{"id":1448369,"date":"2026-05-11T15:17:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T14:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=1448369"},"modified":"2026-06-04T12:44:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T11:44:17","slug":"bosnia-herzegovina-world-cup-2026-squad-11-05-26","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup\/bosnia-herzegovina-world-cup-2026-squad-11-05-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Bosnia-Herzegovina World Cup 2026 squad: The Dragons name 26-man squad for finals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/clubs\/bosnia-herzegovina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bosnia-Herzegovina<\/a> have become the first nation to name their final 26-man squad for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/outright-markets\/world-cup-outright-odds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2026 World Cup<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sergej Barbarez has named a 26-man squad for this summers tournament in United States, Canada and Mexico in what will be the nations second ever appearance at the World Cup finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There aren&#8217;t that many familiar names in the squad but one that catches the eye is Edin Dzeko, who won the Premier League title with Manchester City in 2012 and 2014. 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The likes of Tabakovic and Demirovic will need to step up and produce more in front of goal to give Bosnia-Herzegovina the best chance of making it out of Group B. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s plenty of the squad that play in elite European leagues but their midfield looks like it could be a little bit light, with none of the 10 players plying their trade in a top league. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/outright-markets\/bosnia-herzegovina-world-cup-2026-odds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bosnia-Herzegovina World Cup 2026 odds<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-three-players-to-look-out-for-this-summer\">Three players to look out for this summer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-edin-dzeko-schalke\">Edin Dzeko (Schalke)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Dzeko signed for Schalke in January of this year, leaving Fiorentina after 18 months at the Serie A club. 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