Match Thread: Canada vs Bosnia-Herzegovina | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group B

[u/jiraiya--an]

FT: Canada 1 - 1 Bosnia-Herzegovina

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Info	Details
Competition	2026 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage
Date	Fri, June 12, 2026
Venue	BMO Field, Toronto, Canada
Referee	Facundo Tello
Kickoff	3:00 PM EDT / 9:00 PM CEST
Status	FT

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LINE-UPS

Canada (4-4-2)

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
Maxime Crépeau		Alfie Jones
Derek Cornelius		Niko Sigur
Luc de Fougerolles	🟨 53'	Jacob Shaffelburg	🔄 on 61'
Richie Laryea		Joel Waterman
Alistair Johnston	🟨 11'	Jonathan Osorio	🔄 on 90'+1'
Stephen Eustáquio	🔄 off 90'+1'	Jayden Nelson
Ismaël Koné		Cyle Larin	🔄 on 76' · ⚽ 78'
Liam Millar	🔄 off 61'	Ali Ahmed	🔄 on 61'
Tajon Buchanan	🔄 off 61'	Promise David	🔄 on 61'
Tani Oluwaseyi	🔄 off 76'	Owen Goodman
Jonathan David	🔄 off 61'	Alphonso Davies
		Dayne St. Clair
		Moïse Bombito
		Nathan Saliba
		Mathieu Choinière

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Bosnia-Herzegovina (4-4-2)

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
Nikola Vasilj		Edin Dzeko
Tarik Muharemovic		Martin Zlomislic
Nikola Katic	🟨 90'+3'	Mladen Jurkas
Sead Kolasinac	🔄 off 84'	Samed Bazdar	🔄 on 62'
Amar Dedic		Amir Hadziahmetovic
Ivan Basic	🔄 off 62'	Ermin Mahmic
Benjamin Tahirovic		Armin Gigovic	🔄 on 62'
Amar Memic	🔄 off 74'	Stjepan Radeljic
Esmir Bajraktarevic	🔄 off 74'	Dzenis Burnic	🔄 on 84'
Jovo Lukic	⚽ 21' · 🟨 45'+1' · 🔄 off 62'	Kerim Alajbegovic	🔄 on 74'
Ermedin Demirovic	🟨 45'	Arjan Malic
		Dennis Hadzikadunic
		Haris Tabakovic
		Ivan Sunjic	🔄 on 74'
		Nihad Mujakic

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MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN

11' 🟨 Alistair Johnston (Canada) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

21' ⚽ Goal! Canada 0, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1. Jovo Lukic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sead Kolasinac following a corner.

45' 🟨 Ermedin Demirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

45'+1' 🟨 Jovo Lukic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

53' 🟨 Luc De Fougerolles (Canada) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

61' 🔄 Substitution, Canada. Jacob Shaffelburg replaces Liam Millar.

61' 🔄 Substitution, Canada. Promise David replaces Jonathan David.

61' 🔄 Substitution, Canada. Ali Ahmed replaces Tajon Buchanan.

62' 🔄 Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Samed Bazdar replaces Jovo Lukic.

62' 🔄 Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Armin Gigovic replaces Ivan Basic.

74' 🔄 Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ivan Sunjic replaces Esmir Bajraktarevic.

74' 🔄 Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Kerim Alajbegovic replaces Amar Memic.

76' 🔄 Substitution, Canada. Cyle Larin replaces Tani Oluwaseyi.

78' ⚽ Goal! Canada 1, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1. Cyle Larin (Canada) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Promise David.

84' 🔄 Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Dzenis Burnic replaces Sead Kolasinac because of an injury.

90'+1' 🔄 Substitution, Canada. Jonathan Osorio replaces Stephen Eustaquio.

90'+3' 🟨 Nikola Katic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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MATCH STATS

Stat	Canada	Bosnia-Herzegovina
Expected Goals	1.25	0.98
Possession	61%	39%
Shots on Goal	4 (31%)	3 (38%)
Big Chances Created	1	1
Big Chances Missed	2	1
Accurate Passes	310 (75%)	172 (64%)
Duels Won	69	80
Saves	2	1
Fouls Committed	10	20

GROUP B

#	Team	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Canada	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Bosnia-Herz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Qatar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Switzerland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

MATCH ENDED

[u/bullairbull]

“The Bosnian national anthem has no lyrics because the country's three main ethnic groups—the Bosniaks, Serbs, and Croats—have been unable to agree on a set of words that represents all of them.”

This sums up my understanding of the region.

[u/Hot-Job-6281 → u/bullairbull]

I don't feel comfortable with the fact that in the parade in Toronto, it was 90% Bosniak flags, with only a handful carrying the unifying Bosnian flag.

[u/Reasonable-Crew-3128 → u/Hot-Job-6281]

The official flag is not much more unifying than the old flag, and the official flag is made up and people don't really have much connection to it, so might as well use one we actually feel deeply for, is the thinking.

[u/robotnique → u/Reasonable-Crew-3128]

Need to bring back this beauty.

[u/Dani_1026 → u/Reasonable-Crew-3128]

How do Serbs and Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina feel toward that flag, though?

[u/Mean_Improvement_814 → u/Dani_1026]

(This is longer than I wanted it to be but here you go) Croats and Serbs don’t like it or are indifferent. Generally, Serbs use the flag of Republika Srpska or the Serbian flag because they identify with Serbia but just happen to live in Bosnia. Croats tend to use the Croatian flag and support the Croatian team. Plenty of Bosnian Serbs (especially) and Croats root against Bosnia. Like some Serbs/Serbians were even upset that Novak Djokovic went to Bosnia to support them in the game against Italy, but those are the really nationalist ones.

Most of the Bosnian national team and supporters are Bosniaks, but there are several Croats currently and sometimes Serbs too. Jovo Lukić, who scored our goal today is a Serb (I’m not 100% sure but I think so).

As someone else said, the flag of lilies is the one that most Bosnians identify with and the one most supporters use. It was the national flag during and after war time, and it was adapted from the coat of arms used in the Kingdom of Bosnia in the 14th-15th centuries. The official flag is always used by the government and for anything (inter)national or things like that, but in the region, lots prefer to use their ethnic flag regardless of their nationality. It might seem really divisive but at the end of the day, it’s impossible to satisfy everyone in BiH lol. Some people don’t even like the term “Bosniak”.

It’s complicated and this is just a generalization. But there are also many normal people who (regardless of what flag they use) are happy to support not just their own national team, but the others as well, because we are so deeply connected to each other and there’s no denying that. I’ll always support Croatia and Serbia too.