Bosnia & Herzegovina 1-1 Italy · World Cup Qualification UEFA
Bosnia & Herzegovina drew 1-1 with Italy in the World Cup Qualification UEFA. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Bosnia & Herzegovina and Italy met in the World Cup Qualification UEFA at Bilino Polje in Zenica on Tuesday, 31 March 2026.
Goalscorers
Bosnia & Herzegovina: H. Tabaković 79'. Italy: M. Kean 15'.
How the match went
Bosnia & Herzegovina saw more of the ball, 65% of it. Bosnia & Herzegovina had 30 shots with 11 on target, Italy 9 with 3 on target. There were 14 corners in total, 10 to Bosnia & Herzegovina and 4 to Italy. Bosnia & Herzegovina conceded 18 fouls, Italy 9. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (3 for Bosnia & Herzegovina, 2 for Italy) and 1 red card.
Line-ups
Bosnia & Herzegovina started in a 4-4-2: Nikola Vasilj, Amar Dedić, Nikola Katić, Tarik Muharemović, Sead Kolašinac, Esmir Bajraktarević, Ivan Bašić, Ivan Šunjić, Amar Memić, Ermedin Demirović, Edin Džeko.
Italy started in a 3-5-2: Gianluigi Donnarumma, Gianluca Mancini, Alessandro Bastoni, Riccardo Calafiori, Matteo Politano, Nicolò Barella, Manuel Locatelli, Sandro Tonali, Federico Dimarco, Moise Kean, Mateo Retegui.
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Minute by minute
- 15'Goal! Bosnia & Herzegovina 0-1 Italy. M. Kean (Italy) scores, assisted by N. Barella.
- 41'Red card! A. Bastoni (Italy) is sent off.
- 45'Half-time. Bosnia & Herzegovina 0-1 Italy.
- 79'Goal! Bosnia & Herzegovina 1-1 Italy. H. Tabaković (Bosnia & Herzegovina) scores.
- 90'Full-time. Bosnia & Herzegovina 1-1 Italy.
- 120'End of extra time. Bosnia & Herzegovina 1-1 Italy.
Full commentary (66 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Italy.
- 3'Attempt blocked. E. Bajraktarević (Bosnia & Herzegovina), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 7'Attempt saved. E. Demirović (Bosnia & Herzegovina), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.04.
- 15'Goal! Bosnia & Herzegovina 0-1 Italy. M. Kean (Italy) scores, assisted by N. Barella.
- 16'Attempt missed. N. Katić (Bosnia & Herzegovina), header. xG 0.06.
- 18'Attempt missed. E. Džeko (Bosnia & Herzegovina), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.07.
- 19'Attempt blocked. E. Demirović (Bosnia & Herzegovina), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 20'Attempt saved. I. Bašić (Bosnia & Herzegovina), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 23'Attempt blocked. A. Dedić (Bosnia & Herzegovina), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 24'Attempt saved. N. Katić (Bosnia & Herzegovina), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 25'Attempt saved. M. Retegui (Italy), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 28'Attempt missed. A. Memić (Bosnia & Herzegovina), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 38'Attempt missed. E. Demirović (Bosnia & Herzegovina), header. xG 0.14.
- 41'Red card! A. Bastoni (Italy) is sent off.
- 41'Attempt missed. E. Demirović (Bosnia & Herzegovina), header. xG 0.04.
- 44'Substitution, Italy: F. Gatti comes on for M. Retegui.
- 45'Attempt saved. N. Katić (Bosnia & Herzegovina), header from a set piece. xG 0.05.
- 45'3 minutes of added time.
- 45+2'Attempt missed. A. Memić (Bosnia & Herzegovina), header. xG 0.06.
- 45'Half-time. Bosnia & Herzegovina 0-1 Italy.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Italy: M. Palestra comes on for M. Politano.
- 46'Substitution, Bosnia & Herzegovina: K. Alajbegović comes on for S. Kolašinac.
- 46'Substitution, Bosnia & Herzegovina: B. Tahirović comes on for I. Šunjić.
- 49'Attempt blocked. A. Dedić (Bosnia & Herzegovina), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 51'Attempt saved. K. Alajbegović (Bosnia & Herzegovina), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 51'Attempt blocked. I. Bašić (Bosnia & Herzegovina), left-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 52'Attempt blocked. A. Dedić (Bosnia & Herzegovina), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 54'Yellow card for B. Tahirović (Bosnia & Herzegovina).
- 60'Attempt missed. M. Kean (Italy), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.08.
- 62'Attempt saved. E. Bajraktarević (Bosnia & Herzegovina), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 66'Attempt missed. T. Muharemović (Bosnia & Herzegovina), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 71'Substitution, Italy: B. Cristante comes on for M. Locatelli.
- 71'Substitution, Italy: F. P. Esposito comes on for M. Kean.
- 71'Substitution, Bosnia & Herzegovina: H. Tabaković comes on for I. Bašić.
- 71'Substitution, Bosnia & Herzegovina: D. Burnić comes on for A. Memić.
- 72'Attempt saved. B. Tahirović (Bosnia & Herzegovina), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 73'Attempt missed. E. Džeko (Bosnia & Herzegovina), header from a corner. xG 0.12.
- 74'Attempt missed. F. P. Esposito (Italy), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 77'Attempt missed. F. Dimarco (Italy), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 78'Attempt missed. N. Barella (Italy), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 79'Goal! Bosnia & Herzegovina 1-1 Italy. H. Tabaković (Bosnia & Herzegovina) scores.
- 79'Attempt saved. E. Džeko (Bosnia & Herzegovina), header. xG 0.18.
- 81'Yellow card for G. Donnarumma (Italy).
- 83'Attempt missed. A. Dedić (Bosnia & Herzegovina), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 85'Substitution, Italy: D. Frattesi comes on for N. Barella.
- 87'Attempt saved. E. Demirović (Bosnia & Herzegovina), header. xG 0.08.
- 90'3 minutes of added time.
- 90'Full-time. Bosnia & Herzegovina 1-1 Italy.
- 91'Extra time begins.
- 91'Substitution, Italy: L. Spinazzola comes on for F. Dimarco.
- 102'Yellow card for T. Muharemović (Bosnia & Herzegovina).
- 105'2 minutes of added time.
- 105+1'Attempt saved. F. P. Esposito (Italy), header from a set piece. xG 0.05.
- 105+1'Attempt blocked. S. Tonali (Italy), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.09.
- 107'Attempt blocked. F. P. Esposito (Italy), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 107'Attempt missed. E. Demirović (Bosnia & Herzegovina), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.
- 111'Attempt blocked. K. Alajbegović (Bosnia & Herzegovina), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 113'Attempt saved. K. Alajbegović (Bosnia & Herzegovina), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 114'Yellow card for N. Katić (Bosnia & Herzegovina).
- 115'Substitution, Bosnia & Herzegovina: A. Hadžiahmetović comes on for E. Demirović.
- 118'Attempt missed. E. Bajraktarević (Bosnia & Herzegovina), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 119'Attempt missed. B. Tahirović (Bosnia & Herzegovina), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 120'1 minute of added time.
- 120+1'Yellow card for D. Frattesi (Italy).
- 120'End of extra time. Bosnia & Herzegovina 1-1 Italy.