Switzerland v Bosnia and Herzegovina, 18 June 2026

Score4-1 to Switzerland
Referee João Pinheiro
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Group B
VenueSoFi Stadium, Inglewood CA
Attendance70,026

View Switzerland v Bosnia and Herzegovina head to head

Kick-off: 12.00pm local . FIFA World Ranking: Switzerland 19th, Bosnia and Herzegovina 64th . The only previous meeting was an international friendly game played in Zurich on 29 March 2016. Bosnia and Herzegovina won 2-0 with goals from Edin Džeko and Miralem Pjanić. . Excluding extra time, this was the first time at a FIFA World Cup tournament when all five or more goals in a game were scored from the 74th minute onwards.

4 Switzerland

Manager: Murat Yakin

1 Bosnia and Herzegovina

Manager: Sergej Barbarez

Goals:

Johan Manzambi 74 G
Ruben Vargas 84 G
Johan Manzambi 90 G
Granit Xhaka penalty 90+7 P

Goals:

Ermin Mahmić 90+3 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Gregor Kobel
Defender Manuel Akanji
Defender Nico Elvedi
Defender Silvan Widmer
Defender/Midfielder Ricardo Rodríguez
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka (captain)
Midfielder Michel Aebischer
Midfielder Remo Freuler
Midfielder Fabian Rieder
Midfielder/Forward Dan Ndoye
Forward Breel Embolo

Starting lineup:

Nikola Vasilj Goalkeeper
Amar Dedić Defender
Tarik Muharemović Defender
Nikola Katić Defender/Midfielder
Sead Kolašinac Defender/Midfielder
Ivan Sunjić Midfielder
Benjamin Tahirović Midfielder
Tin Alajbegović Midfielder/Forward
Amar Memić Midfielder/Forward
Ermedin Demirović Forward
Edin Džeko Forward (captain)

Substitutions:

Johan Manzambi for Dan Ndoye 72
Djibril Sow for Michel Aebischer 72
Ruben Vargas for Fabian Rieder 72
Luca Jaquez for Silvan Widmer 86
Cedric Itten for Breel Embolo 89

Substitutions:

Esmir Bajraktarević for Edin Džeko 64
Ivan Bašić for Benjamin Tahirović 64
Jovo Lukić for Ermedin Demirović 85
Amir Hadžiahmetović for Ivan Sunjić 85
Ermin Mahmić for Tin Alajbegović 90+1

Cards:

Nico Elvedi 65 Y

Cards:

Amar Dedić 59 Y
Edin Džeko 61 Y
Tarik Muharemović 80 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marvin Keller
Goalkeeper Yvon Mvogo
Defender Aurèle Amenda
Defender Eray Cömert
Defender Luca Jaquez
Defender/Midfielder Denis Zakaria
Midfielder Cedric Itten
Midfielder Ardon Jashari
Midfielder Johan Manzambi
Midfielder Djibril Sow
Midfielder/Forward Christian Fassnacht
Midfielder/Forward Noah Okafor
Midfielder/Forward Ruben Vargas
Forward Zeki Amdouni

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mladen Jurkas
Goalkeeper Martin Zlomislić
Defender Dennis Hadžikadunić
Defender Arjan Malić
Defender Stjepan Radeljić
Defender/Midfielder Dženis Burnić
Defender/Midfielder Nihad Mujakić
Midfielder Ivan Bašić
Midfielder Armin Gigović
Midfielder Amir Hadžiahmetović
Midfielder/Forward Esmir Bajraktarević
Midfielder/Forward Samed Baždar
Midfielder/Forward Jovo Lukić
Midfielder/Forward Ermin Mahmić
Midfielder/Forward Haris Tabaković

Comments:

This victory became Switzerland’s biggest win in a game at a FIFA World Cup tournament since a 4-1 success against Romania at Pontiac, USA on 22 June 1994. . The Nati had now lost two of their last 18 group games at the FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship (won eight). . Aged 20 years and 247 days, Johan Manzambi had now become the youngest player to score for the Swiss in a game at the FIFA World Cup finals since Charles Antenen against Mexico in Porto Alegre, Brazil on 2 July 1950 (20 years and 241 days). . Switzerland named 14 of a possible 15 substitutes. Miro Muheim was unavailable due to a muscle injury.

