Canada v Bosnia and Herzegovina: World Cup 2026 – live
Key events
Here’s what Jesse Marsch has had to say in the buildup, heralding the multiculturalism of his squad. Welcome words from the former Leeds manager.
From the moment I stepped into the environment with this team, I was incredibly impressed by how much they loved each other, how much they were drawn to each other and how much, even though there were differences, their back stories had similarities: first and second-generation Canadian, Portuguese, French, Jamaican, Colombian, Scottish …
Preamble
Mexico’s had its turn; off we roll to Canada, hosting the men’s World Cup for the very first time. That’s history already guaranteed but Jesse Marsch will want more from the day, particularly when he’s assembled a team that reached the semi-finals of the 2024 Copa América and have lost just one game in normal time in the last year. A point would be significant for Canada – they’ve played six World Cup games and lost them all – but this really is their time to make a splash and get to the knockouts.
Up first: Edin Dzeko’s Bosnia and Herzegovina. Yep, he’s still knocking them in at 40, part of the side that ground their way through the qualifying playoffs, breaking Welsh and Italian hearts, back at the World Cup for the first time in 12 years. Time to ruin the Toronto party, too? We’ll see at 3pm local time. Or 8pm in BST money (5am Saturday AEST).
