Canada’s all-time leading scorer Jonathan David and Villarreal striker Tani Oluwaseyi have been named to start while goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau will play after missing the 2022 World Cup with a broken leg. Stephen Eustaquio will captain the team with usual skipper Alphonso Davies injured.
For Bosnia and Herzegovina, their all-time leading scorer Edin Dzeko,has been named on the bench for the Dragons.
Canada: Maxime Crepeau, Alistair Johnston, Luc De Fougerolles, Derek Cornelius, Richie Laryea; Stephen Eustaquio, Ismael Kone, Liam Millar; Tajon Buchanan, Jonathan David, Tani Oluwaseyi.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Nikola Vasilj, Tarik Muharemovic, Sead Kolasinac, Benjamin Tahirovic, Amar Dedic, Ermedin Demirovic, Ivan Basic, Amar Memic, Nikola Katic, Esmir Bajraktarevic, Jovo Lukic.
There are some impressive pictures of The Voyageurs – the Canadian team’s supporter group – as they march to the stadium. It is great to see as the World Cup has faced criticism in Toronto for high ticket prices – this game is still not sold out – congested traffic and a stadium expansion involving temporary seating. Yesterday, city officials abruptly shut down a fan fest during the opening Mexico-South Africa match in Mexico City due to storm warnings.
