{"id":15532,"date":"2026-06-13T04:01:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T22:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/?p=15532"},"modified":"2026-06-13T04:01:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T22:31:27","slug":"canada-1-1-bosnia-and-herzegovina-a-historic-point-hard-earned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/canada-1-1-bosnia-and-herzegovina-a-historic-point-hard-earned\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada 1\u20131 Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Historic Point, Hard-Earned"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Forty years of waiting. Six consecutive World Cup losses spread across 1986 and 2022. And then, at BMO Field in Toronto \u2014 a ground full of people who had been dreaming of this moment for a generation \u2014 Cyle Larin scored. Canada had their first-ever World Cup point.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-black ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Page Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/canada-1-1-bosnia-and-herzegovina-a-historic-point-hard-earned\/#Before_a_ball_was_kicked_Davies_ruled_out\" >Before a ball was kicked: Davies ruled out.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/canada-1-1-bosnia-and-herzegovina-a-historic-point-hard-earned\/#Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_strike_first_21%E2%80%B2\" >Bosnia and Herzegovina strike first (21&#8242;)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/canada-1-1-bosnia-and-herzegovina-a-historic-point-hard-earned\/#Canada_pushed_back_%E2%80%94_and_missed\" >Canada pushed back \u2014 and missed.\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/canada-1-1-bosnia-and-herzegovina-a-historic-point-hard-earned\/#Second_half_crossbar_clearances_and_chaos\" >Second half: crossbar, clearances, and chaos<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/canada-1-1-bosnia-and-herzegovina-a-historic-point-hard-earned\/#Larin_off_the_bench_into_history_77%E2%80%B2\" >Larin off the bench, into history (77&#8242;)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/canada-1-1-bosnia-and-herzegovina-a-historic-point-hard-earned\/#What_this_result_means\" >What this result means<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They had to work for it in ways they did not expect. Without their best full-back. Against a Bosnia-Herzegovina side that scored first and defended for their lives. But Canada 1\u20131 Bosnia-Herzegovina is a result that will be remembered long after the 2026 FIFA World Cup\u2122 is done.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don&#8217;t miss a moment of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\">2026 FIFA World Cup\u2122<\/a> \u2014 stream it live on ZEE5 in India. Get the \u20b9799 quarterly plan or the \u20b91,699 annual plan and follow every match live.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Before_a_ball_was_kicked_Davies_ruled_out\"><\/span><b>Before a ball was kicked: Davies ruled out.<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Canada&#8217;s pre-match news was the worst possible. Alphonso Davies \u2014 the team&#8217;s most recognisable player, the engine of their left flank, the name on every shirt in the stadium \u2014 was ruled out before kickoff with a hamstring injury. His absence was felt immediately. Canada&#8217;s attacking width and their ability to transition quickly at pace were both significantly diminished without him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was a setback that could have deflated the occasion before it started. Instead, it seemed to galvanise a packed BMO Field.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_strike_first_21%E2%80%B2\"><\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/bosnia-_-herzegovina\/bosnia-_-herzegovina-squad\">Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/a> strike first (21&#8242;)<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The opener came from a set piece \u2014 and Canada&#8217;s defensive organisation at dead balls was found wanting early. Ivan Ba\u0161i\u0107 delivered a corner kick with pace and curl to the near post, and Jovo Luki\u0107 rose highest to power a close-range header past the Canadian keeper. 1\u20130 Bosnia. The stadium went quiet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was a clinical piece of execution from a Bosnia side that had come to stay compact, limit Canada&#8217;s space, and take their chances when they arrived. They had done exactly that.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Canada_pushed_back_%E2%80%94_and_missed\"><\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/canada\/canada-squad\">Canada<\/a> pushed back \u2014 and missed.\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Canada&#8217;s response was immediate if not clinical. Jonathan David, the team&#8217;s leading striker, should have equalised before the break. He found himself in space inside the box, took a touch, and sent his shot the wrong side of the post. Minutes later, Tani Oluwaseyi had an even clearer look at goal and could not convert. Two chances. Zero goals. The half-time whistle came as Canada trailed and the crowd was on edge.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Second_half_crossbar_clearances_and_chaos\"><\/span><b>Second half: crossbar, clearances, and chaos<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Canada came out with urgency and tempo in the second half. They pressed high, moved the ball quickly, and began to pin Bosnia back. Richie Laryea drove forward and rattled the underside of the crossbar with a drive that had goal written all over it \u2014 until it bounced back into play.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bosnia were hanging on. Sead Kola\u0161inac threw himself at a goalbound effort to clear off the line. Then Nikola Kati\u0107 produced a heroic last-ditch clearance to deny what looked like a certain equaliser. The Bosnia defensive line was stretched, scrambled, and throwing bodies in front of everything. They held on. Until the 77th minute.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Larin_off_the_bench_into_history_77%E2%80%B2\"><\/span><b>Larin off the bench, into history (77&#8242;)<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cyle Larin had come on as a substitute with one job: find the goal. He found it with the kind of movement that reminded the BMO Field crowd why he is so dangerous in tight spaces. Receiving the ball with his back to goal, he spun sharply past his marker, took a touch to set himself, and drilled a low shot that deflected past the keeper and into the net.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1\u20131. BMO Field erupted. Larin wheeled away, arms wide, with the full weight of Canadian football history behind him. It was the 77th minute of a 2026 FIFA World Cup\u2122 group stage match. It was also Canada&#8217;s first-ever World Cup goal that earned them a point \u2014 the first point in their World Cup history.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_this_result_means\"><\/span><b>What this result means<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Canada sit on one point in Group B. It is not the three they came for, but it is a foundation. For a side that lost all three matches at the 2022 World Cup and were eliminated in the group stage in 1986 without a point, this draw represents genuine progress. History has been made in Toronto.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bosnia-Herzegovina, having led and defended well for much of the match, will feel the sting of conceding so late. They will need to regroup. Their next fixture is critical. For Indian fans following FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 from home, this was a match worth the late-night alarm \u2014 high drama, a famous first, and a stadium full of emotion at 12:30 AM IST.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup\u2122 is live on ZEE5 in India. Canada&#8217;s next Group B fixture is coming up \u2014 explore <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/myaccount\/subscription?plan-ref=0-11-7467&amp;asset-ref=0-6-4z5914493&amp;visibility=SELECTED&amp;context=FIFA\">ZEE5 FIFA subscription<\/a> plans and watch live.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forty years of waiting. Six consecutive World Cup losses spread across 1986 and 2022. And then, at BMO Field in Toronto \u2014 a ground full of people who had been dreaming of this moment for a generation \u2014 Cyle Larin scored. Canada had their first-ever World Cup point. 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