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00:00Hello everyone, welcome to Toronto and a day. Canadian football fans have waited a lifetime for.
00:06What a day to be a football fan in Canada.
00:09So this is the team, some big decisions for Jesse Marsh to make.
00:13The absence of Bayern Munich's Alphonso Davies is huge for them.
00:16His hamstring's not quite ready.
00:18But Toronto FC's Richie Lerier is glad of the chance.
00:20No Moise Bombito either, that's another defensive blow for them.
00:24So 20-year-old Luke De Fuserole starts.
00:26And the goals will need to come from Jonathan David of Juventus and his partner Tani Oluwesi.
00:32He starts today ahead of the more experienced Kyle Lahren, who's only on the bench.
00:38As for Bosnia-Herzegovina, it's a blend of youth and experience, but hardly any World Cup finals experience at all.
00:45Sejad Kanazanac is 32, played in the finals in Brazil 12 years ago.
00:49He's a key man in defence, as is Benfica's Amar Dedic.
00:53Tihirovic and Basic provide a defensive shield in midfield.
00:57Keep an eye on Esmir Bayrak, Terevic on the right.
01:00He's only 21, born in Wisconsin.
01:02And they wonder if today is the day they get their first ever win in the World Cup final.
01:09It's a big day for Lukic.
01:11He's playing in there instead of Edin Dzeko.
01:13And a Bosnia team without Edin Dzeko is not usually the Bosnia team that they would want out there.
01:18He's a big mister then from the start.
01:20And makes Fletch in this side, and they're going to have to counter quick.
01:24You can see why the crowd are doing there.
01:26That's not a foul.
01:26It's the Copa America two summers ago where they lost on penalties to Uruguay.
01:30And he gains great credit in doing that.
01:32Here's an opportunity though for the Bosnia.
01:34And smashed over the bar.
01:37It's the first half opportunity.
01:40Memich went to it.
01:40I'll tell you what, Fletch, he's got to do better.
01:43Bosnia stand this up at the back post and they want to head it back across goal.
01:47This falls beautifully.
01:49I'll tell you what, Fletch.
01:50He's got to hit the target from the time to midfield there.
01:52Stuff you dream of, Fletch.
01:54Came from the home city fans.
01:56That's himself.
01:57It's an opportunity for Memich on that side.
02:03I don't know if he's going to sell the card.
02:12That's what I'm just saying there.
02:14There's nobody in behind.
02:16Again, that's sometimes the issue with this.
02:18The great Jesse has the boys playing.
02:20Super aggressive.
02:24Can't go to ground there.
02:25Just stay on your feet.
02:26Keep an eye on Katic.
02:28The number 18.
02:29The central defender.
02:30Who's an obvious target here.
02:33And he's clansed on in actual fact by Lukic.
02:36No problems there.
02:38For Canada.
02:40And now the counter-attack wouldn't have been on.
02:41Had they put a better ball out towards Bayrak Terevich.
02:44Who made a fantastic run down the left.
02:46Oh, the ref locked it.
02:47Very sorry.
02:49Trying to get out of the way.
02:53You see that every day, do you, Fletch?
02:55No.
02:56Now Johnston.
03:00Swings it in towards Oluwesi.
03:02There's the chance.
03:03First big chance today.
03:05And it's an important save by Vassil.
03:08I'll tell you what.
03:09It falls exactly who you wanted to as well.
03:11Good ball in from Alistair Johnson.
03:14I mean, wow.
03:16On his weaker left.
03:21And you see that again.
03:23It's a brilliant chance for Jonathan David.
03:27Jesse Marsh can't believe it.
03:28It's a great against Real Madrid and the Bernabe.
03:30He's the right-back.
03:31Here's Bayrak Terevich, the player that Owen was just talking about.
03:34That was a bit heavy, was it, from Laria?
03:36He says he got the ball.
03:38I think the officials agree.
03:39Really running behind.
03:40That's where the space is.
03:41Running behind.
03:45Bit of ball, bit of man.
03:46Well, I think he got more man than ball, didn't he, when you see that, Bo?
03:51And splits on him.
03:53And Bosnia take the lead.
03:55And it comes from a set-piece.
04:19Bosnia strike first.
