Canada
Bosnia & HerzegovinaThis was a match shaped by a set-piece and a substitution — Bosnia won the aerial duel from a corner kick to score first through Lukic, and Canada needed a manager's gamble to change the game. Larin's arrival transformed the home side's energy in the box, and Promise David's assist through the inside channel found the striker perfectly positioned to fire into the bottom corner. In truth Canada had the better second half but Bosnia were far superior in the first, which is why a draw was the fair result.
Canada
Canada played with the belief and urgency you would expect from a host nation desperate to make history on their own soil — they absorbed Bosnia's early sucker-punch, pushed forward with increasing intensity, and were ultimately rescued by the predatory instinct of substitute Cyle Larin, who needed just two minutes off the bench to equalise in the 78th minute. It was not a polished performance, and Jesse Marsch will know there is sharper football available in his squad, but the heart shown in the second half earned Canada their first ever World Cup point — a genuine milestone.
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina were excellent in the first half, taking full advantage of their early corner to put Jovo Lukic in exactly the right place to nod home in the 21st minute, and they defended their lead with a discipline and physicality that frustrated Canada's attacking transitions for long stretches. Their inability to kill the game when ahead will sting, though, and the concession in the 78th minute means they leave Toronto with one point rather than the three that their first-half display deserved.