Canada vs Bosnia highlights FIFA World Cup 2026: Larin salvages draw for CAN

We are at the second hydration break of the game which means Canada have just about 20 minutes to salvage something from this game. Canada have had at least four chances to score and have managed to squander all of them in completely different ways.

After 70 minutes, CAN 0-1 B&H

After some intense pressure on the Bosnian goal, Richie Laryea finds himself on the left of the goal and the Canadian defender turns the ball towards the goal at an angle that the Bosnian keeper is beaten. But out of nowhere former Arsenal players Sead Kolasinac comes in and redirects the ball and it thuds into the crossbar. It flies away from harm's way and Bosnia survive once again!

After 55 minutes, CAN 0-1 B&H

Uh oh! A nasty clash between Bosnia keeper Vasilj and Canada's Oluwaseyi. Both players are down.

The Canadian was slightly offside as he ran on a lofted pass on the right flank that sailed over the Canada defence's head. Before he could get his head to the ball, Vasilj came rushing out to the edge of his box and punched the ball away. In the process, he also caught Oluwaseyi's head while the Canadian's body thudded into the keeper's.

After a brief fix up from the physios, both players a re good to go again!

Still 1-0 in favour of Bosnia.

Here we go! Teh second half is upon us. Can Canada score?

This just means Canada have four more minutes to squander chance after chance! Canada have done everything in those 45 4 minutes other than doing the one thing you need to do in a football game: scoring a goal.

Never mind. They have 45 more minutes coming up to try and change their luck in front of the goal.

Half-time ??: CAN 0-1 B&H

Another chance for Canada which they waste! Oluwaseyi shrugs off his marker at the edge of the box and turns around to take a look at the goal. Then with just the keeper to beat, he puts his foot through the ball to send it into the fans. That shot would have meant something in rugby.

After 32 minutes: CAN 0-1 B&H

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Jovo Lukic puts Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead in the 21st minute! A goal from a corner kick! In the middle of some intense grappling in the Canadian box, Lukic gets his head to the ball and nods it in!

After 21 minutes: CAN 0-1 B&H

Two great chances for Canada in two minutes. First, there is a brilliant cross from the left flank which gors untapped. And then, Jonathan David finds himself 13 yards from an open goal and his shot is straight at the keepr in front of him.

What a chance

Alistair Johnston earns himself the first yellow of the evening for a crunching tackle without getting any of the ball. He had to put in that tackle to try and stop the Bosnians from running away to the goal after the Canadians gave away the ball cheaply in the middle.

after 11 minutes, CAN 0-0 B&H

Just three minutes in and end to end stuff so far! Both sides making their way into the opposition's box, but nothing incisive yet!

Amar Memic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) has an attempt at goal, and then Jovo Lukic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) attempts an effort on goal. Nothing too stressful for the home fans.

After 5 minutes, CAN 0-0 B&H

Canada, in red, and Bosnia in white jerseys with blue highlights kick us off!

And Canada earn a penalty in the first minute itself. remember, Canada have never won a FIFA World Cup game in two World Cups before this. Can that change today?

Both sets of players are waiting at the mouth of the tunnel while the people bearing the 48 flags of the participating nations are currently marching out. Kick off shortly. Or whenever this display with the flags ends.

One of the biggest stars in the Canadian team is Alphonso Davies, who was ruled out for Friday’s match. Why? because he is currently nursing a hamstring injury sustained during Bayern Munich's Champions League semifinal against Paris Saint-Germain on May 6.

Bosnia and Herzegovina have a viral song at the FIFA World Cup: “I Am from Bosnia — Take Me To America.” Written by Bosnian band Dubioza Kolektiv, it's a viral anthem about disillusionment with the American Dream.

The Bosnian fans sang this song from the bleachers in Zenica during the play-off final against Italy.

In less than three weeks, the video celebrating soccer's working-class roots has notched nearly 2 million views on YouTube — on top of the 26 million views the original “USA,” released in 2011, has amassed over the years.

Here's what it goes like:

Google Sergez Barbarez and the first search result will be from a poker website CardPlayer where the gent has collected a cool USD 143,648 in earnings playing poker.

As Bosnia and Herzegovina take on Canada on Friday night, all eyes will be on the sidelines where Barbarez will shepherd the proceedings against the hosts in Group B.

Before he dragged B&H into the World Cup, and two summers before he engineered an ouster of beloved Italy from the World Cup, Barbarez had happily retired to Germany where he played plenty for Borussia Dortmund, Hamburger SV and Bayer Leverkusen.

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As World No 64, Bosnia-Herzegovina are the lowest-ranked team in Group B behind Switzerland (19), Canada (30) and Qatar (56). But that does not bother the Balkan side at all.

“Even if we are underrated or underdogs, we did something that everyone knows who we are,” forward Ermedin Demirovic said before practice Thursday. “It’s not a problem to be the underdog, to be honest.”