04:20And it's big Jovo Lukic who scores his first-ever international goal
04:25and the biggest stage of all in the World Cup Finals.
04:28It's Canada 0-1 near one.
04:29Yeah, and they get a flick on at the near post.
04:34Canada don't defend it well at all.
04:36Lukic at the back post is just waiting.
04:38If you can get the flick at the near post, Fletch,
04:40it absolutely causes chaos.
04:43This stadium's in shock.
04:46Can't say it wasn't coming, Fletch.
04:48It's going to fall here for Nilla.
04:50Now Jonathan David is onside.
04:52That's a good block by Lujaranovic.
04:55That's a foul.
04:56Surely pushed him in the back.
04:58Kicks the ball away as well,
04:59which ordinarily should bring a yellow card.
05:01Yeah, it's a little bit.
05:05There's absolutely no need for the push in the back there on Jonathan David.
05:09I think some runs in behind.
05:11Play a little bit quicker.
05:12That's good from Miller.
05:13That's the other side of Denic.
05:16Referee likes it.
05:17Go, breaks here for Luria.
05:18But he took a bit too long in possession.
05:20Now Kone.
05:23That's not a bad ball in by Kone.
05:26Picked up here by Uruishi.
05:29And smashed away by Lujaranovic.
05:31But it's been a good misspoke by Canada to go in behind.
05:33Yeah, well.
05:34Body's back.
05:37Lovely play for the Uruishi.
05:39Good chance for Canada.
05:40Missed it.
05:40What a chance that is.
05:41He did so well at the start.
05:47That's a lot better.
05:48Again, be a little bit more direct.
05:50A little bump on the defender.
05:52That's a poor finish.
05:55I think both strikers have had good opportunities on their weaker.
05:59To be fair.
06:02Just skies that.
06:03I think if he keeps that low.
06:06He's put a shift in.
06:08I'll tell you what.
06:08He's going to be knackered.
06:10Here's Miller.
06:12Away from Pirat Terevich.
06:14But then Dedic was quickly across.
06:15That took a touch though.
06:17A Bosnia touch.
06:21Well, Lurias passed.
06:22Might turn out to be interesting.
06:23Had David been able to get it under control.
06:26He bounced off it.
06:27And he was in.
06:28Jonathan David needs to take a great touch.
06:30I know it's difficult to come on.
06:32He knows.
06:33He's got to do better.
06:41He knows the long throw in from Bosnia.
06:44This time it's not a Lukic header.
06:46It was a volley that came in from Terevich.
07:00Decision here for the Argentine referee.
07:02Because Demirovic certainly left his foot in there.
07:09Yeah, he's going to show the car.
07:10And I'm not surprised.
07:20Yeah, I'm going to give a yellow card for that.
07:26Sayad Kolasinac.
07:29Sapirovic pulls it back.
07:30And Eustachio is in the right place for Canada.
07:33The opponent couldn't get there because he was caught by the goal scorer.
07:38He's going to get a book in as well.
07:39But you can see there, Bosnia, they can play.
07:41When they get a bit of space in time.
07:43Some good players.
07:49I must say, Owen, I mean, you all...
07:50They've got what they need, Fletch.
07:52They'll defend now.
07:53Most tension for your cannon.
08:00It's going to be a cannon at all.
08:02The last touch was off Amar Menech.
08:05So it's an opportunity.
08:06At the end of the first half.
08:08In front of that sea of red behind Vassil's...
08:11Minkic couldn't get the ball away.
08:13That's a big one by Sayad Kolasinac because there's a lot of power on that shot from Johnston.
08:17Tell you what, it's been a block accessible.
08:19Noddy's in front of everything.
08:24He's been exceptional.
08:26That's in it so far.
08:29So this might well be the last opportunity of the first half.
08:33There's Jesse Marsh.
08:34Wants a goal for his team.
08:36Eustachio delivers the corner.
08:37Cornelius jumps and runs in over the bar.
08:39It's the first time really that Derek Cornelius has found the ball from a set piece.
08:45Eustachio's just floating them in.
08:47I don't think there's a ton of power on it.
08:49It's a free header though.
08:51We've got to hit the target.
08:56A lift is forward by Katic.
08:58But there's the half-time whistle.
09:01And it's Bosnia-Herzegovina who lead Jovo Lukic with the goal.
