It's finally time for the big one, the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Canada begins its home campaign in Toronto on Friday, taking on Bosnia and Herzegovina, a side that will not go down without a fight.
Here's everything you need to know.
How Canada enters this match
Canada has had a decent run heading into the World Cup, going eight matches undefeated since their 1-0 loss to Australia back in October.
The two June friendlies saw Canada defeat Uzbekistan in Edmonton by a 2-0 scoreline before grabbing a 1-1 draw against Ireland in Montréal.
How Bosnia and Herzegovina enters this match
Bosnia's final part in their journey to the World Cup was nothing short of spectacular.
Having taken down the Welsh on penalties before famously repeating that result against Italy, this Bosnia and Herzegovina side cannot be overlooked.
They also enter this match on an eight-match unbeaten run, but they have grabbed 6 regulation-time draws during this run, with their last win dating back to November.
Head-to-head
This will be Canada's first-ever encounter with Bosnia and Herzegovina, making this match even more interesting for some neutrals.
Players to watch
Canada's lethal player up top needs a goal. While Jonathan David is the nation's all-time top scorer with 39 goals, he hasn't scored a non-penalty goal for Les Rouges since their 3-0 win against Romania back in September of last year. While he did score two penalties against Iceland, those have been the only goals he's had since that Romania game, and when you combine that with his poor form for Juventus, it's not a good sign for any striker heading into a major tournament. We have seen David endure some rough stretches during his career, so let's hope as Canadian fans that the 26-year-old can get one over the line on Friday, as he needs it for his and Jesse Marsch's sake.
When you think about Bosnia and Herzegovina, one name stands out from the rest, and his name is Edin Džeko. The 40-year-old is entering his second World Cup, as he's also fresh off a half-season with German side FC Schalke 04, where he recorded six goals and three assists in eleven matches, with only six starts. He is at the twilight of his career, but Džeko will still be a dangerous threat to the Canadian defence, as he scored six goals in nine games during Bosnia and Herzegovina's qualifying campaign. Sergej Barbarez's side will definitely look to create chances for Džeko to convert, so Canada's defending must be spot on.
Availability
For Canada, Ismaël Koné seems to be okay after missing Wednesday's training session with illness, but the same cannot be said for Moïse Bombito, as Matthew Scianitti reported that the 26-year-old embraced everyone before leaving the pitch. He also had two wraps on his legs, which all signals that Bombito will not be fit in time.
During media scrums, Moïse Bombito did physical drills with dir. of performance Pierre Barrieu, team doctor Dr. Dave Simon, and assistant coach Ewan Sharp. Bombito had 2 wraps on his leg, Jesse Marsch came over. Bombito embraced everyone and left the pitch. No update from #CanMNT
— Matthew Scianitti (@TSNScianitti) June 10, 2026
Alphonso Davies will also likely miss this game, but should be available for the two games in Vancouver and anything after that. Ralph Priso also has some injury doubts, as the Whitecaps defender has had modified training along with Canada's captain, as he would be the likely Bombito replacement. Ali Ahmed and Jacob Shaffelburg are both back in full training, as it will be interesting if Ahmed is fit enough to start in Toronto.
Bosnia and Herzegovina have some injury doubts as well, with both Edin Džeko and Haris Tabaković not participating in training yesterday and were in physical therapy. Tabaković is nursing a metatarsal fracture in his left leg from Borussia Mönchengladbach's final game of the season against Hoffenheim. Džeko hasn't played in over a month, playing 24 minutes against Eintracht Braunschweig and not receiving any minutes in Bosnia's two June friendlies.
Projected XIs
TrueNorthFoot projects both sides to deploy a 4-4-2 formation, with Canada expected to play a side very similar to the one they played against both Uzbekistan and Ireland.
Ismaël Koné, who had a fever on Wednesday, is expected to be replaced on Friday's starting XI.
Canada (4-4-2): Maxime Crépeau; Alistair Johnston, Luc De Fougerolles, Derek Cornelius, Richie Laryea; Tajon Buchanan, Nathan Saliba, Stephen Eustáquio (c), Liam Millar; Jonathan David, Tani Oluwaseyi
Bosnia and Herzegovina (4-4-2): Nikola Vasilj; Amar Dedić, Nikola Katić, Tarik Muharemović, Sead Kolašinac; Esmir Bajraktarević, Ivan Bašić, Benjamin Tahirović, Kerim Alajbegović; Ermedin Demirović (c), Jovo Lukić
Game information and how to watch
📆 Friday, June 12, 2026
⏰ 4:00 pm AT / 3:00 pm ET / 2:00 pm CT / 1:00 pm MT / 12:00 pm PT
📺 TSN, RDS, CTV
👤 Facundo Tello (Argentina)
🏟 Toronto Stadium, Toronto, Canada
