Canada earns 1st-ever point at a men’s World Cup in draw with Bosnia

Canada earns 1st-ever point at a men’s World Cup in draw with Bosnia-Herzegovina

Published 2:03 pm Friday, June 12, 2026

Bosnian fans watch the Canada vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina game in the Fraser Valley of B.C. on Friday, June 12, 2026. The game, which is being played at Toronto Stadium, is the first 2026 World Cup match to be played on Canadian soil. (Brandon Tucker/Abbotsford News)

Fans watch the Canada vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina game in Victoria, B.C. on Friday, June 12, 2026. The game, which is being played at Toronto Stadium, is the first 2026 World Cup match to be played on Canadian soil. (Tony Trozzo/Victoria News)

Fans watch the Canada vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina game in Courtenay, B.C. on Friday, June 12, 2026. The game, which is being played at Toronto Stadium, is the first 2026 World Cup match to be played on Canadian soil. (Brendan Jure/Comox Valley Record)

Fans watch the Canada vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina game in Toronto, Ont. at the fan festival on Friday, June 12, 2026. The game, which is being played at Toronto Stadium, is the first 2026 World Cup match to be played on Canadian soil. (Shelley MacLellan/Contributed)

Fans take in the Canada-Bosnia game on a big screen at Toronto’s Harbourfront on Friday, June 12. (Shelley MacLellan/Contributed to Black Press Media)

Free soccer pitches are part of the FIFA World Cup fan fun in Toronto’s Nathan Phillips Square. (Shelley MacLellan/Contributed to Black Press Media)

However, it was Canada’s first-ever point in a men’s World Cup.

Canada’s next action in Group B is June 18 (3 p.m. Pacific) versus Qatar at BC Place in Vancouver.

Six minutes of stoppage time has been added. The game is still 1-1.

Canada scores its first goal, tying the game.

Just minutes after coming on as a substitute, Cyle Larin drew Canada even at the 78-minute mark, blasting home a shot from just inside the box to make it 1-1.

Team Canada has some work to do.

The Canadians currently trail Bosnia-Herzegovina 1-0 at halftime, in the first men’s World Cup match to be played in this country at Toronto Stadium.

Striker Jovo Lukic opened the scoring for Bosnia-Herzegovina on 21 minutes after a flick from Sead Kolasinac from an Esmir Bajraktarevic corner.

Canada carried the play in the opening half, controlling two-thirds of possession time and winning 10 corner kicks but only managed one shot on goal in eight attempts.

The scene at Surrey Soccer Fan Zone on Day 2 for Canada’s first match of the #WorldCup. Very full here with lots of local students #SurreyBc @SurreyNowLeader pic.twitter.com/cNJqwarGnO

— Tom Zillich (@TomZillich) June 12, 2026