09:06Very dangerous on set pieces.
09:08There's the first shot of the half from Demirovic.
09:11She was just trying to catch Crepo off guard.
09:15It's opening match as a host.
09:18South Africa in 2010.
09:20To be fair, they're a very well-supported team.
09:22Team Plenia shirts.
09:24Little touch there by Eustachio was nice.
09:28That's a brilliant turn.
09:30Here's an opportunity.
09:31Goalkeeper gets a big hand to it.
09:35All the way, Eshi with an opportunity there to dance and do his thing down the byline.
09:40It was good goalkeeping by Basile.
09:42It's had nothing to do in the match to this point.
09:44Yeah.
09:44The fact that Dzeko was only on the bench.
09:46There is a real shortage of international goals if you take away his 73.
09:51As Basile didn't try to get there.
09:53Now then, what's the referee going to do here?
09:57Both players down.
10:01Well, it turns out to be a more painful run for Nikola Basile.
10:07He's onside.
10:08Yeah.
10:10See Dedic at the top of the screen playing him on.
10:14Tell you what.
10:20Is that not a foul by the goalkeepers?
10:22You know, he gets the ball first.
10:24That's the angle that tells you the story.
10:27You needed to see the last angle, didn't you, to get a clear picture of what happened there.
10:32Here's the Cruyff.
10:33Great little turn, this.
10:36Good of creativity.
10:37That's exactly what you need.
10:39With the opening three or four minutes at the start, after Canada.
10:43And here they come now with Miller.
10:45And there's Basile quickly out.
10:47Just going to get that final ball right in situations like that one.
10:50That was mad.
10:53Trost in by Cornelius, but that's too close to the goalkeeper.
10:57They're just making us.
10:59There's Richie Larea.
11:00Liam Miller.
11:01Couple to pick out in the middle.
11:03Decided not to take the cross first time.
11:07Eustachio plays it on.
11:08Great chance.
11:09Oh, it's good.
11:10Declaring defender.
11:12Wonderful from Kolasinac to get it back up his own bar.
11:15How on earth was it not one-all?
11:17That's incredible.
11:18Astonishing defender from Sead Kolasinac.
11:20It's incredible.
11:22That's got to be the clearance of the tournament.
11:24I'll tell you what.
11:24And I'm calling it on date.
11:25A bit more football.
11:26Don't just cross it.
11:27Look at this football.
11:28What a ball from Kone.
11:30Eustachio.
11:30Brilliant.
11:32I'm on earth that he kept that out.
11:34No idea.
11:37When the ball leaves his foot, Richie Larea scored.
11:40Until Kolasinac steps in.
11:4399 out of 100.
11:44That goes in, Fletch.
11:45Do you know what, Owen?
11:46I'd go 999 out of 1,000.
11:49Challenge that Muharinovic needed to win.
11:51Great bit of football.
11:53Great set out of Demiovic.
11:55She was in for Turing.
11:55It's a good chance for Bosnia.
11:57Great goalkeeping back-trapper.
12:00Timed it perfectly.
12:01Fletcher didn't need the second touch.
12:03And then Joe Slaton and Turing.
12:07Again, Fletcher, how many times have I said the space in behind?
12:15Brilliant goalkeeping from Crepo.
12:17Comes off his line.
12:19Oh, he managed to swing the foot in there.
12:21Yeah, he was trying to go around him.
12:22What a start to the half.
12:23Incredible.
12:25I'm still stunned by the defending from Kolasinac.
12:29Here it is again.
12:30Look at that.
12:31With his weaker right as well, Fletch.
12:33Yeah.
12:33Since the game resumed.
12:39That's it towards Katic who wins his header.
12:43Kolasinac.
12:47Crepo could have caught that, you know.
12:51A little bit deeper this time.
12:53And it's headed on and headed over by Muharinovic.
12:55And there's danger to Canada every time they get in a situation like that.
12:59We are going to see.
13:00Dzeko is stripped and ready down below us.
13:09As well.
13:19So they're going to take off Liam Miller for Fromis, David.
13:33Ali Ahmed for Tejon Buchanan.
13:40So both wingers have gone.
13:43And Jonathan David coming off as well for Jacob Schoenberg.
