Day two of the FIFA World Cup 2026™ group stage offered two very different stories — a famous first that had forty years of waiting behind it, and a four-goal rout that confirmed a host nation means business. Canada found their feet. The USA found the net. Here is everything that happened on June 13.
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Match 1 — Canada 1–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina | BMO Field, Toronto | 12:30 AM IST
Before a ball was kicked, Canada were already without Alphonso Davies — ruled out with a hamstring injury. It set a nervous tone in a stadium that had waited a very long time for this moment. Then Bosnia and Herzegovina made it worse. Jovo Lukić rose to meet an Ivan Bašić corner in the 21st minute and headed home at close range. 1–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina. BMO Field fell quiet.
What followed was a half of missed opportunities. Jonathan David had a golden chance but couldn’t convert. Tani Oluwaseyi squandered another. Bosnia defended with discipline and resilience, and Canada went in at half-time behind and frustrated.
The second half brought the siege. Richie Laryea hit the underside of the crossbar. Sead Kolašinac cleared off the line. Nikola Katić produced a last-ditch intervention. Bosnia threw themselves at everything. But in the 77th minute, substitute Cyle Larin received the ball with his back to goal, spun sharply, and drilled a low finish past the keeper. 1–1.
Canada’s first-ever World Cup point. The stadium erupted. Forty years — across the 1986 and 2022 editions — of World Cup hurt released in a single moment. It was not the win they wanted, but it was history, and it was earned.
Match 2 — USA 4–1 Paraguay | SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles | 6:30 AM IST
The United States announced themselves with one of the performances of the early tournament. Four goals, a Christian Pulisic masterclass in creativity, and two strikes in stoppage time — one in each half — that made the afternoon feel like a celebration.
It started in the 7th minute when a Pulisic run and McKennie pass deflected off Paraguay’s Damián Bobadilla for an own goal. Folarin Balogun added a second in the 30th minute after a disallowed goal for offside moments earlier. Then, in the fourth minute of first-half stoppage time, Balogun cut past a defender and curled a finish into the top corner. 3–0 at half-time. Stunning.
Paraguay gave the crowd a brief moment of concern in the 72nd minute when Maurício finished to make it 3–1. But in the seventh minute of second-half stoppage time, substitute Giovanni Reyna settled it with a sublime outside-of-the-boot finish from the edge of the box. 4–1. SoFi Stadium was still bouncing long after the final whistle.
The bigger picture after Day 2
Group B: Canada on one point, Bosnia-Herzegovina on one point. The draw keeps both sides alive but means neither can afford another slip. Group D: the United States sit top on three points with a goal difference that will make every other team in the group take notice. Paraguay, despite Maurício’s goal, has a steep mountain to climb.
Two days into the FIFA World Cup 2026™, the pattern is becoming clear: nothing is predictable, stoppage time is when tournaments are made or lost, and the host nations are very much in this. More to come tomorrow.
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