Canada vs Bosnia and Herzegovina Key Stats: FIFA World Cup 2026
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- This is the first ever meeting between Canada and Bosnia and Herzegovina, with no previous encounters in either friendly or competitive play.
- Co-hosts Canada qualified automatically and are making their third FIFA World Cup appearance, marking the first time they will feature in back-to-back editions after ending a 36-year absence at Qatar 2022.
- In both of their previous instalments, Canada were eliminated after the group stage, suffering three defeats from three matches each time.
- Five of Canada’s previous six FIFA World Cup matches were also against European opposition, with the exception being a 2-1 defeat against Morocco in their final match in 2022.
- Canada began both of their previous FIFA World Cup campaigns with 1-0 defeats: first to France in 1986, then to Belgium in 2022.
- Alphonso Davies, a seven-time Bundesliga champion with German giants Bayern Munich, made history at Qatar 2022 by scoring Canada’s first-ever World Cup™️ goal just 68 seconds into their match against Croatia.
- Canada are aiming to end a 12‑match winless run for Concacaf teams against European opposition at the FIFA World Cup. The last Concacaf victory over a UEFA side was Mexico’s 1-0 win against Germany in 2018; since then, the record stands at four draws and eight defeats.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina are participating in their second FIFA World Cup™, having made their debut on the global stage at the 2014 edition in Brazil.
- Although they failed to advance beyond the group stage in 2014, Bosnia and Herzegovina gave a good account of themselves. After suffering narrow defeats to Argentina and Nigeria, they closed their campaign out with a memorable 3-1 victory over IR Iran, which was their maiden World Cup win.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina sealed their FIFA World Cup return through the UEFA play‑offs, coming from behind in both ties to win via dramatic penalty shootouts. They edged Wales in Cardiff (1-1 AET, 4-2 pens) before stunning four‑time world champions Italy in Zenica (1-1 AET, 4-1 pens).
- This is Bosnia and Herzegovina’s first FIFA World Cup encounter against a Concacaf team. With this match, they will have faced opponents from four different confederations in the competition: CONMEBOL (Argentina), CAF (Nigeria), AFC (IR Iran) and Concacaf (Canada).
- Edin Džeko and Sead Kolašinac are the only two players in the current Bosnia and Herzegovina squad who also featured at the nation’s sole previous FIFA World Cup appearance in 2014.
- Thirteen of Canada’s 26‑player squad for the 2026 finals were also part of their Qatar 2022 delegation.
- Richie Laryea and Jonathan Osorio could both appear in a FIFA World Cup™ match in the home stadium of their club, Toronto FC. Osorio also celebrates his 34th birthday on the day of the game and could become the oldest outfield player ever to feature in a FIFA World Cup™ match on his birthday.
- At 40 years and 87 days, Edin Džeko could become the second‑oldest outfield player ever to appear in a FIFA World Cup™, behind Roger Milla of Cameroon, who was 42 years and 39 days old when he played against Russia on 12 June in 1994. If he starts, Džeko would become the first outfield player aged over 40 ever to start a match at the finals.
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