Co-hosts Canada welcome Bosnia and Herzegovina in the first World Cup match ever to be played on Canadian soil, as both nations aim to improve on their previous performances on the biggest stage.
For Canada, this will be their third appearance at a World Cup and second in a row, after the team played in Qatar in 2022.
Unlike their opponents, they qualified automatically as co-hosts and will be looking for their first-ever win on Friday. The Reds have never won a point at a World Cup, losing all six previous fixtures.
Bosnia and Herzegovina had to work much harder to get here and earned their ticket through the final qualification playoffs, when they beat Italy on penalties.
This will be the country’s second appearance at a World Cup after 2014, when they finished third in Group F, which also featured future world champions Argentina.
Probable line-ups
Canada: Crepeau, Cornelius, Laryea, de Fougerolles, Johnston, Buchanan, Millar, Kone, Eustaquio, David, Larin
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Vasilj, Memic, Muharemovic, Gigovic, Burnic, Bajraktarevic, Basic, Celik, Mahmic, Demirovic, Bazdar
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