Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team
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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.
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 | 74 3 (4 April 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 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina achieved their best result when they reached the 2014 FIFA World Cup as winners of their qualifying group.[3] They were eliminated after narrow group stage losses to Argentina and Nigeria and a win over Iran.[4]
The national team has never taken part in a UEFA European Championship.[5][6][7]
The team's highest FIFA World Ranking was 13th, achieved in August 2013.[8]