Canada\u2019s men\u2019s national soccer team kicks off the 2026 FIFA World Cup on home soil Friday as they meet Bosnia and Herzegovina in Group B action from Toronto Stadium.<\/p>\n
Watch Canada take on Bosnia and Herzegovina LIVE Friday with pre-match coverage beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET \/ 11:30 a.m. PT on TSN1\/3\/4, TSN.ca, and the TSN App ahead of the 3 p.m. ET kickoff.<\/a><\/p>\n Les Rouges will be going for their first-ever victory at the World Cup on Friday after having gone winless in both of their previous appearances at the tournament in 1986 and 2022.<\/p>\n Coming into the match as the 30th-ranked national side in FIFA\u2019s world rankings, Canada will have a prime opportunity to get that elusive first win as they open their ledger at the 48-team tournament against Bosnia, currently ranked 64th.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s honestly surreal,\u201d said Canadian winger Liam Millar, who is back for his second World Cup with Canada after debuting in Qatar. \u201cWhen I was a kid, if I ever thought the World Cup would be here in Canada, I probably would have said no. It\u2019s kind of a surreal moment, especially the first game is here in my hometown\u2026 we\u2019re going to be doing everything we can to make Canada proud and doing everything we can to do as well as possible in this tournament.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s just crazy to know that we\u2019re playing games in our own backyard, \u201cadded Jayden Nelson, who was officially added<\/a> to the 26-man squad on Tuesday in place of the injured Marcelo Flores. \u201cIt\u2019s just going to give us that extra push with our fans and family here. It\u2019s amazing, truly.\u201d<\/p>\n After initially being left out of Jesse Marsch\u2019s squad, Nelson was one of three cuts to remain with the team following the official announcement. He came on in the second half of Canada\u2019s pre-World Cup friendly against Uzbekistan on June 1 and scored his first goal for the national side in nearly three years to secure the 2-0<\/a> victory.<\/p>\n The last-minute audition was enough for Nelson to be added to the squad as he looks to make an impact at his first career World Cup.<\/p>\n Canada could be forced to replace another injured player ahead of their World Cup opener as the team continues to monitor the status of top centre back Mo\u00efse Bombito.<\/p>\n It was reported on Saturday that the squad was getting set to replace Bombito<\/a> this week after the training staff determined the defender\u2019s surgically repaired tibia is not healthy enough for him to compete.<\/p>\n However, Marsch said <\/a>on Sunday that he will give the OGC Nice defender \u201cup until the last minute\u201d to show he can be ready at any point in the tournament before removing him from the team.<\/p>\n