This coach Sergej Barbarez added: “We are a small country, this is our second ever World Cup and for sure we are sort of an underdog in many of the matches ahead. But if you look at the previous 20 or so games there were only two teams that were ranked lower than us, and if you know our results, I think that you have to just admire what we’ve managed to achieve.”

Canada XI: Crépeau, Johnston, De Fougerolles, Cornelius, Laryea, Buchanan, Koné, Eustáquio, Millar, Jonathan David, Oluwaseyi

Canada Subs: St. Clair, Goodman, Jones, Waterman, Choinière, Larin, Shaffelburg, Bombito, Davies, Ahmed, Osorio, Sigur, Promise, Saliba, Nelson

Bosnia and Herzegovina XI: Vasilj, Dedic, Katic, Muharemovic, Kolasinac, Bajraktarevic, Basic, Tahirovic, Memic, Demirovic, Lukic

Bosnia and Herzegovina Subs: Jurkas, Zlomislic, Mujakic, Hadzikadunic, Gigovic, Bazdar, Dzeko, Sunjic, Hadziahmetovic, Burnic, Alajbegovic, Radeljic, Tabakovic, Malic, Mahmic

So the veteran Edin Dzeko starts on the bench for Bosnia and Alphonso Davis too is not in the XI for Canada.

Possible Canada starting XI: Crepeau; Johnston, De Fougerolles, Cornelius, Laryea; Kone, Eustaquio, Buchanan, Millar; David, Larin

Possible Bosnia and Herzegovina starting XI: Vasilj; Dedic, Katic, Muharemovic, Kolasinac; Bajraktarevic, Tahirovic, Sunjic, Memic; Demirovic, Dzeko

Speaking of Nora Fatehi performing Siir Siir, her "official FIFA song" at the opening ceremony, today we learnt that this edition of the World Cup has 18 official 2026 World Cup songs.

18!!!

Even Bollywood producers and directors will be stunned by that many songs being used for something.

And here we have Nora Fatehi performing her official FIFA song, Siir Siir on stage in Toronto. She is joined by Vegedream and Sanjoy.

Vegedream, of course, was behind the catchy Ramenez la Coupe à la Maison back in 2018 in celebration of France's World Cup triumph in Russia. This was the song that had names of all the French players among the lyrics and the French team has walked out to in celebration of thier title.

The second opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup is up and running. This one starts with a tribute to the culture of the aboriginal communities. These were the communities that first inhabited Canada.

And we have William Prince, a Canadian singer of aboriginal background, walking out to narrate a choreographed performance of traditional music and dance.

Canada’s World Cup 2026 fixtures

12 June: Canada v Bosnia and Herzegovina - Toronto Stadium
18 June: Canada v Qatar - BC Place Vancouver
24 June: Switzerland v Canada - BC Place Vancouver

Bosnia and Herzegovina's World Cup 2026 fixtures

12 June: Canada v Bosnia and Herzegovina– Toronto Stadium
18 June: Switzerland v Bosnia and Herzegovina– Los Angeles Stadium
24 June: Bosnia and Herzegovina v Qatar– Seattle Stadium

Another clip showing the scenes from Toronto streets as the country awaits their game against Bosnia and Herzegovina

THE VIBES IN TORONTO RIGHT NOW ???????? pic.twitter.com/pzzMtjsYEa

— Made In Canada (@MadelnCanada) June 12, 2026

The Bosnia and Herzegovina fans are out in full force in Toronto! Absolute scenes!

Bosnia and Herzegovina fans march through Toronto! ????pic.twitter.com/ic2eNn2vDg

— World Cup 2026 (@WorldCupMedia) June 12, 2026

How Bosnia and Herzegovina came to the FIFA World Cup 2026: the European side overcame Wales on penalties in the semi-finals, then stunned Italy to seal qualification for just their second World Cup, following their debut at the 2014 edition in Brazil.

Canadian-born artist of Moroccan descent Nora Fatehi will be one of the performers at the FIFA World Cup opening Ceremony at the Toronto Stadium. She will belt out her official FIFA song, Siir Siir on stage in Toronto on Friday.

"This is the time where we see everyone from across the world, different countries that qualify, come and take centre stage. This is the time that we celebrate talent - and music and football really do come hand in hand. And I wanted to use this as an opportunity to represent, to create multiculturalism within art and also to tell my story," Fatehi told BBC Newsbeat.

Canada are playing at their third FIFA World Cup. Their previous two World Cup campaigns came in Mexico in 1986 and at Qatar 2022. Each time they crashed out at the group stage. They have played six games in the previous two World Cup appearances and lost all six games, scoring two goals and conceding 12.

When the Opening Ceremony plays out today at the Toronto Stadium before the Canada vs Bosnia game, the venue will create history. It will become the first Canadian ground to host a game at the FIFA World Cup.

Toronto has previously hosted games at the FIFA U-17 World Cup, FIFA U-20 World Cup and the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Canada vs Bosnia and Herzegovina game from Group B and the glamourous opening ceremony before that featuring Alanis Morissette, Michael Buble, Nora Fatehi and Vegedream.