Canada Hosts 1st World Cup Match Against Bosnia in Toronto as Davies Misses Opener
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Updated · CNN · Jun 12
Canada Hosts 1st World Cup Match Against Bosnia in Toronto as Davies Misses Opener
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Jun 12
Summary
Toronto stages Canada’s first-ever men’s World Cup match on Friday, with the co-host opening its 2026 campaign against Bosnia and Herzegovina at 3 p.m. ET.
Alphonso Davies will miss the opener with a hamstring injury, leaving Canada to chase its first World Cup win without its captain and best-known player.
Canada has never won a men’s World Cup match in 2 previous appearances, going 0-3 in 1986 and 0-3 again in 2022.
Bosnia arrives as a surprise qualifier after overturning a 1-0 deficit against Italy in the playoff final and winning on penalties, extending Italy’s absence to a 3rd straight World Cup.
Day 2 also brings the United States’ opener against Paraguay in Los Angeles, after Mexico beat South Africa 2-0 and South Korea edged the Czech Republic 2-1 on Day 1.