4 lessons from Canada's World Cup game against Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ana María López
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Canada's first FIFA World Cup match on home soil brought drama, fear and most importantly, a point. Bosnia and Herzegovina struck in the 21st minute, as striker Jovo Lukic opened the scoring with his first international goal from point-blank range from a corner. About 43,000 fans packed Toronto Stadium to fight a familiar fear. Then, Ciel Larin's 78th-minute equalizer snapped a 1-1 tie and earned Canada its first point in men's World Cup history. Here are four lessons from the match. 1. Bosnia could cause problems. Bosnia and Herzegovina beat Italy on penalties in the playoffs, showing that this is a well-rounded team with young talent. Has real technical ability in midfield and attack. Benjamin Tahrovic controls the tempo, while Esmir Bajkartarevic plays with God. 2. Sylvester Laurin, first. Write this down, because it will answer a pub question: Larin was on the field for two minutes when he fired a deflected shot into the bottom corner, becoming Canada's second player to score at the Men's World Cup. The first was Alphonso Davis. 3. Canada missed Fonzi a lot. Alphonso Davies missed the match with a hamstring injury, and his absence was felt. 4. Calculation of Group B. According to the bookmakers, Switzerland is the favorite of the group and the queue is the lowest. Switzerland and Qatar meet on Saturday. Canada's meeting with Switzerland becomes a meeting that defines a generation.


