Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Qatar World Cup 2026 preview

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Qatar will kick off on 24 June 2026 at 19:00 GMT and 14:00 EST at Seattle Stadium (Lumen Field). Both Group B nations arrive in the Pacific Northwest after damaging Matchday 2 results: Bosnia lost 4-1 to Switzerland and Qatar were beaten 6-0 by Canada.

With group permutations tightening, this fixture is central to each side's hopes of reaching the Round of 32. Sergej Barbarez must mend a defence that collapsed after the interval in Los Angeles. Bosnia conceded three second-half goals and saw centre-back Tarik Muharemović shown a straight red card in the 80th minute, ruling him out of selection.

Barbarez will lean on Sead Kolašinac and captain Edin Džeko to stabilise a makeshift backline while asking his midfield pivot to provide a stronger shield and manage rapid transitions. Julen Lopetegui faces an even deeper selection crisis after Qatar's 6-0 defeat, which produced direct red cards for Homam Ahmed and Assim Madibo.

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