Late substitute Cyle Larin scored in the 78th minute and co-host Canada earned its first point in its third men’s World Cup appearance – and first on home soil – by rallying for a 1-1 draw against Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday.
Playing in the shadow of Toronto’s iconic CN Tower, and in front of a sea of red “Ca-na-da!” chanting fans that included hockey star Connor McDavid and actor Ryan Reynolds, Larin converted Promise David’s pass a mere two minutes after entering the game.
The goal was only the second in World Cup play scored by a Canadian man after the team lost all three of its games at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico and again four years ago at Qatar.