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Namibia: Canada draw with Bosnia Herzegovina to earn first ever World Cup point – Sport

Namibia: Canada draw with Bosnia Herzegovina to earn first ever World Cup point – Sport

Africa Links 24 with Helge Schutz
Published on 2026-06-12 21:39:39

Co-hosts Canada grabbed a second-half equaliser to draw 1-1 with Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday in the first World Cup finals game ever played on Canadian soil.

Cyle Larin got Canada’s goal after Jovo Lukic put Bosnia ahead with a header in the 21st minute in Toronto.

The result gave Canada its first point in World Cup history.

Canadian sides had a perfect record of futility at two previous tournament appearances in 1986 and 2022, with six losses.

Lukic’s goal from a corner…

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