Sunday , 16 August 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 Curaçao 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' Temperatures are rising at Lumen Field as Bosnia-Herzegovina face off against Qatar in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Bosnia-Herzegovina are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' It looks surprising Qatar does not make any changes. Jassem Gaber Abdulsallam has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' The 30-year-old Nikola Vasilj has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 29' Kerim Alajbegovic is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 34' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Edin Dzeko makes it 2-0.
  • 39' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 42' Magnificent from Hassan Al Haydos! That is 1 goals in 9 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 46' The Bosnia-Herzegovina manager makes a substitution. Ivan Sunjic departs to be replaced by Benjamin Tahirovic.
  • 51' Qatar have won 7 goals from 9 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 55' The supporters are chanting for Ahmed Al Ganehi. He replaces Hassan Al Haydos on 55 minute.
  • 60' Bosnia-Herzegovina has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 63' Bosnia-Herzegovina ring the changes. Nikola Katic has done his job and it is now time for Dennis Hadzikadunic to step up.
  • 68' Ro-Ro is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Bosnia-Herzegovina tonight.
  • 72' Almoez Ali gets the nod from Qatar. He replaces Karim Boudiaf and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 77' A quiet spell here at Lumen Field. Qatar seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 78' The referee has no hesitation. Ahmed Fathy is booked for Qatar — card on 78.
  • 79' It is a substitution in Qatar team. Ahmed Fathy is replaced by Mohamed Al-Mannai on 79 minute.
  • 80' The deadlock is broken! Esmir Bajraktarevic gets on the scoresheet on 80 minutes.
  • 82' The whistle greets Kerim Alajbegovic as he departs to be replaced by Dzenis Burnic.
  • 82' The referee calls foul for Ermin Mahmic. He receives a card.
  • 87' The home supporters are growing impatient. Bosnia-Herzegovina must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 3-1 the final result. Qatar will be bitterly disappointed.

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.