Bosnia-Herzegovina World Cup 2026 squad: every player, position by position

Goalkeepers

Nikola Vasilj GK

MJ Mladen Jurkas GK

MZ Martin Zlomislic GK

Defenders

NM Nihad Mujakic DEF

Dennis Hadzikadunic DEF

TM Tarik Muharemovic DEF

Sead Kolasinac DEF

Amar Dedic DEF

NK Nikola Katic DEF

SR Stjepan Radeljic DEF

NC Nidal Celik DEF

Midfielders

Benjamin Tahirovic MID

Armin Gigovic MID

IB Ivan Basic MID

Ivan Sunjic MID

AM Amar Memic MID

Amir Hadziahmetovic MID

Dzenis Burnic MID

EM Ermin Mahmic MID

Forwards

SB Samed Bazdar FWD

ED Ermedin Demirovic FWD

Edin Dzeko FWD

Kerim Alajbegovic FWD

EB Esmir Bajraktarevic FWD

HT Haris Tabakovic FWD

JL Jovo Lukic FWD

11 of 26 players carry a free-licensed photograph; the rest show a monogram until one is available. Photographs from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own free licence.

• 25.9avg age
• 18youngest (Mladen Jurkas)
• 40oldest (Edin Dzeko)

Position counts from the provisional ESPN roster. Ages at the data verification date.

The top two teams in each group advance directly to the round of 32. The eight best third-placed finishers also go through, giving Bosnia-Herzegovina a meaningful safety net. Group B standings and Bosnia-Herzegovina's specific qualification scenarios are tracked live on the group page.

Bosnia-Herzegovina qualification scenarios in Group B →

Source: ESPN roster. Provisional until the FIFA registration deadline. Club affiliations are not in the verified roster feed; we do not list them here.

Bosnia-Herzegovina are ranked 65 in the FIFA Men's World Ranking , the 43th highest-ranked of the 48 teams at the tournament. Ranking as of 1 April 2026, per FIFA via Wikipedia.