Bosnia and Herzegovina 2026 Schedule & Game Calendar

How Bosnia and Herzegovina lined up in Group B

The 2026 World Cup is the biggest in the tournament’s history, 48 teams and 104 matches spread across the United States, Canada, and Mexico from June 11 to July 19. Bosnia and Herzegovina go into it in Group B, drawn next to Canada, Switzerland, and Qatar. Three group games, three host cities, and a 13-day window that decides whether the campaign carries on past the group stage.

It began in Toronto. Bosnia and Herzegovina opened against Canada at Toronto Stadium on June 12 and came away with a 1-1 draw, a point earned on the road against one of the host nations. From there the schedule pushes west: Switzerland at the Los Angeles Stadium on June 18, then Qatar at Seattle Stadium on June 24. Every one of those kickoffs is set for 3:00 PM ET, an unusually tidy run for a team whose matches are scattered across two countries.

What that draw with Canada changes is the margin. In a four-team group where two go through automatically and the best third-placed sides also advance, a single point from the opener is a foothold rather than a cushion. Bosnia and Herzegovina now need to turn the Switzerland and Qatar fixtures into points, because group position sets the entire shape of any knockout route that follows.

The geography of the group is worth a note too. Bosnia and Herzegovina open in Canada, then play their middle and final group games in the United States, so the campaign crosses a border and several time zones before it is done. The fixed 3:00 PM ET kickoff across all three matches softens that for anyone planning their viewing, because the start time on the clock never changes even as the host cities do. For Bosnia and Herzegovina themselves, the travel from Toronto to Los Angeles to Seattle is a real part of the test that the bare results do not show.

Walking through the Bosnia and Herzegovina schedule, game by game

The opener is already on the board. Bosnia and Herzegovina drew 1-1 with Canada on Friday, June 12 at Toronto Stadium, a 3:00 PM ET kickoff that handed the co-hosts a point on home soil and sent Bosnia and Herzegovina into the rest of Group B level rather than ahead. A draw away from home is no disaster, but it does load the next two matches with meaning.

Game two is the European derby of the group. Bosnia and Herzegovina meet Switzerland at the Los Angeles Stadium on Thursday, June 18, again at 3:00 PM ET, and again as the away team on the official sheet. Two UEFA sides who know the rhythm of continental qualifying, with a Round of 32 place hanging on the outcome. Win it and Bosnia and Herzegovina take a firm grip on second place behind whoever tops the group; lose and the final matchday turns into a scramble.

The group closes in Seattle. Bosnia and Herzegovina face Qatar at Seattle Stadium on Wednesday, June 24, a 3:00 PM ET start and the only fixture where they carry home status. By the time it kicks off, the table may already be settled, or it may come down to this game and goal difference. Either result, the Seattle date is the one to circle, because it is where Bosnia and Herzegovina either confirm a knockout spot or fall short of one.

Reading the Group B table from a Bosnia and Herzegovina angle

A four-team group runs on small numbers, and Bosnia and Herzegovina sit on one point after the opener. Three points are still the target in each of the two remaining games, but the route to second place, or to one of the eight best third-placed finishes, can hinge on a single goal. That is why the Switzerland and Qatar fixtures matter as much for goal difference as for the points themselves.

Picture a few outcomes. Beat Switzerland in Los Angeles and Bosnia and Herzegovina would climb to four points with a game in hand on most of the field, a strong position heading into the Seattle finale. Draw it, and the group likely comes down to the last round, with Bosnia and Herzegovina needing a result against Qatar to be sure of going through. Lose, and third place becomes the realistic ceiling, which in a 48-team World Cup is not the end of the road but does mean sweating on results elsewhere.

The third-place math is the part that did not exist in the old 32-team format. Across the 12 groups, the eight best third-placed teams join the group winners and runners-up in the Round of 32, so Bosnia and Herzegovina could finish behind two sides in Group B and still advance. Goal difference, goals scored, and the fine print of the tie-breakers all come into play. It makes every Bosnia and Herzegovina goal, at either end, worth tracking, even in a match that looks settled.

The road past the group: 48 teams, a 32-team bracket

Top two in Group B, or one of the eight best thirds, and Bosnia and Herzegovina move into the part of the tournament that decides everything. The 48-team format means an extra round compared with every previous World Cup. Before the Round of 16, there is now a Round of 32, and from there the bracket marches through the quarterfinals, the semifinals, and the final on July 19.

Bosnia and Herzegovina will not know their first knockout opponent until the group stage is done. The pairings only lock in once all 12 groups have played their third round, so the bracket fills from the top in the closing days of the group phase. That uncertainty is part of the appeal of a 48-team field: third place might still be enough, and a strong finish against Qatar could leave Bosnia and Herzegovina watching other groups to see where they land. The full picture, every group and the bracket as it forms, sits on the 2026 World Cup overview.

For a nation in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s position, the knockout rounds are the whole reward. The group is a means to an end. Survive it and the single-elimination format puts every side, seeded or not, two good results from the last eight. That is the prize sitting behind the Toronto draw and the matches in Los Angeles and Seattle.

Putting the Bosnia and Herzegovina calendar on your phone

You do not have to keep the dates in your head. The download button on the schedule above pulls the full Bosnia and Herzegovina campaign as an ICS file, a CSV spreadsheet, or a printable PDF, and you can grab the whole group run or pick out a single match.

ICS is the format that does the most work. Drop it into Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, or Outlook and the three group games appear with their 3:00 PM ET kickoffs converted to your local zone, the venue attached, and the host city named. Because the file is built from live tournament data, it also looks after itself: if a kickoff moves, or once Bosnia and Herzegovina’s knockout opponents are confirmed, the entries update on their own.

Following more than one team this summer? The same downloads exist for every nation at the 2026 World Cup, so you can sit Bosnia and Herzegovina’s fixtures beside another side and read the whole tournament off one calendar. Lock in June 12, June 18, and June 24 first, then let the knockout dates fall into place as Group B and the rest of the bracket resolve.