{"id":23437,"date":"2026-06-12T21:20:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T21:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/06\/12\/canada-earn-first-world-cup-point-with-draw-against-bosnia-live-updates-and-reaction-the-new-york-times\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T21:20:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T21:20:26","slug":"canada-earn-first-world-cup-point-with-draw-against-bosnia-live-updates-and-reaction-the-new-york-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/06\/12\/canada-earn-first-world-cup-point-with-draw-against-bosnia-live-updates-and-reaction-the-new-york-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada earn first World Cup point with draw against Bosnia: Live updates and reaction &#8211; The New York Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>World Cup<br \/>World Cup 2026<br \/>LIVE<br \/><span>15m ago<\/span><br \/>Advertisement<br \/>live<br \/>Updated <time datetime=\"2026-06-12T21:19:44.660Z\">41s ago<\/time><br \/><strong>Canada began their 2026 World Cup campaign with a credible draw against Bosnia and Herzegovina thanks to Cyle Larin\u2019s superb late goal.<\/strong><br \/>The co-host nation started well in Toronto, but their early momentum was stalled by Jovo Lukic\u2019s header from a corner.<br \/>Canada upped the ante in the second half and secured their first World Cup point when Larin scored with a sublime finish.<br \/><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/football\/game\/discuss\/bosnia-herzegovina-vs-canada\/FeYFTKDf9bpVMctU\/\" target=_self>Join the conversation here<\/a> or email <strong>live@theathletic.com<\/strong>.<\/em><br \/>How hard must that have been for <strong>Alphonso Davies<\/strong> to watch from the dugout?<br \/>The game was there for the taking and he could have added so much to <strong>Canada<\/strong>\u2019s attack, particularly when pushing for a winner.<br \/>An agonizing watch from the bench as <strong>Larin<\/strong> got in a good place to score a winner late on but his shot was blocked.<br \/>Here\u2019s <strong>Sead Kolasinac<\/strong> celebrating his goal-preventing clearance off the line like he had scored a goal.<br \/>A defender who loves defending \u2014 and with that remarkable intervention up onto the bar, he probably felt he had kept his team in with a chance of winning this match.<br \/>As it turned out, he played <strong>Cyle Larin<\/strong> onside for Canada\u2019s equalizer before being subbed off.<br \/>As <em>Phil<\/em> said earlier, plenty of encouragement for <strong>Canada<\/strong> to take despite not getting the win.<br \/>The home side certainly created enough against a resolute and streetwise, if limited, Bosnia side, and probably deserved the win on the balance of play.<br \/>Coming from behind with the pressure on shows minerals too. Reaching the knockout stages is certainly realistic on the evidence of that performance.<br \/>What a moment for <strong>Canada<\/strong>&#x27;s <strong>Cyle Larin<\/strong>.<br \/>Off the bench, first touch and a goal to put his team on course for its first World Cup point.<br \/>Must say, Telemundo&#x27;s coverage of that match has been far superior to that of Fox. And that despite my Spanish not being especially impressive.<br \/>Sticking around for aerial shots of the urgent team talks during the hydration breaks, pleasing syllable-by-syllable pronunciation of the longer names, and it feels more tapped into the emotional ebbs and flows than the occasionally monotone offering of Fox.<br \/>That is <strong>Canada<\/strong>&#x27;s first EVER point at a World Cup in the country&#x27;s history.<br \/>Three losses in 1986. Three losses in 2022.<br \/>A brilliant block from <strong>Tarek Muharemovic<\/strong>, whose fully outstretched leg blocks what would have been a last-gasp winning goal for <strong>Cyle Larin<\/strong>.<br \/>The bleach-blond center half, wearing pink boots, might have saved his side a point with that intervention.<br \/>That&#x27;s that in Toronto and <strong>Canada<\/strong> gets its first point at a World Cup. <br \/>It was richly deserved. The home side pushed and pushed for an equalizer and was finally rewarded through <strong>Larin<\/strong>&#x27;s goal. <br \/><strong>90+5\u2019 Canada 1-1 Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/strong><br \/>Larin gets the ball right in front of goal, takes a touch, shoots, but it&#x27;s a stunning block from Muharemovic!