Canada vs Bosnia & Herzegovina: World Cup Betting Preview
Group B takes shape on Matchday 2 as Canada and Bosnia & Herzegovina meet at BMO Field in Toronto — the first ever men’s World Cup match to be played on Canadian soil.
As co-hosts, Canada earned an automatic berth and arrive in superb form: unbeaten in eight matches, with six clean sheets in that run, and yet to lose a single game in 2026. With a passionate Toronto crowd behind them, Jesse Marsch’s side will be desperate to finally get their World Cup account up and running.
Bosnia & Herzegovina, meanwhile, are back at the tournament for only the second time in their history, having taken the hardest possible road — eliminating both Wales and Italy on penalties in the play-offs to book their place in North America.
Canada’s recent form makes them deserved favourites: the Opta supercomputer gives the co-hosts a dominant 58.3% chance of victory in pre-match simulations, and they’ve lost just once in their last 28 matches at BMO Field.
There are some fitness concerns for Marsch, with captain Alphonso Davies a doubt through a hamstring issue and Moïse Bombito also short of full fitness. Bosnia’s talisman Edin Džeko, their all-time leading scorer with 73 goals, is also questionable to feature in what would be his final World Cup at the age of 40.
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Jonathan David
With Davies sidelined and Džeko a doubt, Canada’s attacking spark falls heavily on Jonathan David, who is closing in on 40 international goals and will spearhead the line in Toronto. Against a Bosnian side that conceded chances throughout their gruelling play-off run, David looks a strong shout to open the scoring on home soil.
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Canada to Win
Unbeaten in eight, with six clean sheets in that run and home advantage at a ground where they’ve lost just once in 28 games, Canada look the value pick to finally land that elusive first World Cup win.
Under 10.5 Corners
Each of Bosnia & Herzegovina’s last eight matches has produced under 10.5 corners — a trend that fits a side built to sit in, stay compact and make the game scrappy against a higher-ranked opponent.
Bosnia have proven they’re not a side that gets blown out — they just knocked out Italy playing this way. But Canada’s defensive solidity, home support and superior squad depth should be enough to grind out a narrow win and finally end their long wait for a World Cup victory.
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