Comments:

Bosnia and Herzegovina failed in their attempt to remain unbeaten in ten consecutive ‘A’ international games: previously also nine in June 2013 and November 2018. . Neither Zmajevi nor their opponents had scored more than one goal in any of their preceding six ‘A’ international games. . 40 year-old Edin Džeko extended his national record for Bosnia and Herzegovina to 149 caps, but this was his first appearance at a FIFA World Cup tournament.

4 Switzerland

Manager: Murat Yakin

Goals:

Johan Manzambi 74 G
Ruben Vargas 84 G
Johan Manzambi 90 G
Granit Xhaka penalty 90+7 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Gregor Kobel
Defender Manuel Akanji
Defender Nico Elvedi
Defender Silvan Widmer
Defender/Midfielder Ricardo Rodríguez
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka (captain)
Midfielder Michel Aebischer
Midfielder Remo Freuler
Midfielder Fabian Rieder
Midfielder/Forward Dan Ndoye
Forward Breel Embolo

Substitutions:

Johan Manzambi for Dan Ndoye 72
Djibril Sow for Michel Aebischer 72
Ruben Vargas for Fabian Rieder 72
Luca Jaquez for Silvan Widmer 86
Cedric Itten for Breel Embolo 89

Cards:

Nico Elvedi 65 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marvin Keller
Goalkeeper Yvon Mvogo
Defender Aurèle Amenda
Defender Eray Cömert
Defender Luca Jaquez
Defender/Midfielder Denis Zakaria
Midfielder Cedric Itten
Midfielder Ardon Jashari
Midfielder Johan Manzambi
Midfielder Djibril Sow
Midfielder/Forward Christian Fassnacht
Midfielder/Forward Noah Okafor
Midfielder/Forward Ruben Vargas
Forward Zeki Amdouni

Comments:

This victory became Switzerland’s biggest win in a game at a FIFA World Cup tournament since a 4-1 success against Romania at Pontiac, USA on 22 June 1994. . The Nati had now lost two of their last 18 group games at the FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship (won eight). . Aged 20 years and 247 days, Johan Manzambi had now become the youngest player to score for the Swiss in a game at the FIFA World Cup finals since Charles Antenen against Mexico in Porto Alegre, Brazil on 2 July 1950 (20 years and 241 days). . Switzerland named 14 of a possible 15 substitutes. Miro Muheim was unavailable due to a muscle injury.

1 Bosnia and Herzegovina

Manager: Sergej Barbarez

Goals:

Ermin Mahmić 90+3 G

Starting lineup:

Nikola Vasilj Goalkeeper
Amar Dedić Defender
Tarik Muharemović Defender
Nikola Katić Defender/Midfielder
Sead Kolašinac Defender/Midfielder
Ivan Sunjić Midfielder
Benjamin Tahirović Midfielder
Tin Alajbegović Midfielder/Forward
Amar Memić Midfielder/Forward
Ermedin Demirović Forward
Edin Džeko Forward (captain)

Substitutions:

Esmir Bajraktarević for Edin Džeko 64
Ivan Bašić for Benjamin Tahirović 64
Jovo Lukić for Ermedin Demirović 85
Amir Hadžiahmetović for Ivan Sunjić 85
Ermin Mahmić for Tin Alajbegović 90+1

Cards:

Amar Dedić 59 Y
Edin Džeko 61 Y
Tarik Muharemović 80 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mladen Jurkas
Goalkeeper Martin Zlomislić
Defender Dennis Hadžikadunić
Defender Arjan Malić
Defender Stjepan Radeljić
Defender/Midfielder Dženis Burnić
Defender/Midfielder Nihad Mujakić
Midfielder Ivan Bašić
Midfielder Armin Gigović
Midfielder Amir Hadžiahmetović
Midfielder/Forward Esmir Bajraktarević
Midfielder/Forward Samed Baždar
Midfielder/Forward Jovo Lukić
Midfielder/Forward Ermin Mahmić
Midfielder/Forward Haris Tabaković

Comments:

Bosnia and Herzegovina failed in their attempt to remain unbeaten in ten consecutive ‘A’ international games: previously also nine in June 2013 and November 2018. . Neither Zmajevi nor their opponents had scored more than one goal in any of their preceding six ‘A’ international games. . 40 year-old Edin Džeko extended his national record for Bosnia and Herzegovina to 149 caps, but this was his first appearance at a FIFA World Cup tournament.