Canada will be playing in their third World Cup after 1986 and 2022
Bosnia last reached the World Cup finals in 2014
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World Cup co-hosts Canada take on Bosnia-Herzegovina in Toronto on Friday as both teams aim to begin their campaigns with a victory.
This will be Canada's third World Cup, with the Reds having failed to win a game in either 1986 or 2022, a record Jesse Marsch will be looking to end this summer.
For Bosnia, this will be only their second World Cup finals.
In 2014, they won one match and finished third in their group, while this time around they beat both Wales and Italy on penalties in play-off ties.
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Team news
Canada captain Alphonso Davies is a doubt for this opening clash against Bosnia due to a hamstring injury, but he should be fit for the second group stage game if he misses this one.
Elsewhere, Moses Bombito will also be absent after failing to recover from a tibia injury.
Haris Tabakovic, who scored Bosnia's equaliser against Italy in the play-off final, will not feature on Friday due to an ankle injury.
Talisman and record goalscorer, Edin Dzeko, is a doubt because of a shoulder injury and he will be given as much time as possible to recover for this game.
The stats
This will be the first ever meeting between these two nations.
Canada are unbeaten across their previous eight international matches, last tasting defeat in October 2025 to Australia.
Bosnia have drawn their last five matches, including the play-off ties against Wales and Italy, which were both won via a penalty shootout.
Both teams have scored in two of Canada's last four matches, while eight of Bosnia's previous nine games has seen both teams find the back of the net.
Canada have scored only two goals across six World Cup matches.
Dzeko is Bosnia's record scorer with 72 goals in 146 appearances for his country and he scored against Iran at the 2014 finals.
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Prediction
Canada enter the World Cup in solid form and have a great opportunity to not only win a match for the first time at the finals, but to make the knockout stage.
Two wins and three draws have been recorded this year, while Marsch led Canada to the semi-finals of the 2024 Copa America.
Bosnia qualified the hard way, coming through two play-off ties to reach their second World Cup.
A late equaliser forced a penalty shootout against Wales, which was won 4-2. That set up a clash with Italy and it was clear the four-time World Cup winners were massive favourites.
Once again, Bosnia scored a late equaliser and again they won on penalties to seal their spot in North America.
This will be an intriguing match-up, but expect Canada to make history with a narrow win over their European opponents.
Score Prediction: Canada 2-1 Bosnia
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