Wales vs Bosnia and Herzegovina Preview

Wales host Bosnia and Herzegovina at Cardiff City Stadium on Thursday evening in a World Cup qualifying fixture with knockout looming for one side and possible progression to the summer’s tournament awaiting the other.

Wales head into this one having won their last two qualifying matches. Their most recent result was a 7-1 home win over North Macedonia in WCQ on November 18, 2025. Prior to that, they won 1-0 away at Liechtenstein in qualifying on November 15. Earlier in this run, a 4-2 home defeat to Belgium in WCQ, a 3-0 defeat away at England in a friendly, and a 1-0 home loss to Canada in a friendly complete a sequence that reflects a side capable of big results against lower-ranked opposition but struggling against stronger nations. Wales have scored 21 qualifying goals with a goal difference of +10 and 11 conceded — their attack has been sharp enough in the right games.

Bosnia and Herzegovina arrive in steady qualifying form. Their most recent result was a 1-1 draw away at Austria in WCQ on November 18, 2025. Prior to that, they won 3-1 at home against Romania on November 15 and won 4-1 away at Malta in a friendly in October. Earlier in this run, a 2-2 draw away at Cyprus and a 2-1 home defeat to Austria in September complete a sequence of two wins, two draws and one defeat. Bosnia have 17 qualifying goals, a goal difference of +10 and just 7 conceded — a defensively compact side that has been difficult to break down in this campaign and will be well organised on the road in Cardiff.

The head-to-head record between these sides in the last four meetings offers no comfort for Wales — they have never beaten Bosnia in this run, with Bosnia winning twice and the two sides drawing twice. Most recently, Bosnia won 2-0 at home in October 2015 in European Championship qualifying. Bosnia also won 2-0 away at Wales in August 2012, while the sides drew 0-0 in Cardiff in October 2014 and 2-2 in February 2003.

UK supporters can watch on BBC Two, BBC Sport Web and BBC iPlayer from 19:45 GMT on Thursday. Welsh-language coverage is available on S4C and S4C Clic. Fans in the United States can watch on Fox Sports 1, fuboTV and ViX. Australian supporters can stream on Stan Sport.

Wales Form — Last 5 Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
W	Wales	7-1	North Macedonia	World Cup Qualifying	Nov 18, 2025
W	Liechtenstein	0-1	Wales	World Cup Qualifying	Nov 15, 2025
L	Wales	2-4	Belgium	World Cup Qualifying	Oct 13, 2025
L	England	3-0	Wales	International Friendly	Oct 9, 2025
L	Wales	0-1	Canada	International Friendly	Sep 9, 2025

Bosnia and Herzegovina Form — Last 5 Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
D	Austria	1-1	Bosnia and Herzegovina	World Cup Qualifying	Nov 18, 2025
W	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3-1	Romania	World Cup Qualifying	Nov 15, 2025
W	Malta	1-4	Bosnia and Herzegovina	International Friendly	Oct 12, 2025
D	Cyprus	2-2	Bosnia and Herzegovina	World Cup Qualifying	Oct 9, 2025
L	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1-2	Austria	World Cup Qualifying	Sep 9, 2025

Head To Head — Last 5 Games

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date	Competition
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2-0	Wales	Oct 10, 2015	European Championship Qualifying
Wales	0-0	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Oct 10, 2014	European Championship Qualifying
Wales	0-2	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Aug 15, 2012	International Friendly
Wales	2-2	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Feb 12, 2003	International Friendly

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel(s)
United Kingdom	BBC Two, BBC Sport Web, BBC iPlayer, S4C, S4C Clic
Ireland	BBC Two, BBC Sport Web, BBC iPlayer
United States	Fox Sports 1, fuboTV, ViX, FOX Sports App
Australia	Stan Sport
Bosnia and Herzegovina	BHT 1, Moja TV
Norway	Viaplay Norway, TV 2 Play
Sweden	Viaplay Sweden
Germany	DAZN Germany
France	L’Équipe Live Foot
Portugal	Sport TV Multiscreen, Sport TV5