Switzerland vs Bosnia-Herzegovina Preview

Thursday’s Group B encounter at SoFi Stadium sees Switzerland take on Bosnia-Herzegovina, with both sides searching for their first win of the tournament after opening draws. With Canada and Qatar also level on one point apiece, the entire group remains wide open, and this fixture could prove decisive in shaping the final standings.

Switzerland opened their campaign with a 1-1 draw away to Qatar on 13th June, a result that left points on the table against one of the group’s weaker sides. Prior to that, they drew 1-1 at home to Australia in a pre-tournament friendly. Before that, they beat Jordan 4-1 at home. Earlier in this run they drew 0-0 away to Norway, and in their oldest result here they lost 3-4 at home to Germany. The Swiss are a disciplined, well-organised side with quality throughout their midfield, but their tendency to draw rather than win matches is a pattern that will concern them heading into the knockout stages.

Bosnia-Herzegovina have shown considerable resolve in their recent outings. Their most recent result was a 1-1 draw away to Canada in their World Cup opener on 12th June. Prior to that, they drew 1-1 away to Panama in a warm-up friendly. Before that, they drew 0-0 at home to North Macedonia. Earlier in this run they claimed a penalty shootout win at home over Italy in World Cup qualification, and before that won away to Wales on penalties in similar fashion. The Dragons have been hard to beat and carry genuine attacking threat through their forward line.

The sole previous meeting between these sides saw Bosnia win 2-0 in Switzerland on 29th March 2016, when Bosnia travelled to Zurich and came away with all three points.

Both teams will know that a win here likely secures a strong position in Group B, while another draw keeps them vulnerable with the final group games to come. Switzerland will carry slight favourites’ status on home soil within the tournament structure, but Bosnia have the quality and tactical discipline to make this an extremely difficult evening.

In the UK, this match is live on ITV 1 and available to stream via ITVX. In the United States, viewers can follow the action on FOX Network or fuboTV. Swiss viewers can watch domestically on SRF zwei, RTS 2 or RSI La 2, while Bosnia and Herzegovina viewers can tune in on BHT 1 or Arena Sport 1.

Lineups & Injuries

Switzerland (4-3-3) Kobel, Zakaria, Elvedi, Akanji, Aebischer, Ndoye, Xhaka, Freuler, Embolo, Rodríguez, Vargas

Bosnia and Herzegovina (4-4-2) Vasilj, Kolasinac, Muharemovic, Tahirovic, Memic, Dedic, Katic, Basic, Bajraktarevic, Lukic, Demirovic

Group B Table

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	P
1	Switzerland	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
2	Canada	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
3	Qatar	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
4	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1

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Switzerland Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
🤝	Qatar	1-1	Switzerland	World Cup	13.06.26
🤝	Switzerland	1-1	Australia	Friendly	06.06.26
✅	Switzerland	4-1	Jordan	Friendly	31.05.26
🤝	Norway	0-0	Switzerland	Friendly	31.03.26
❌	Switzerland	3-4	Germany	Friendly	27.03.26

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Bosnia and Herzegovina Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
🤝	Canada	1-1	Bosnia & Herzegovina	World Cup	12.06.26
🤝	Panama	1-1	Bosnia & Herzegovina	Friendly	06.06.26
🤝	Bosnia & Herzegovina	0-0	North Macedonia	Friendly	29.05.26
✅	Bosnia & Herzegovina	1-1 (pen)	Italy	World Cup	31.03.26
✅	Wales	1-1 (pen)	Bosnia & Herzegovina	World Cup	26.03.26

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Head-to-Head

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Switzerland	0-2	Bosnia & Herzegovina	Friendly	29.03.16

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TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel
Great Britain	ITV 1 UK, ITVX, TalkSport Radio UK
Ireland	ITV 1 UK, RTE 2, ITVX, RTE Player
USA	FOX Network, fuboTV, Telemundo
Switzerland	SRF zwei, RTS 2, RSI La 2, Blue Sport
Bosnia & Herzegovina	BHT 1, Arena Sport 1, Arena Cloud
France	M6, M6+, beIN Sports 1
Germany	MagentaTV, ORF eins, SRF zwei
Australia	SBS, SBS On Demand
Canada	TSN1, TSN+, RDS
Italy	RAI 1, DAZN Italia, RaiPlay