It’s not an overstatement to suggest that this Canada match against Bosnia and Herzegovina is the biggest in the history of the men’s national team. It’s also not hyperbolic to say this is a historic day for Canadian sport.
The World Cup is one of the grandest sporting events. Never before have matches been staged on Canadian soil. That changes today for the co-host nation.
Canada has a history of hosting sporting events. The Montreal 1976 Summer Olympics. Two Winter Olympic Games in Calgary (1988) and Vancouver (2010).
The Toronto Raptors in the NBA winning the championship: the first title for a non-American franchise. The Toronto Blue Jays winning back-to-back World Series in 1992 and 1993 and getting back there last year.
Canada manager Jesse Marsch said during his pre-match media conference:
💬 “We are ready to play some big games. We are ready to make our country proud, our fans proud. We are ready to go after this.”
For a country like Canada that doesn’t have a rich history at the World Cup, this is a massive opportunity to energise a population around soccer. They’ve been on the verge of something special before but now boasting its most talented roster, it’s time to get a result.
