FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Thursday, March 26, 2026
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Bosnia-Herzegovina advance 4-2 on penalties · Cardiff City Stadium · 32,487 att. · FS1

Match Report

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Bosnia and Herzegovina through to World Cup playoff final after beating Wales on penalties

Bosnia and Herzegovina are just one game away from the 2026 World Cup after beating Wales 4-2 on penalties.

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Team Stats

20
Fouls
8
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
9
2
Saves
4
38.1
Possession
61.9
14
SHOTS
19
5
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
316
Accurate Passes
586
440
Passes
701
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
10
20
Crosses
41
0.2
Cross %
0.2
82
Long Balls
71
25
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.3
Long Balls %
0.3
5
Blocked Shots
7
9
Effective Tackles
15
16
Tackles
17
0.6
Tackle %
0.9
12
Interceptions
7
54
Effective Clearances
33
54
Clearances
33

Highlights

01:34 Laurens: Italy face tougher test against Bosnia and Herzegovina Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

BIH leads series 2-0-2

Lineups

WAL · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Karl DarlowG
  2. 4Dylan LawlorCD-L
  3. 6Joe RodonCD-R
  4. 5Ethan AmpaduDM
  5. 2Jay Da SilvaLB
  6. 3Neco WilliamsRB
  7. 17Jordan JamesCM-L
  8. 8Harry WilsonCM-R
  9. 11Brennan JohnsonLM
  10. 20Daniel JamesRM
  11. 7David BrooksF

BIH · 4-4-2

  1. 1Nikola VasiljG
  2. 4Tarik MuharemovicCD-L
  3. 18Nikola KaticCD-R
  4. 5Sead KolasinacLB
  5. 7Amar DedicRB
  6. 6Benjamin TahirovicCM-L
  7. 14Ivan SunjicCM-R
  8. 15Amar MemicLM
  9. 20Esmir BajraktarevicRM
  10. 10Ermedin DemirovicCF-L
  11. 11Edin DzekoCF-R

Timeline

  1. 5' Amar Memic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 37' Ermedin Demirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 39' Sead Kolasinac (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 51' Goal! Wales 1, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0. Daniel James (Wales) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
  5. 56' Substitution, Wales. Liam Cullen replaces Jordan James because of an injury.
  6. 62' Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ivan Basic replaces Benjamin Tahirovic.
  7. 62' Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Kerim Alajbegovic replaces Sead Kolasinac.
  8. 70' Liam Cullen (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 74' Substitution, Wales. Mark Harris replaces David Brooks.
  10. 74' Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Dzenis Burnic replaces Amar Memic.
  11. 78' Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Haris Tabakovic replaces Ivan Sunjic.
  12. 84' Substitution, Wales. Sorba Thomas replaces Daniel James.
  13. 86' Goal! Wales 1, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1. Edin Dzeko (Bosnia and Herzegovina) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kerim Alajbegovic with a cross following a corner.
  14. 90' Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Amir Hadziahmetovic replaces Edin Dzeko.
  15. 90' First Half Extra Time begins Wales 1, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.
  16. 105'+2' First Half Extra Time ends, Wales 1, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.
  17. 105'
  18. 111' Edin Dzeko (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is shown the yellow card.
  19. 112' Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Armin Gigovic replaces Amar Dedic because of an injury.
  20. 120'+4'
  21. 120'
  22. 120'

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