BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
Nickname: Zmajevi (meaning The Dragons) and Zlatni Ljiljani (meaning The Golden Lilies)
Manager: Sergej Barbarez
Bosnia-Herzegovina has announced their FIFA World Cup 2026. The final squad was announced on May 11. Bosnia and Herzegovina have qualified for the FIFA World Cup two times in their history as an independent nation. Bosnia and Herzegovina made their historic tournament debut in Brazil in 2014, where they were eliminated in the group stage but secured a 3-1 victory against Iran for their first-ever World Cup win. The team qualified for their second tournament, the 2026 mundial, in dramatic fashion, defeating Italy in the play-off finals.
Cue their 26-man squad for this summer’s tourney.
Goalkeepers: Nikola Vasilj (St Pauli), Martin Zlomislic (Rijeka), Osman Hadzikic (Slaven Belupo)
Defenders: Sead Kolasinac (Atalanta), Amar Dedic (Benfica), Nihad Mujakic (Gaziantep), Nikola Katic (Schalke 04), Tarik Muharemovic (Sassuolo), Stjepan Radeljic (Rijeka), Dennis Hadzikadunic (Sampdoria), Nidal Celik (Lens)
Midfielders: Amir Hadziahmetovic (Hull City), Ivan Sunjic (Pafos), Ivan Basic (Astana), Dzenis Burnic (Karlsruher SC), Ermin Mahmic (Slovan Liberec), Benjamin Tahirovic (Brondby), Amar Memic (Viktoria Plzen), Armin Gigovic (Young Boys), Kerim Alajbegovic (RB Salzburg), Esmir Bajraktarevic (PSV Eindhoven)
Forwards: Ermedin Demirovic (VfB Stuttgart), Jovo Lukic (Universitatea Cluj), Samed Bazdar (Jagiellonia Bialystok), Haris Tabakovic (Borussia Moenchengladbach), Edin Dzeko (Schalke 04)