Bosnia-Herzegovina at the World Cup 2026
Group B · UEFA
Bosnia-Herzegovina are group stage on their 2014 debut and line up in Group B at the 2026 FIFA World Cup — the first 48-team edition of the tournament, co-hosted by the United States, Canada, Mexico. They face Canada, Qatar, Switzerland in the group stage. For US (soccer) fans, all Bosnia-Herzegovina kickoff times below are shown in Eastern and Pacific as well as GMT. Below: the full Bosnia-Herzegovina schedule, kickoff times, group rivals and our model's match predictions.
Bosnia-Herzegovina World Cup 2026 Schedule
Kickoff times in US Eastern (ET) and Pacific (PT) are converted automatically from each match's scheduled time; confirm against your local broadcaster.
Bosnia-Herzegovina's World Cup 2026 group: how hard is it?
Drawn into Group B, Bosnia-Herzegovina share their section with Canada, Qatar, Switzerland. None of the rivals have lifted the trophy before, so on paper this is one of the more open groups — qualification is there for the taking. With four confederations potentially represented, styles clash here, and the new 48-team format means the top two go through automatically while the third-placed side still has a realistic route into the Round of 32.
Bosnia-Herzegovina's opening fixtures and what to watch
Bosnia-Herzegovina open against Canada (away), then meet Switzerland before closing the group against Qatar. Group-stage points are usually decided in the first two matchdays, so that opener carries real weight. Our prediction model reads each of these games through recent form, opponent strength and a Dixon-Coles Poisson grid — see the projected scorelines and win probabilities on our World Cup 2026 predictions page.
Bosnia-Herzegovina World Cup history
Historically, Bosnia-Herzegovina's best World Cup return is group stage on their 2014 debut. In 2026 they travel to North America, with matches spread across the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Group B — Bosnia-Herzegovina's rivals
For match-by-match analysis and predicted scorelines, see our World Cup predictions. You can also view the full Group B table and fixtures, browse all 12 groups and the knockout bracket, or check the complete World Cup 2026 schedule with US kickoff times.