Canada Vs Bosnia And Herzegovina Highlights, FIFA World Cup: Cyle Larin’s Volley Earns CAN 1-1 Draw In Toronto Opener

Greetings, we are back with our FIFA World Cup 2026 live blog as Canada take on Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Group B opener. The action is about to begin, so stay tuned for all the live updates from Toronto Stadium.

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Canada begin their FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign on home soil as they face Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Group B opener at Toronto Stadium. The co-hosts enter the contest in impressive form, unbeaten in their last eight matches, while Bosnia return to the World Cup after a dramatic qualification run.

With both teams looking to make a strong start, this clash promises an exciting battle between Canada’s defensive strength and Bosnia’s experienced squad.

Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey will miss the team’s FIFA World Cup 2026 Group L opener against Panama on June 17 after being denied entry to Canada. According to reports, Partey’s visa application was refused by the Canadian government, preventing him from travelling from Ghana’s base camp in Boston to join the squad for the match. FIFA confirmed that the Villarreal midfielder will be unavailable for the opening fixture.

• Total matches: 4

• Canada won: 2

• Bosnia and Herzegovina won: 1

• Draws: 1

The anthems are on now, Bosnia and Herzegovina first, their players lined up in that deep navy blue and white, sharp and composed. You can feel that pre-match hush in the stadium, that moment before everything kicks off when everyone's still and holding their breath. Canada up next in their red kit, and once these wind down we're minutes away from the whistle. The contrast of the kits on the pitch, the energy building, it's all coming together.

And we're off. Canada with the first touch, the ball's rolling now and there's that immediate buzz in the stadium as both sides settle into it. Bosnia keeping shape at the back, Canada looking to build from the start. Early exchanges, nothing too stretched yet, just feeling each other out in these opening moments.

Basic swings one in from the free-kick, deep into the box, and a Bosnian head gets there first and diverts it wide. That's the second time already Bosnia's won the aerial battle in Canada's box and you can see it's starting to nag at the home side. They're going to need to be sharper with their marking if this keeps happening.

David's appealing for a handball over on the right, thinks he's got something, but the ref's having none of it. Play goes on. Nothing to it, or at least that's what the official's decided.

Alistair Johnston's in the book. He's got no choice really, Memic's about to run straight through on the left and Johnston slides in hard to stop him, catches him in the process. Bosnia's demanding more but the ref thinks yellow's fair for the desperation. Game's heating up.

Canada are playing Bosnia and Herzegovina in their FIFA World Cup 2026 opener in Toronto, kicking off their campaign on home soil. However, they are without Alphonso Davies in the starting XI as the Bayern Munich fullback continues to recover from a hamstring injury. While he is part of the matchday squad, he is not fully fit to start and is expected to be used cautiously if needed from the bench.

Kone bursts through the middle, picks up the ball and he's driving forward with it. Finds Oluwaseyi out on the left who swings one in towards David in the center, but it's got too much on it and sails through. The crowd's waking up though, Toronto Stadium's gotten loud now, Canada finally getting some movement going.

And Bosnia's in front. Corner swings in from the right, Laryea's caught out and gives it away to Bajraktarevic. Memic delivers it, Kolasinac gets a touch at the near post and Lukic's right there unmarked, just puts his head on it from a yard out and it's in the back of the net.

First international goal for him and he's going absolutely mental. The Bosnia fans are erupting behind that goal, it's bedlam. All that aerial pressure they've been building, they've finally cashed in.

That's a soft goal to give away if you're Canada. They've switched off at the corner, let Laryea get caught in no man's land, but Bosnia deserve credit for how they worked it. Kolasinac's flick at the near post was clever, did all the hard work really, left Lukic with a tap-in from a yard out. Simple finishing, but the buildup to it was well done.

Buchanan wins a free-kick over on the right and Eustaquio wants to get it moving quick, but the ref brings it back. Second attempt comes in low along the ground, Millar's onto it and finds David but his shot's blocked away. Canada trying to get something together after going behind but nothing comes of it.

Another corner for Canada and Eustaquio swings it in, but Bosnia clear it easy. Memic tries to latch onto it and burst down the left on the counter, but Canada shut it down before he gets going. Nothing to worry about in the end.

Demirovic's in the book now. He goes in on Buchanan who's trying to clear it and they clash. It's borderline really, could've gone either way, but the ref thinks there's enough contact to warrant a yellow. Demirovic's not too happy about it but he'll take it and move on.

Four minutes added on at the end of the half. Still time for something to happen before we go in.

And that's the half. Canada have been doing most of the pressing, had plenty of the ball around Bosnia's box, but they've got nothing to show for it. Meanwhile Bosnia showed up, soaked up the pressure, and then caught them cold with a header from a corner. One nil.

Jesse Marsch's got some thinking to do in that dressing room, Canada need to come out sharper in the second half because this isn't going the way they'd have planned at home.

Huge moment. Oluwaseyi races into the box and there's contact with Vasilj, both going for it. Canada's screaming for a penalty, the crowd's on their feet expecting it. But the replays show it's clean, Vasilj gets there fairly. The ref waves it away and the Canada fans let him know they're not happy about it. Game goes on.

The subs are straight into it. Ahmed shakes off a defender and slides it through to Promise David who's got his back to goal. David turns on his man, opens up his body to shoot but it's too soft, doesn't have enough on it. Close to something there but not quite.

Hydration break time and Bosnia are still hanging on to that one-goal lead. They're under the pump here, Canada's been all over them in this second half but just can't find the breakthrough.

The stats aren't kind to the Reds either, their chances of turning this around are slim. Marsch is animated on the sideline, gesturing, trying to get something going in his players' heads. Can he spark a comeback from this position?

Kone feeds it to Promise David, David flicks it first time and Larin's onto it. He swivels and volleys it from just inside the box, it takes a deflection off Katic on the way through but Larin's done the hard work with that finish.

That's a quality strike and it's gone in. Game's level now, Canada finally get their breakthrough and Larin's made an instant impact coming off the bench. That's exactly what they needed.

David tries one from 20 yards but it's scuffed, goes wide. Canada can smell something now though, the momentum's shifted completely. They're hunting for a winner here.

Laryea's forced to give away a corner under pressure from Bazdar. Bosnia swing it in but Canada deal with it this time. Set-pieces have been a worry for them all game but they hold firm here.

Eustaquio's got another one away but it's rubbish, goes nowhere. His service hasn't been sharp all night really. Six minutes of added time at least, so there's still time for either side to nick it.

Can Canada find a winner here or will Bosnia hold on?

Brilliant from Muharemovic. Laryea's done well down the left, finds Larin with a chance to win it, but Muharemovic throws himself in front and blocks it away. So close for Canada, that could've been it. He's denying them the winner with an excellent piece of defending.

That’s a wrap on this one, a lively opener ends all square in Toronto. We’ll be back with another live blog soon. Until then, goodbye.