Wales vs Bosnia & Herzegovina

UEFA World Cup Qualifiers - Semi-finals 26 Mar 2026, 19:45
Wales
Wales
1–3
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
🏟 Cardiff City Stadium 👤 I. Kovacs Round Semi-finals

Match report

Bosnia & Herzegovina beat Wales 3-1 in the UEFA World Cup Qualifiers - Semi-finals on 26 March 2026. The game was goalless at the break before all 4 goals arrived after half-time.

Wales had 19 shots to Bosnia & Herzegovina's 14.

The match was played at Cardiff City Stadium, with I. Kovacs in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Shots 19 - 14 On target 3 - 5 Corners 9 - 3 Fouls 8 - 20 Yellow cards 5
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Player of the match
Daniel James
Wales · 1 goal
8 Edin Džeko 1 goal
8 Karl Darlow 4 saves
8 Ethan Ampadu 96 passes (88% accurate)
8 Harry Wilson captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 16–12 3–2
Shots On Goal 3–4 0–1
Ball Possession 68–32 —
Corners 6–3 3–0
Attacks 112–115 31–10
Match statistics
9 Corners 3
3 Substitution 6
143 Attacks 125
89 Dangerous Attacks 51
3 On Target 5
16 Off Target 9
19 Shots Total 14
3 Shots On Goal 5
9 Shots Off Goal 4
7 Shots Blocked 5
11 Shots Inside Box 8
8 Shots Outside Box 6
8 Fouls 20
9 Corners 3
0 Offsides 1
62% Ball Possession 38%
1 Yellow Cards 4
4 Saves 2
703 Passes Total 440
584 Passes Accurate 318
Line-ups 4-1-4-1  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Wales · 4-1-4-1
1 K. Darlow
3 N. Williams 6 J. Rodon 4 D. Lawlor 2 J. Dasilva
5 E. Ampadu
20 D. James 8 H. Wilson 17 J. James 11 B. Johnson
7 D. Brooks
Bosnia & Herzegovina · 4-4-2
1 N. Vasilj
7 A. Dedić 18 N. Katić 4 T. Muharemović 5 S. Kolašinac
20 E. Bajraktarević 14 I. Šunjić 6 B. Tahirović 15 A. Memić
11 E. Džeko 10 E. Demirović
Wales
Coach
Craig Douglas Bellamy
Substitutes
  • 10 Liam Cullen
  • 18 Mark Harris
  • 19 Sorba Thomas
  • 12 Danny Ward
  • 21 Tom King
  • 13 Ben Cabango
  • 14 Rhys Norrington-Davies
  • 15 Ronan Kpakio
  • 22 Josh Sheehan
  • 16 Joel Colwill
  • 9 Lewis Koumas
  • 23 Nathan Broadhead
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Coach
Sergej Barbarez
Substitutes
  • 13 Ivan Bašić
  • 19 Kerim Alajbegović
  • 17 Dženis Burnić
  • 23 Haris Tabaković
  • 16 Amir Hadžiahmetović
  • 8 Armin Gigović
  • 12 Osman Hadžikić
  • 22 Martin Zlomislić
  • 2 Nihad Mujakić
  • 3 Nidal Čelik
  • 21 Stjepan Radeljić
  • 9 Samed Baždar
Substitutions
  • 56' ↑ L. Cullen ↓ J. James Wales
  • 62' ↑ K. Alajbegovic ↓ S. Kolasinac Bosnia & Herzegovina
  • 62' ↑ I. Basic ↓ B. Tahirovic Bosnia & Herzegovina
  • 74' ↑ M. Harris ↓ D. Brooks Wales
  • 74' ↑ D. Burnic ↓ A. Memic Bosnia & Herzegovina
  • 78' ↑ H. Tabakovic ↓ I. Sunjic Bosnia & Herzegovina
  • 84' ↑ S. Thomas ↓ D. James Wales
  • 91' ↑ A. Hadziahmetovic ↓ E. Dzeko Bosnia & Herzegovina
  • 112' ↑ A. Gigovic ↓ A. Dedic Bosnia & Herzegovina
Cards
  • 5' A. Memic Bosnia & Herzegovina
  • 37' E. Demirovic Bosnia & Herzegovina
  • 39' S. Kolasinac Bosnia & Herzegovina
  • 70' L. Cullen Wales
  • 111' E. Dzeko Bosnia & Herzegovina
Head-to-head
Wales 0 0 draws 1 Bosnia & Herzegovina
2026-03-26 Wales vs Bosnia & Herzegovina 1 - 3
Recent form
Wales D D L L W
Bosnia & Herzegovina W W W L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Wales vs Bosnia & Herzegovina?
Wales lost 1-3 against Bosnia & Herzegovina on 26 March 2026.
Who won Wales vs Bosnia & Herzegovina?
Bosnia & Herzegovina won the match 3-1.
Where was Wales vs Bosnia & Herzegovina played?
The match was played at Cardiff City Stadium.