Coached by former captain Sergej Barbarez and led by 40-year-old talisman Edin Džeko — the nation's record scorer and most-capped player — the Dragons reached a dramatic second World Cup, 12 years after their 2014 debut, by toppling Wales and then Italy on penalties in the UEFA play-offs. They finished third in Group B and now face hosts USA in the Round of 32.
Head coach
Sergej Barbarez
Since Apr 2024
Group result
Group B (3rd place)
R32: vs USA
Squad avg age
25.5
26-player squad
Squad market value
€146m
est., 26 of 26
Next fixture
Jul 1 · Santa Clara →
2nd World Cup; first since 2014
Squad
Full 26-man squad · club at selection · senior caps| # | Pos | Player | Club (league) | Age | Caps | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Nikola Vasilj | FC St. Pauli (GER) | 30 | 26 | €4.5m |
| 12 | GK | Mladen Jurkas | FK Borac Banja Luka (BIH) | 18 | 0 | €700k |
| 22 | GK | Martin Zlomislić | HNK Rijeka (CRO) | 27 | 3 | €2m |
| 2 | DF | Nihad Mujaković | Gaziantep F.K. (TUR) | 27 | 12 | €1.2m |
| 3 | DF | Dennis Hadžikadunić | UC Sampdoria (ITA) | 27 | 32 | €1.2m |
| 4 | DF | Tarik Muharemović | US Sassuolo Calcio (ITA) | 22 | 14 | €25m |
| 5 | DF | Sead Kolašinac | Atalanta BC (ITA) | 32 | 65 | €4m |
| 7 | DF | Amar Dedić | S.L. Benfica (POR) | 23 | 28 | €16m |
| 18 | DF | Nikola Katić | FC Schalke 04 (GER) | 29 | 17 | €1.8m |
| 21 | DF | Stjepan Radeljić | HNK Rijeka (CRO) | 28 | 5 | €2.8m |
| 24 | DF | Arjan Malić | SK Sturm Graz (AUT) | 20 | 8 | €1.8m |
| 6 | MF | Benjamin Tahirović | Brøndby IF (DEN) | 22 | 28 | €4.5m |
| 8 | MF | Armin Gigović | BSC Young Boys (SUI) | 23 | 20 | €2.5m |
| 13 | MF | Ivan Bašić | FC Astana (KAZ) | 23 | 17 | €1.5m |
| 14 | MF | Ivan Šunjić | Pafos FC (CYP) | 29 | 11 | €2m |
| 15 | MF | Amar Memić | FC Viktoria Plzeň (CZE) | 24 | 13 | €4.5m |
| 16 | MF | Amir Hadžiahmetović | Hull City A.F.C. (ENG) | 28 | 36 | €4m |
| 17 | MF | Dženis Burnić | Karlsruher SC (GER) | 27 | 20 | €1.2m |
| 26 | MF | Ermin Mahmić | FC Slovan Liberec (CZE) | 20 | 2 | €5m |
| 9 | FW | Samed Baždar | Jagiellonia Białystok (POL) | 21 | 13 | €1.5m |
| 10 | FW | Ermedin Demirović | VfB Stuttgart (GER) | 27 | 40 | €22m |
| 11 | FW | Edin Džeko(C) | FC Schalke 04 (GER) | 39 | 148 | €1m |
| 19 | FW | Kerim Alajbegović | FC Red Bull Salzburg (AUT) | 18 | 10 | €22m |
| 20 | FW | Esmir Bajraktarević | PSV Eindhoven (NED) | 20 | 16 | €8m |
| 23 | FW | Haris Tabaković | Borussia Mönchengladbach (GER) | 31 | 10 | €3.5m |
| 25 | FW | Jovo Lukić | FC Universitatea Cluj (ROU) | 27 | 3 | €2.2m |