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Nickname(s) | Zmajevi (The Dragons) Zlatni ljiljani (The Golden Lilies) | ||
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Association | Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina (N/FSBiH) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Sergej Barbarez | ||
Captain | Edin Džeko | ||
Most caps | Edin Džeko (134) | ||
Top scorer | Edin Džeko (65) | ||
Home stadium | Bilino Polje / Grbavica | ||
FIFA code | BIH | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 75 ![]() | ||
Highest | 13 (August 2013) | ||
Lowest | 173 (September 1996) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Tehran, Iran; 30 June 1993) (unofficial) ![]() ![]() (Tirana, Albania; 30 November 1995) (official)[2] | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina; 10 September 2008) ![]() ![]() (Vaduz, Liechtenstein; 7 September 2012) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Córdoba, Argentina; 14 May 1998) ![]() ![]() (Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina; 16 October 2023) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2014) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2014) | ||
Website | nfsbih.ba |
The Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team (Bosnian: Fudbalska reprezentacija Bosne i Hercegovine; Croatian: Nogometna reprezentacija Bosne i Hercegovine; Serbian: Фудбалска репрезентација Босне и Херцеговине) represents Bosnia and Herzegovina in men's international football competitions, and is governed by the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Until 1992, Bosnian footballers played for Yugoslavia.
Bosnia and Herzegovina achieved their best result when they reached the 2014 FIFA World Cup as winners of their qualifying group.[4] They were eliminated after narrow group stage losses to Argentina and Nigeria and a win over Iran.[5]
The national team has never taken part in a UEFA European Championship.[6][7][8]
The team's highest FIFA World Ranking was 13th, achieved in August 2013.[9]