<br \/>That was a huge chance for Canada right at the end. <br \/><strong>90+3\u2019 Canada 1-1 Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/strong><br \/>Now <strong>Bosnia<\/strong> can get the ball deep in the Canadian half from a free kick but goalscorer <strong>Larin<\/strong> comes away with it. <br \/>He&#x27;s hauled down by <strong>Katic<\/strong>, who&#x27;s very quickly shown a yellow card for deliberately halting the attack. <br \/><strong>90+2\u2019 Canada 1-1 Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/strong><br \/>That was <strong>Eustaquio<\/strong>&#x27;s last act of this match as he&#x27;s replaced by <strong>Osorio<\/strong>.<br \/><strong>90+1\u2019 Canada 1-1 Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/strong><br \/><strong>Ahmed <\/strong>is fouled and <strong>Canada<\/strong> can put a free kick into the box. <br \/><strong>Eustaquio<\/strong> sends the ball in but it&#x27;s too long and gathered by <strong>Vasilj<\/strong>. Disappointing. <br \/>There are six minutes added on.<br \/><strong>87\u2019 Canada 1-1 Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/strong><br \/>There are 43,002 in attendance today at BMO Field. Right around at capacity for this stadium.<br \/><strong>84\u2019 Canada 1-1 Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/strong><br \/><strong>Kolasinac<\/strong> hobbles off the pitch to be replaced by <strong>Burnic<\/strong>.<br \/>The Bosnia captain has been excellent today but now finds his side up against it in the final 10 minutes.<br \/><strong>Cyle Larin <\/strong>continues the fine form he showed for English second-tier side Southampton in the second half of last season.<br \/>Lovely touch, roll and finish, though he was aided by a deflection off the defender.<br \/>High-fives all round from Reynolds, Myers, and about 40,000 others.<br \/>The equalizer was coming. And there\u2019s every chance <strong>Canada<\/strong> wins this now.<br \/><strong>79\u2019 Canada 1-1 Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/strong><br \/><strong>Jesse Marsch<\/strong> said before the game that he wanted an impact from <strong>Cyle Larin <\/strong>off the bench and that&#x27;s exactly what he&#x27;s got!<br \/>It&#x27;s a brilliant goal \u2014 <strong>Kone<\/strong> driving forward before a very nice flick into the box from <strong>Promise<\/strong>.<br \/>Larin gets on the end of it, turns, then drives a shot into the net via a deflection off Katic. <br \/>You can&#x27;t say <strong>Canada<\/strong> don&#x27;t deserve it!<br \/><strong>79\u2019 Canada 1-1 Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/strong><br \/><strong>Cyle Larin<\/strong> has only just come onto the pitch but he&#x27;s made the difference!<br \/><strong>74\u2019 Canada 0-1 Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/strong><br \/>Two more changes for <strong>Bosnia<\/strong>. <br \/><strong>Bajraktarevic<\/strong> and <strong>Memic<\/strong> come off, replaced by <strong>Sunjic<\/strong> and 18 -year-old star <strong>Alajbegovic<\/strong>, who is set to join Bayer Leverkusen. <br \/>There&#x27;s lots of fanfare around the Bosnian teenager \u2014 let&#x27;s see if he can impact the game. <br \/>Team Stats<br \/>CAN<br \/>BIH<br \/>Game Details<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMitgFBVV95cUxQXzBTcnRnTnBuaGtHeTdRTDlITklaRmhYN3hsX2o5VEIyWDV4ZDFKaWtaazdtOTJqazJ3VFpid3VPV3lDd21FV1I3VkV3Q1o5MHhXa00zS3NxM1NnMHlFeW5aWHo0bHRoT3l1RGR1eFdfTW9tZWE2b1ZiS3JFYk1OXzV5cW5yLWhNNWJuX29fek1TcUtFT3JxV1VZbUdFdlpKYU9pZDZwRXQ3UnQtZGdwMVUxcGhpZw?oc=5\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World CupWorld Cup 2026LIVE15m agoAdvertisementliveUpdated 41s agoCanada began their 2026 World Cup campaign with a credible draw against Bosnia and Herzegovina thanks to Cyle Larin\u2019s superb late goal.The co-host nation started well in Toronto, but their early momentum was stalled by Jovo Lukic\u2019s header from a corner.Canada upped the ante in the second half and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23438,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23437"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23437\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}