Cyle Larin, right, of Canada celebrates with teammates after scoring the team's first goal against Bosnia and Herzegovina, | Photo Credit: Getty Images via AFP

Canada striker Cyle Larin came off the ​bench to grab a 1-1 ‌draw for his side against ​Bosnia and Herzegovina in ⁠a frenetic Group B opener on Friday that long looked like it ‌would end in defeat for the World Cup ‌co-host.

Canada was without its skipper Alphonso Davies, who is recovering from a hamstring injury.

Bosnia went ahead in ‌the ⁠21st minute when Jovo Lukic ⁠steered home a flick-on from a corner for his first international goal, ​but Canada thundered ‌forward and should have equalised through Richie Laryea in the 53rd, only for Bosnia’s Sead ‌Kolasinac to miraculously steer ​his shot off the crossbar and away to safety.

The ⁠Canadians continued to attack relentlessly, but despite creating plenty of ‌chances they lacked precision in their finishing as the Bosnians dealt with a succession of crosses and looked to be heading for a narrow ‌win.

Larin had other ideas, however, when ​introduced in the 76th minute and made an immediate ⁠impact, swivelling in the box and ⁠firing home a deflected strike less than three minutes ‌later to equalise and send the home crowd into ​raptures.

In ‌the final minute of stoppage time, Canada got one last try as Laryea found Larin in the middle of the box ​but as he shot, defender Tarik Muharemovic smothered the attempt and cleared it from the box.

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Published on Jun 13, 2026