Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Qatar, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2026
Bosnia-Herzegovina
3 – 1
Full Time
Qatar
Wed 24 Jun 2026 · 19:00 UTC Lumen Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Kerim Alajbegovic 29' 1–0
Sultan Al Brake og 34' 2–0
2–1 42' Hassan Al Haydos
Ermin Mahmic 80' 3–1
Y 78' Ahmed Fathy
Ermin Mahmic 82' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Qatar — Worldcup at Lumen Field.

Match Details

  • Referee Jesus Valenzuela
  • Assistant 1 Jorge Urrego (Venezuela)
  • Assistant 2 Tulio Moreno (Venezuela)
7 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 13.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Bosnia-Herzegovina 1 games · Avg 4.0 goals Qatar
Last 5 meetings
2026-06-24 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3–1 Qatar

Recent Form

Bosnia-Herzegovina
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jun Qatar H 3–1 W
18 Jun Switzerland A 1–4 L
12 Jun Canada A 1–1 D
Qatar
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jun Bosnia-Herzegovina A 1–3 L
18 Jun Canada A 0–6 L
13 Jun Switzerland H 1–1 D
29 Nov Netherlands A 0–2 L
25 Nov Senegal H 1–3 L
20 Nov Ecuador H 0–2 L

Season Stats

Bosnia-Herzegovina Qatar
#7 Position #8
4 Points 1
3 Played 3
1 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 0 / 1 / 2
5 Scored 2
6 Conceded 10
-1 GD -8
1.33 PPG 0.33
33% Win % 0%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Bosnia-Herzegovina this season
0% Clean Sheets
Qatar this season

Bosnia-Herzegovina are 7th (4 pts). Qatar are 8th (1 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bosnia-Herzegovina
0-15
–/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
–/2
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Qatar
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/4
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bosnia-Herzegovina
Ermin Mahmic 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Lumen Field!
  • 5' Bosnia-Herzegovina are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' Bosnia-Herzegovina are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' Bosnia-Herzegovina has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 25' It looks surprising Bosnia-Herzegovina does not make any changes. Sultan Al Brake has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 29' Kerim Alajbegovic is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
  • 34' Goal! Edin Dzeko scores his 95 goal in 533 matches.
  • 39' Bosnia-Herzegovina have won 8 goals from 4 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 42' What a strike from Hassan Al Haydos! The score is 2-1.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Bosnia-Herzegovina — Benjamin Tahirovic on, Ivan Sunjic off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Qatar seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 55' The supporters are chanting for Ahmed Al Ganehi. He replaces Hassan Al Haydos on 55 minute.
  • 60' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 63' The Bosnia-Herzegovina manager makes a substitution. Nikola Katic departs to be replaced by Dennis Hadzikadunic.
  • 68' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Bosnia-Herzegovina winning 100% of all matches.
  • 72' Almoez Ali has so much to prove this time. He replaces Karim Boudiaf on 72 minute.
  • 77' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 78' Ahmed Fathy is having his name booked by the referee on 78.
  • 79' Another substitution for Qatar to replace Ahmed Fathy by Mohamed Al-Mannai on 79 minute.
  • 80' Magnificent from Esmir Bajraktarevic! That is 6 goals in 294 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 82' A tactical swap from Bosnia-Herzegovina — Dzenis Burnic on, Kerim Alajbegovic off on 82 minutes.
  • 82' Ermin Mahmic has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 82.
  • 87' Edmilson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • Another three points for Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Lineups

Bosnia-Herzegovina Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergej Barbarez

Qatar Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Julen Lopetegui

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
3.83 Bosnia-Herzegovina xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.85 Qatar xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Bosnia-Herzegovina to win 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bosnia-Herzegovina79% Draw12% Qatar9%
Actual: Bosnia-Herzegovina win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 4.68
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 82%
18%
± 3.5 66%
34%
± 4.5 47%
53%

Double Chance

Bosnia-Herzegovina or Draw
91%
Draw or Qatar
21%
Bosnia-Herzegovina or Qatar
88%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Bosnia-Herzegovina69% Draw25% Qatar6%
Actual: Bosnia-Herzegovina win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 0
9%
4 – 0
8.4%
2 – 0
7.4%
3 – 1
Actual
4 – 1
7%
5 – 0
6.4%
2 – 1
6%
5 – 1
5.4%
6 – 0
4.1%
1 – 0
3.9%
1 – 1
3.7%
6 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Bosnia-Herzegovina

Handicap Bosnia-Herzegovina covers Push Qatar covers
-2.5 54% — 46%
-2 54% 19% 28%
-1.5 72% — 28%
-1 72% 14% 13%
-0.5 87% — 13%
+0.5 96% — 4%
+1 96% 3% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Bosnia-Herzegovina keeps clean sheet
43% ✓
Qatar keeps clean sheet
3% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.