Group B
Bosnia-Herzegovina
- Manager
- Sergej Barbarez
- Squad
- 26 players
- Announced
- May 11
Tournament projection
- Advance
- 36.8%
- Round of 16
- 6.5%
- Quarter-final
- 0.5%
- Semi-final
- 0.0%
- Final
- 0.0%
- Champion
- 0.0%
Market champion price 0.3% · model edge -0.3%.
Scouting report
updated 2026-06-04An old-school, transition-first 4-4-2 that prefers direct play and stopping attacks by any means. A team the author has a soft spot for.
Style · Old-school 4-4-2 — two big centre-forwards, wingers & fullbacks combining to cross, direct & long, transition over possession.
Counter-reliance ·highTransition over possession (29th in avg possession) — direct & long
Strengths
- +Two big strikers as a direct target
- +Wingers & fullbacks combine well to cross
- +Stop attacks by fouling — 1st in fouls & yellows
Weaknesses
- −Among the lowest possession sides (29th)
Key players
- Esmir Bajraktarević · 21yo RWDirect dribbler, creative with an eye for goal — created 6 chances & 8 successful dribbles vs Italy
- Tactics
- Go direct to the two strikers, combine wide to cross, and break in transition rather than build. They will happily foul to kill momentum. Niko Katić at CB and Sasa Papac on the staff add to the appeal.
Sources: John Walker (@johnwalker_1986) — pre-tournament tactical scouting, May–Jun 2026
Group fixtures
Squad
Goalkeepers
- Nikola VasiljSt Pauli
- Martin ZlomislicRijeka
- Osman HadzikicSlaven Belupo
Defenders
- Sead KolasinacAtalanta
- Amar DedicBenfica
- Nihad MujakicGaziantep
- Nikola KaticSchalke 04
- Tarik MuharemovicSassuolo
- Stjepan RadeljicRijeka
- Dennis HadzikadunicSampdoria
- Nidal CelikLens
Midfielders
- Amir HadziahmetovicHull City
- Ivan SunjicPafos
- Ivan BasicAstana
- Dzenis BurnicKarlsruher SC
- Ermin MahmicSlovan Liberec
- Benjamin TahirovicBrondby
- Amar MemicViktoria Plzen
- Armin GigovicYoung Boys
- Kerim AlajbegovicRB Salzburg
- Esmir BajraktarevicPSV Eindhoven
Forwards
- Ermedin DemirovicVfB Stuttgart
- Jovo LukicUniversitatea Cluj
- Samed BazdarJagiellonia Bialystok
- Haris TabakovicBorussia Moenchengladbach
- Edin DzekoSchalke 04