- Armin Gigovic (BSC Young Boys)
- Amir Hadziahmetovic (Hull City FC)
- Ermin Mahmic (FC Slovan Liberec)
- Amar Memic (FC Viktoria Plzeň)
- Ivan Sunjic (Pafos FC)
- Benjamin Tahirovic (Brøndby IF)
Forwards
- Kerim Alajbegovic (FC Red Bull Salzburg)
- Esmir Bajraktarevic (PSV Eindhoven)
- Samed Bazdar (Jagiellonia Białystok)
- Ermedin Demirovic (VfB Stuttgart)
- Edin Dzeko (FC Schalke 04)
- Jovo Lukic (Universitatea Cluj)
- Haris Tabakovic (Borussia Mönchengladbach)
Bosnia and Herzegovina schedule and group at the World Cup
Group B: Canada, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Qatar, Switzerland
Friday, June 12
3:00 p.m. ET - Canada vs Bosnia and Herzegovina
Thursday, June 18
3:00 p.m. ET - Switzerland vs Bosnia and Herzegovina
Wednesday, June 24
3:00 p.m. ET - Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Qatar
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