Hosts Canada will be under intense pressure when they face Bosnia and Herzegovina in their first World Cup match on Friday, as it marks one of the most important turning points in the team's football history.
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Hosts Canada will be under intense pressure when they face Bosnia and Herzegovina in their first match at the World Cup on Friday. This will be the most important turning point in the team's football history. The home crowd could also be a decisive part of this match. Both teams will have the same goal of reaching the knockout stage. This is a very painful time in Canada's history at the World Cup.
Canada has lost all six matches so far. After participating in the World Cups from 1986 to 2022, Canada is now searching for its identity in football. But since Jesse Marsch came to the coach, Canada has made good progress. In the meantime, Canada has made its debut at the Copa America. The team had planned to travel to the semi-finals.
Canada was defeated by eventual champions Argentina in the last four. For now, the team's biggest hope of progress lies with forward Jonathan David. He is Canada's top scorer with 39 goals. He is the player who can end Canada's continuous failure at the World Cup and create new history.
Bosnia will be the one to block this path. Bosnia, which is playing in its second World Cup, is the same team that defeated four-time World Cup winners Italy in a penalty shootout in the European qualifiers. Bosnia first played in the World Cup in 2014, and two players from that time are still in the team.
One of them is captain Edin Dzeko. For the Bosnian team, he is more like a parent than a player. The team itself is young and it is believed that it can make a good impression at the World Cup. There are 8 players over 40 in this World Cup. Dzeko is one of them. He is the top scorer for Bosnia. In this sense, he is also the most important player in the current team.
