Bosnia and Herzegovina - Qatar: score, highlights and statistics

Bosnia and Herzegovina face Qatar on 24 June 2026 at Lumen Field in Seattle in the decisive Group B finale of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with both teams' tournament fates hanging on the result.

Match Info: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Qatar

The match between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Qatar takes place on Wednesday, 24 June 2026 at 8:00 PM BST (19:00 UTC) at Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington, USA. The fixture is part of Group B at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, alongside Canada and Switzerland.

Where to Watch Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Qatar?

Viewers in the United States can watch the match on Fox Sports 1 on television, and via online platforms including FOX One, Foxsports.com, Fubo TV, Peacock, and UNIVERSO NOW. The match is also available on Futbol de Primera Radio for Spanish-language audio coverage across the US.

Canadian fans can tune in via TSN+, while viewers in Mexico have access through VIX. In Argentina, the match is broadcast on DIRECTV Sports Argentina and DIRECTV GO. Brazilian audiences can watch on CazéTV, and in Australia, the SBS On Demand streaming service carries the rights.

European viewers are also well covered: Italy has DAZN Italia, France can stream via beIN SPORTS CONNECT F.R., and Spain through DAZN España. New Zealand viewers can watch on TVNZ+. Polish fans can follow the match on TVP Sport (TV) or online via sport.tvp.pl and the TVP Sport App.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Qatar - Match Preview

This is the third and final group match for both sides - a fixture that amounts to a knockout game in all but name, with World Cup progression on the line for both Bosnia and Herzegovina and Qatar.

Bosnia and Herzegovina are making their second World Cup appearance, 12 years after their debut in Brazil 2014. Under coach Sergej Barbarez, they arrived here through one of the most dramatic routes of any team in the tournament: in the UEFA playoff final on 31 March 2026, they drew 1:1 with four-time world champions Italy in Zenica - Haris Tabaković equalising in the 79th minute - before winning the penalty shootout 4:1. The decisive kick was converted by 21-year-old Esmir Bajraktarević. Barbarez described the qualification as two years ahead of schedule. The path also included a penalty shootout victory over Wales in the semi-final, after a 1:1 draw in Swansea.

Qatar, for their part, are making a second consecutive World Cup appearance, having hosted the tournament in 2022. Under Spanish coach Julen Lopetegui, appointed in May 2025, they topped Group A of the AFC fourth round to secure qualification in October 2025. Yet their pre-tournament form has been alarming: a 0:3 defeat to Tunisia at the FIFA Arab Cup in December 2025 and a 0:1 loss to Ireland in a May 2026 friendly underline just how difficult their task in Seattle is.

Head-to-Head: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Qatar

The head-to-head record between these two sides is historically thin - just 2 friendly matches played over more than two decades, with no competitive encounter before this World Cup meeting. Qatar hold the narrow advantage: 1 win against 1 draw.

Both known matches between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Qatar:

• 2000 - Friendly - Qatar 2:0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
• 11 August 2010 - Friendly - Bosnia and Herzegovina 1:1 Qatar (Stadion Bilino Polje, Zenica)

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Recent Form

Bosnia and Herzegovina arrive at the 2026 World Cup unbeaten in their last 5 matches, posting 1 win and 4 draws - a run that included one of the most celebrated qualifying nights in the country's short international history.

The run began with a 3:1 Nations League win over Romania in November 2025, followed by a 1:1 draw with Austria the same month. March 2026 brought the dramatic playoff campaign: a 1:1 draw with Wales in Swansea (won on penalties) and then the landmark 1:1 against Italy in Zenica, sealed 4:1 on spot kicks. A final pre-tournament test - a goalless draw with North Macedonia on 29 May 2026 - rounded off a run of 5 matches without defeat, in which Bosnia scored 6 and conceded 4.

Qatar - Recent Form

Qatar enter the match against Bosnia and Herzegovina without a win in their last 4 completed fixtures, having lost 3 and drawn 1 during that stretch.

The low point came at the FIFA Arab Cup in December 2025, where Qatar lost to Palestine 0:1, drew with Syria 1:1, and were then beaten 0:3 by Tunisia - results that saw them exit the group stage. A 0:1 friendly defeat to Republic of Ireland on 28 May 2026 provided no upturn in form ahead of the World Cup. Three other fixtures against Sudan, Argentina, and Serbia in early 2026 were not played. Key attacker Akram Afif and coach Lopetegui will need a significant collective step forward in Seattle.

Facts and Statistics

5 facts and statistics about this rivalry ahead of the match in Seattle:

• Bosnia and Herzegovina and Qatar have met just 2 times in their entire international history - both in friendly matches.
• Qatar's only win over Bosnia came in 2000, a 2:0 friendly victory.
• Bosnia and Herzegovina qualified for the 2026 World Cup by eliminating four-time world champions Italy on penalties (1:1, 4:1 pens) in the UEFA playoff final.
• Qatar are the only team in Group B who did not qualify through a UEFA or CONCACAF route - they came through as AFC fourth round Group A winners.
• Lumen Field in Seattle holds a capacity of 69,000 for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.