Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Italy

UEFA World Cup Qualifiers - Final 31 Mar 2026, 18:45
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
3–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Italy
Italy
🏟 Bilino Polje 👤 C. Turpin Round Final

Match report

Bosnia & Herzegovina beat Italy 3-1 in the UEFA World Cup Qualifiers - Final on 31 March 2026. It was 0-1 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Bosnia & Herzegovina dominated possession with 62% of the ball and had 30 shots to Italy's 9.

A. Bastoni was sent off in the 41th minute.

The match was played at Bilino Polje, with C. Turpin in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 62% - 38% Shots 30 - 9 On target 11 - 3 Corners 10 - 4 Fouls 18 - 9 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 5
9
Player of the match
Nikola Katić
Bosnia & Herzegovina · 109 passes (92% accurate)
9 Gianluigi Donnarumma 10 saves
8 Amar Dedić 87 passes (87% accurate)
8 Tarik Muharemović 96 passes (89% accurate)
8 Esmir Bajraktarević captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 25–8 5–1
Shots On Goal 10–3 1–0
Ball Possession 45–55 —
Corners 7–3 3–1
Attacks 143–76 17–11
Match statistics
10 Corners 4
5 Substitution 6
160 Attacks 87
100 Dangerous Attacks 32
11 On Target 3
19 Off Target 6
62% Ball Possession 38%
30 Shots Total 9
11 Shots On Goal 3
12 Shots Off Goal 4
7 Shots Blocked 2
17 Shots Inside Box 4
13 Shots Outside Box 5
18 Fouls 9
10 Corners 4
2 Offsides 0
65% Ball Possession 35%
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
2 Saves 10
699 Passes Total 390
615 Passes Accurate 287
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  3-5-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Bosnia & Herzegovina · 4-4-2
1 N. Vasilj
7 A. Dedić 18 N. Katić 4 T. Muharemović 5 S. Kolašinac
20 E. Bajraktarević 13 I. Bašić 14 I. Šunjić 15 A. Memić
10 E. Demirović 11 E. Džeko
Italy · 3-5-2
1 G. Donnarumma
23 G. Mancini 21 A. Bastoni 13 R. Calafiori
7 M. Politano 18 N. Barella 5 M. Locatelli 8 S. Tonali 3 F. Dimarco
11 M. Kean 9 M. Retegui
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Coach
Sergej Barbarez
Substitutes
  • 6 Benjamin Tahirović
  • 19 Kerim Alajbegović
  • 17 Dženis Burnić
  • 23 Haris Tabaković
  • 16 Amir Hadžiahmetović
  • 12 Osman Hadžikić
  • 22 Martin Zlomislić
  • 2 Nihad Mujakić
  • 3 Nidal Čelik
  • 8 Armin Gigović
  • 9 Samed Baždar
  • 21 Stjepan Radeljić
Italy
Coach
Ivan Gennaro Gattuso
Substitutes
  • 19 Federico Gatti
  • 2 Marco Palestra
  • 15 Francesco Pio Esposito
  • 16 Bryan Cristante
  • 17 Davide Frattesi
  • 4 Leonardo Spinazzola
  • 12 Marco Carnesecchi
  • 22 Alex Meret
  • 6 Alessandro Buongiorno
  • 10 Giacomo Raspadori
  • 14 Niccolò Pisilli
  • 20 Andrea Cambiaso
Substitutions
  • 44' ↑ F. Gatti ↓ M. Retegui Italy
  • 46' ↑ K. Alajbegovic ↓ S. Kolasinac Bosnia & Herzegovina
  • 46' ↑ B. Tahirovic ↓ I. Sunjic Bosnia & Herzegovina
  • 46' ↑ M. Palestra ↓ M. Politano Italy
  • 71' ↑ H. Tabakovic ↓ I. Basic Bosnia & Herzegovina
  • 71' ↑ D. Burnic ↓ A. Memic Bosnia & Herzegovina
  • 71' ↑ F. Esposito ↓ M. Kean Italy
  • 71' ↑ B. Cristante ↓ M. Locatelli Italy
  • 85' ↑ D. Frattesi ↓ N. Barella Italy
  • 91' ↑ L. Spinazzola ↓ F. Dimarco Italy
  • 115' ↑ A. Hadziahmetovic ↓ E. Demirovic Bosnia & Herzegovina
Cards
  • 41' A. Bastoni Italy
  • 54' B. Tahirovic Bosnia & Herzegovina
  • 81' G. Donnarumma Italy
  • 102' T. Muharemovic Bosnia & Herzegovina
  • 114' N. Katic Bosnia & Herzegovina
  • 120+1' D. Frattesi Italy
Head-to-head
Bosnia & Herzegovina 1 1 draws 1 Italy
2026-03-31 Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Italy 3 - 1
2020-11-18 Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Italy 0 - 2
2020-09-04 Italy vs Bosnia-Herzegovina 1 - 1
Recent form
Bosnia & Herzegovina W L W W D
Italy L W L D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Italy?
Bosnia & Herzegovina won 3-1 against Italy on 31 March 2026.
Who won Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Italy?
Bosnia & Herzegovina won the match 3-1.
Where was Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Italy played?
The match was played at Bilino Polje.
Who had more possession in Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Italy?
Bosnia & Herzegovina had 62% of possession, compared to 38% for the other side.