The Anthem
Državna himna Bosne i Hercegovine
▶ Listen on YouTube ↗“(instrumental — no official lyrics)”
One of a handful of national anthems with no official words, a deliberate gesture of unity in a multi-ethnic state.
The Legends
Names that echo
Edin Džeko
Forward · 2000s–20s
Bosnia's all-time top scorer and captain; a prolific career across England and Italy.
Miralem Pjanić
Midfielder · 2010s–20s
Elegant playmaker for Roma, Juventus and Barcelona.
Hasan Salihamidžić
Midfielder · 1990s–2000s
Champions League winner with Bayern Munich.
Fun Facts
Worth knowing
- 01
Bosnia's anthem is intentionally wordless — chosen so no single ethnic group's language is privileged over another.
- 02
Sarajevo, the capital, hosted the 1984 Winter Olympics a decade before the war.
- 03
For its 2014 debut the squad travelled with a whole nation's hopes — football as a rare point of unity.
At the World Cup
The story so far
A young country whose football team has become a powerful symbol of unity. Its sole previous World Cup came in 2014, where Džeko and Pjanić lit up the group stage.
The Dragons' debut
Bosnia announced itself in Brazil with a maiden World Cup win over Iran.
Group Stage