Wales

World Cup - Qualification Europe

Wales WWDDDL

1:1

Finished

Kick-off was 26 Mar, 19:45 UTC

Bosnia & Herzegovina DDDLWL

Venue: Cardiff City Stadium City: Cardiff

In the World Cup - Qualification Europe game on 26 March 2026, Wales beat Bosnia & Herzegovina 1:1. Match numbers: shots on target 3:5, corners 9:3.

Key numbers

Possession, % 62 – 38

Shots on target 3 – 5

Shots off target 9 – 4

Expected goals 1.34 – 1.10

🟨 5' A. Memic — Yellow card 🟨 37' E. Demirovic — Yellow card 🟨 39' S. Kolasinac — Yellow card ⚽ 51' D. James — Goal ⇄ 56' J. James — Substitution ⇄ 62' B. Tahirovic — Substitution ⇄ 62' S. Kolasinac — Substitution 🟨 70' L. Cullen — Yellow card ⇄ 74' A. Memic — Substitution ⇄ 74' D. Brooks — Substitution ⇄ 78' I. Sunjic — Substitution ⇄ 84' D. James — Substitution ⚽ 86' E. Dzeko — Goal ⇄ 91' E. Dzeko — Substitution 🟨 111' E. Dzeko — Yellow card ⇄ 112' A. Dedic — Substitution

Penalty shootout

2 : 4

Wales

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Match events

5' 0:0 Bosnia & Herzegovina Yellow card A. Memic
37' 0:0 Bosnia & Herzegovina Yellow card E. Demirovic
39' 0:0 Bosnia & Herzegovina Yellow card S. Kolasinac
51' 1:0 Wales Goal D. James
56' 1:0 Wales Substitution J. James off: L. Cullen
62' 1:0 Bosnia & Herzegovina Substitution B. Tahirovic off: I. Basic
62' 1:0 Bosnia & Herzegovina Substitution S. Kolasinac off: K. Alajbegovic
70' 1:0 Wales Yellow card L. Cullen
74' 1:0 Bosnia & Herzegovina Substitution A. Memic off: D. Burnic
74' 1:0 Wales Substitution D. Brooks off: M. Harris
78' 1:0 Bosnia & Herzegovina Substitution I. Sunjic off: H. Tabakovic
84' 1:0 Wales Substitution D. James off: S. Thomas
86' 1:1 Bosnia & Herzegovina Goal E. Dzeko assist: K. Alajbegovic
91' 1:1 Bosnia & Herzegovina Substitution E. Dzeko off: A. Hadziahmetovic
111' 1:1 Bosnia & Herzegovina Yellow card E. Dzeko
112' 1:1 Bosnia & Herzegovina Substitution A. Dedic off: A. Gigovic

Statistics

62 Possession, % 38

3 Shots on target 5

9 Shots off target 4

1.34 Expected goals 1.10

0 Big chances 4

122 Attacks 84

9 Corners 3

8 Fouls 20

20 Free kicks 8

0 Offsides 1

1 Yellow cards 4

0 Red cards 0

11 Goal kicks 17

26 Throw-ins 20

All statistics

25/5248% Aerial duels 27/5252%

101 Backward passes 72

7 Blocked shots 5

33 Clearances 54

10/4124% Crosses 4/2020%

12/2352% Dribbles 6/1060%

1.39 Expected assists 1.25

115 Failed passes 124

4 Goalkeeper saves 2

7 Interceptions 12

13 Key passes 16

23/7132% Long passes 25/8230%

143 Passes into the final third 80

373 Passes in the opposition half 244

369 Passes in own half 216

0.16 Shot accuracy 0.36

7 Shots from outside the box 6

12 Shots inside the box 8

15/1788% Tackles 9/1656%

701 Total passes 440

Line-ups

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Karl Darlow	1
2	Jay Rhys Dasilva	2
3	Neco Williams	3
4	D. Lowor	4
6	Joe Rodon	6
5	Ethan Ampadu	5
8	Harry Wilson	8
11	Brennan Johnson	11
17	Jordan James	17
20	Daniel Owen James	20
7	David Brooks	7

Substitutes
#	Player	number
12	Danny Ward	12
21	Tom King	21
13	Benjamin George Cabango	13
14	Rhys Llewelyn Norrington-Davies	14
15	Ronan Kpakio	15
16	J. Colville	16
19	Sorba Thomas	19
22	Josh Sheehan	22
9	Lewis Koumas	9
10	Liam Jamie Cullen	10
18	Mark Thomas Harris	18
23	Nathan Paul Broadhead	23

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Bosnia & Herzegovina

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Nikola Vasilj	1
4	Tarik Muharemović	4
5	Sead Kolašinac	5
7	Amar Dedić	7
18	Nikola Katić	18
6	Benjamin Tahirović	6
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
8	Armin Gigović	8
13	Ivan Bašić	13
16	Amir Hadžiahmetović	16
17	Dženis Burnić	17
9	Samed Baždar	9
19	K. Alajbegovic	19
23	Haris Tabaković	23