Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team information
Men's national association football team representing Bosnia and Herzegovina
This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national football team.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nickname(s)
Zmajevi (The Dragons) Zlatni ljiljani (The Golden Lilies)
Association
Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina (N/FSBiH)
Confederation
UEFA (Europe)
Head coach
Savo Milošević
Captain
Edin Džeko
Most caps
Edin Džeko (134)
Top scorer
Edin Džeko (65)
Home stadium
Bilino Polje / Grbavica
FIFA code
BIH
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current
71 2 (15 February 2024)[1]
Highest
13 (August 2013)
Lowest
173 (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
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]
^"The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^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.
^Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
^"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.
^"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.
^"Tako blizu, a tako daleko". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 18 November 2009. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
^"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.
^"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.
^"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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