Bosnia & Herzegovina

World Cup - Qualification Europe

Bosnia & Herzegovina DDDLWL

1:1

Finished

Kick-off was 31 Mar, 19:45 BST

Italy WLWDWW

Venue: Bilino Polje City: Zenica

In the World Cup - Qualification Europe game on 31 March 2026, Bosnia & Herzegovina beat Italy 1:1. Match numbers: shots on target 11:3, corners 10:4.

Key numbers

Possession, % 65 – 35

Shots on target 11 – 3

Shots off target 12 – 4

Expected goals 1.90 – 0.86

⚽ 15' M. Kean — Goal 🟥 41' A. Bastoni — Red card ⇄ 44' M. Retegui — Substitution ⇄ 46' S. Kolasinac — Substitution ⇄ 46' I. Sunjic — Substitution ⇄ 46' M. Politano — Substitution 🟨 54' B. Tahirovic — Yellow card ⇄ 71' M. Kean — Substitution ⇄ 71' M. Locatelli — Substitution ⇄ 71' A. Memic — Substitution ⇄ 71' I. Basic — Substitution ⚽ 79' H. Tabakovic — Goal 🟨 81' G. Donnarumma — Yellow card ⇄ 85' N. Barella — Substitution ⇄ 91' F. Dimarco — Substitution 🟨 102' T. Muharemovic — Yellow card 🟨 114' N. Katic — Yellow card ⇄ 115' E. Demirovic — Substitution 🟨 120+1' D. Frattesi — Yellow card

Penalty shootout

4 : 1

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Italy

Match events

15' 0:1 Italy Goal M. Kean assist: N. Barella
41' 0:1 Italy Red card A. Bastoni
44' 0:1 Italy Substitution M. Retegui off: F. Gatti
46' 0:1 Bosnia & Herzegovina Substitution S. Kolasinac off: K. Alajbegovic
46' 0:1 Bosnia & Herzegovina Substitution I. Sunjic off: B. Tahirovic
46' 0:1 Italy Substitution M. Politano off: M. Palestra
54' 0:1 Bosnia & Herzegovina Yellow card B. Tahirovic
71' 0:1 Italy Substitution M. Kean off: F. Esposito
71' 0:1 Italy Substitution M. Locatelli off: B. Cristante
71' 0:1 Bosnia & Herzegovina Substitution A. Memic off: D. Burnic
71' 0:1 Bosnia & Herzegovina Substitution I. Basic off: H. Tabakovic
79' 1:1 Bosnia & Herzegovina Goal H. Tabakovic
81' 1:1 Italy Yellow card G. Donnarumma
85' 1:1 Italy Substitution N. Barella off: D. Frattesi
91' 1:1 Italy Substitution F. Dimarco off: L. Spinazzola
102' 1:1 Bosnia & Herzegovina Yellow card T. Muharemovic
114' 1:1 Bosnia & Herzegovina Yellow card N. Katic
115' 1:1 Bosnia & Herzegovina Substitution E. Demirovic off: A. Hadziahmetovic
120+1' 1:1 Italy Yellow card D. Frattesi

Statistics

65 Possession, % 35

11 Shots on target 3

12 Shots off target 4

1.90 Expected goals 0.86

1 Big chances 3

160 Attacks 98

10 Corners 4

18 Fouls 9

8 Free kicks 18

2 Offsides 0

3 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 1

7 Goal kicks 20

18 Throw-ins 25

All statistics

24/4159% Aerial duels 17/4141%

103 Backward passes 62

7 Blocked shots 2

29 Clearances 42

10/5419% Crosses 4/1625%

18/3060% Dribbles 3/1127%

1.83 Expected assists 0.73

84 Failed passes 104

2 Goalkeeper saves 10

3 Interceptions 14

26 Key passes 6

33/5165% Long passes 30/8635%

237 Passes into the final third 76

544 Passes in the opposition half 240

209 Passes in own half 166

0.37 Shot accuracy 0.33

13 Shots from outside the box 5

17 Shots inside the box 4

12/1867% Tackles 8/1650%

699 Total passes 390

Line-ups

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Nikola Vasilj	1
4	Tarik Muharemović	4
5	Sead Kolašinac	5
7	Amar Dedić	7
18	Nikola Katić	18
13	Ivan Bašić	13
14	Ivan Šunjić	14
15	Amar Memić	15
20	Esmir Bajraktarević	20
10	Ermedin Demirović	10
11	Edin Džeko	11

Substitutes
#	Player	number
12	Osman Hadžikić	12
22	Martin Zlomislić	22
2	Nihad Mujakić	2
3	N. Çelik	3
21	Stjepan Radeljić	21
6	Benjamin Tahirović	6
8	Armin Gigović	8
16	Amir Hadžiahmetović	16
17	Dženis Burnić	17
9	Samed Baždar	9
19	K. Alajbegovic	19
23	Haris Tabaković	23

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Italy

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Gianluigi Donnarumma	1
13	Riccardo Calafiori	13
21	A. Bastoni	21
23	Gianluca Mancini	23
3	F. Dimarco	3
5	Manuel Locatelli	5
7	Matteo Politano	7
8	Sandro Tonali	8
18	N. Barella	18
9	Mateo Retegui	9
11	Moise Bioty Kean	11

Substitutes
#	Player	number
12	Marco Carnesecchi	12
22	Alex Meret	22
2	M. Palestra	2
4	Leonardo Spinazzola	4
6	Alessandro Buongiorno	6
19	Federico Gatti	19
20	Andrea Cambiaso	20
14	Niccolò Pisilli	14
16	Bryan Cristante	16
17	Davide Frattesi	17
10	Giacomo Raspadori	10
15	F. Esposito	15