Bosnia-Herzegovina defeats Qatar 3‑1 in World Cup group play

SEATTLE (Interstat) — Bosnia-Herzegovina defeated Qatar 3-1 on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at Lumen Field. Kerim Alajbegović opened the scoring in the 29th minute, followed by Sultan Al Brake in the 34th and Hasan Al Haydos in the 42nd, all from the right. Ermin Mahmić added a goal in the 80th minute and also assisted Alajbegović’s strike. Ahmed Fathi provided the assist for Al Brake. Yellow cards were issued to Fathi in the 78th minute and Mahmić in the 82nd. The win improved Bosnia-Herzegovina’s competition record to 1-1 and overall mark to 3-2. Qatar fell to 0-2-1 in the competition and 1-4-2 overall. Qatar entered having lost 6-0 to Canada and drawn 1-1 with Switzerland. Bosnia-Herzegovina came off a 4-1 loss to Switzerland and a 1-1 draw with Canada.