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4 Takeaways From Canada's World Cup Opener vs. Bosnia And Herzegovina

The first FIFA men's World Cup match on Canadian soil delivered drama, dread and most importantly, a point. Canada's historic World Cup match on home soil is now behind us, and it nearly became a national wake. Bosnia and Herzegovina opened the scoring in the 21st minute through striker Jovo Lukic, who headed in his first-ever international goal from point-blank range after Sead Kolašinac's near-post flick on a corner. For an hour, around 43,000 fans at Toronto Stadium stared down a familiar nightmare. Then, Cyle Larin's 78th-minute equalizer rescued a 1-1 draw and the first point in Canadian...