{"id":86671,"date":"2026-06-13T07:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T07:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/86671\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T07:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T07:00:19","slug":"canada-draws-opening-world-cup-match-with-bosnia-herzegovina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/86671\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada draws opening World Cup match with Bosnia-Herzegovina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Group B, FIFA World Cup 2026. Photo: VTC\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/13.06_fm_8.jpg\" typeof=\"foaf:Image\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Group B, FIFA World Cup 2026. Photo: VTC<\/p>\n<p>The Canadians were the favorites due to their squad quality and thorough preparation for the tournament. However, Bosnia-Herzegovina scored the opening goal in the 23rd minute with a header from Jovo Lukic. In the second half, Canada made several substitutions, which proved effective. In the 79th minute, veteran striker Cyle Larin executed a skillful turn and shot into the far corner, beating goalkeeper Nikola Vasilj and securing a 1-1 draw.<\/p>\n<p>With a point each in their opening match of Group B at the 2026 World Cup, both Canada and Bosnia-Herzegovina have a chance to compete for a spot in the next round against the remaining two teams, Switzerland and Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, at 00:30, Canada opened the 2026 World Cup at BMO Field in Toronto, where the audience were treated to a performance by the rock icon Alanis Morissette, who holds both Canadian and American citizenship. The ceremony included vibrant sets by world-renowned artists such as Alessia Cara, Nora Fatehi, and Michael Bubl\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>The opening ceremony of the World Cup in the US took place at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, featuring a star-studded lineup of international music stars, including Katy Perry, LISA, Future, Anitta, and Rema, before the USA vs. Paraguay opening match.<\/p>\n<p>The US spectacle was the third and final installment of a historic, three-part opening ceremony across the three host nations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Group B, FIFA World Cup 2026. Photo: VTC The Canadians were the favorites due to their squad quality&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":86672,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[17,33344,33345,6312,33342,33343,33346,3543],"class_list":["post-86671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-canada","tag-canada","tag-draws","tag-match","tag-opening","tag-vov","tag-vovworld","tag-with-bosnia-herzegovina","tag-world-cup"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86671","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86671"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86671\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}