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Switzerland and Bosnia and Herzegovina will be disappointed to have let leads slip in their respective opening fixtures at the World Cup 2026 but the nature of a 48-team tournament means there's value in an early draw, especially in a tight group.
Group B remains the toughest to call and its two European teams will both fancy themselves to hit four or five points.
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With co-hosts Canada still to come for the Swiss, and Qatar up next for Bosnia, a draw in this game at SoFi Stadium wouldn't be fatal for either.
Conversely, for teams with realistic expectations of progress, stealing a march today could be huge.
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In the UK, you can stream Switzerland vs Bosnia and Herzegovina on ITV. The build-up starts at 7:00pm, ahead of kick-off at 8:00pm.
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Switzerland vs Bosnia and Herzegovina: World Cup 2026 Preview
Murat Yakin's Switzerland were so close to victory in their first game against Qatar. Their goal, a 17th-minute Breel Embolo penalty, sparked a VAR controversy for an apparent offside in the build up that wasn't picked up by FIFA's semi-automated system. World football's governing body's response the criticism has been like a toddler putting their fingers in their ears and screaming, 'la la la, we can't hear you'.
Despite the lucky break, the Swiss sleepwalked to a 1-1 draw. They weren't clinical, creative or pushy enough, and were punished in the fourth minute of stoppage time by a combination of Boualem Khoukhi and their own Milo Muheim forcing the equaliser.
After successfully getting out of the groups in each of the past three World Cups, failing to do so at a fourth – from a pretty kind draw – doesn't bear thinking about.
Since gaining independence from the former Yugoslavia in the early 1990s, Bosnia and Herzegovina have only qualified for one previous World Cup, exiting the 2014 finals in the group stage. Jovo Lukic's header gave the Dragons a first-half lead in their opening game against Canada last week, but they conceded an equaliser 12 minutes from time in Toronto.
Cyle Larin's leveller was a blow but the prospect of a potential deciding match against Qatar in game three means that a point on opening night was no bad outcome. They'll want another result here.
Bosnia's only previous meeting with Switzerland was a 2-0 friendly win in Zurich a little over eight years ago. Edin Dzeko captained the team and scored a goal. Now 40, he didn't make it off the bench against Canada and will hope he can have one last dance for his country today.
Switzerland vs Bosnia and Herzegovina: Group B
FourFourTwo's prediction
Switzerland 1-1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Group B is impossibly tight after two of its six matches and FourFourTwo is predicting that it will remain so for the next 90-plus minutes.
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