Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Zmajevi (The Dragons)
Zlatni ljiljani (The Golden Lilies)
AssociationFootball Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina (N/FSBiH)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachSergej Barbarez
CaptainEdin Džeko
Most capsEdin Džeko (138)
Top scorerEdin Džeko (67)
Home stadiumBilino Polje / Grbavica
FIFA codeBIH
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 74 Increase 1 (24 October 2024)[1]
Highest13 (August 2013)
Lowest173 (September 1996)
First international
 Albania 2–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina 
(Tirana, Albania; 30 November 1995)[2]
Biggest win
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7–0 Estonia 
(Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina; 10 September 2008)

 Liechtenstein 1–8 Bosnia and Herzegovina 
(Vaduz, Liechtenstein; 7 September 2012)
Biggest defeat
 Argentina 5–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina 
(Córdoba, Argentina; 14 May 1998)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–5 Portugal 
(Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina; 16 October 2023)
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2014)
Best resultGroup stage (2014)
Websitenfsbih.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]

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  2. ^ Jonathan Wilson (1 May 2014). "Despite its inescapable past, Bosnia-Herzegovina writes new chapter". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  3. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  4. ^ "San ispunjen: Bosna i Hercegovina na Svjetskom prvenstvu!". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 15 October 2013. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Povijesni bodovi na Mundijalu: Pobjeda nad Iranom za kraj". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 25 June 2014. Archived from the original on 13 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Tako blizu, a tako daleko". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 18 November 2009. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Evropsko prvenstvo, ipak, samo pusti san". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 15 November 2011. Archived from the original on 13 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  8. ^ "Adieu la France: Pali smo u Dublinu bez ispaljenog metka". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 16 November 2015. Archived from the original on 13 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Historijski rezultat: Zmajevi 13. na FIFA-inoj rang listi". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 8 August 2013. Archived from the original on 13 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.

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