TORONTO.- a bit of Cyle Larin in the second half it allowed Canada add the first point of your story in a Worldwith a 1-1 draw against Bosnia and Herzegovina this friday in Toronto.
It was in the first match of the 2026 World Cup on Canadian soil, where Larin, in the 78th minute, sent a shot from the entrance of the area, surrounded by rivals, to balance a match where the Europeans had taken the lead in the 21st minute with a header goal from Jovo Lukic in a corner.
This distribution of points opens a Group B in which Swiss and Taste They measure forces on Saturday in San Francisco.
After counting their six previous World Cup matches as losses, the three in 1986 and the three in 2022, Canada broke that bad streak with a point celebrated in the stands almost as a triumph by the actor Ryan Reynolds and the rest of the red tide.
Larin’s equalizer was a reward for a Canada that arrived with much more fluidity and enthusiasm, against a Bosnia that only relied on its defensive solidity.
The defender Sead Kolasinacthe man who served the corner kick that allowed Lukic’s goal, had saved his team for the first time at the beginning of the second half: he cleared almost over the line with his goalkeeper already beaten, the ball hit the crossbar and the danger receded.
The local insistence ended up leading to Larin’s goal and to a certain extent saving the local party, which had started at a pace of Alanis Morissette and Michael Buble in an opening ceremony prior to a historic match for Canada, which had never before hosted the supreme soccer event.
Brazil can compete with “everyone”
The selector of Brazil, Carlo Ancelottisaid this Friday that the five-time world champions have an individual quality and adequate preparation that allow them to fight against any team in the world. North America World Cup 2026in which they will debut on Saturday against Morocco.
After winning everything as a club coach, the famous Italian will make his debut as a coach in football’s biggest event in charge of a Canarinha that does not win the World Cup since 2002.
“It is a new experience, it is a new responsibility to represent the country of football (…) There are two words: responsibility and honor. It is a unique and very beautiful moment in my career,” he said at a press conference in East Rutherford, New Jerseywhere on Saturday they will face the Atlas Lions.