13:51It's a little bit of a surprise, Owen.
13:53Jonathan David's gone off in a situation like this.
13:57A little bit.
13:58Well, we're also going to see Basic be replaced here by Armin Gigovic.
14:05And the big man who scored the goal in the first half, Jovo Lukic.
14:09Replaced by the Zaragoza striker, Samed Badzar.
14:13Badzar.
14:23What's good from Armin.
14:24Gets away from Tahirovic.
14:26It'll slip by Eustachio.
14:27David with a shot.
14:28There's another block.
14:29This time you can put that down to Muharinovic.
14:31One of the centre-backs who just got enough of it.
14:38Just go 1v1.
14:40Can you beat a man?
14:41Stuck your slip from the save.
14:43Trying to get a shot off.
14:46There he goes.
14:48It's a good area.
14:49It's a little turn off the line.
14:53Well, there's another vital piece of defending from Bosnia.
14:57They're getting close to Canada.
14:59They can't find a way to get the ball into the back of the net.
15:08People 1v1 trying to make things happen.
15:11This is the clearance.
15:12Katic.
15:12Oh, that's fantastic.
15:14Nikola Katic.
15:15Fletch reading the game.
15:16Being ahead.
15:18You can see that as well.
15:19Canyon Fletch is direct.
15:20Positive.
15:27Well, don't forget tomorrow is a triple header on Fox.
15:31We start with Qatar against Switzerland.
15:33That's in this group.
15:33Group B.
15:34Then Brazil play for the first time.
15:36They've got Morocco and then Scotland.
15:38Coverage starts 2 p.m. Eastern time, 11 a.m. Pacific time on Fox.
15:46So we're going to make a double change here.
15:50Double switch.
15:53So off goes Bayerak Terevich for Sunyic.
15:56That's a defensive change.
16:02And Nemec.
16:13He's had a decent game.
16:14Yeah, it's been a handful.
16:16Got a good chance on his left, didn't he?
16:18The Cruyff turn being the highlight.
16:20Yeah.
16:20Had that one chance in the half where he blazed it over the bar first.
16:27So tight.
16:29Cornelius.
16:30Just need a moment of magic.
16:32Somebody didn't step up.
16:38Colet on the move.
16:39Turned around the corner.
16:40And there's a shot.
16:58Oh, Canada.
16:59You've only got to neutralize.
17:02And this big day in the World Cup in Toronto has a goal.
17:07Ryan Reynolds celebrates.
17:09Kyle Lahren off the bench with the biggest goal he's ever scored for his country.
17:14What a brilliant finish.
17:15Watch this.
17:19Initially, it's Colnate's place.
17:21It's a brilliant run.
17:22What a flick around the corner.
17:26I love that.
17:27Great turn.
17:28What a touch.
17:29What a finish from Lahren.
17:32Great driving run from Cornelius.
17:33You need a touch of magic.
17:35Can't be saved.
17:36Outside of the right.
17:37What a touch.
17:37What a finish.
17:38What a finish as well.
17:39I'll tell you what.
17:40The touch and the finish around the bodies is class.
17:44Kolasinac has gone from hero to villain.
17:46He was the man who played him onside.
17:48Had Kolasinac stepped out.
17:49He would have been off.
17:50Jesse March with the celebration.
17:52One all in Toronto.
17:54Ryan Reynolds leading the celebrations.
17:58And he becomes only the second.
18:01The subs have had a brilliant impact on the game.
18:03Great football.
18:04I love that ball around the corner.
18:06There he is.
18:06There's Kolasinac.
18:07Look, the number five playing him on.
18:09Yeah, just fine margins in big game.
18:12Yeah, just doesn't step up.
18:14But because they play quickly.
18:16First time.
18:18Brilliant.
18:19Great football all around.
18:20You need quality on days like this.
18:22And there's quality.
18:23Genuine quality.
18:24Oh, it took an impression.
18:25Qatar in Vancouver in six days.
18:27And then finish with Switzerland.
18:30It's the Swiss next in Los Angeles to Bosnia.
18:32And then they go to Seattle to play Qatar.
18:36Challenge has continued to go in down there.
18:38It's been ultra competitive.
18:39Yeah.
18:40Been good.
18:41The boys have put a shift in.
18:43It looks like the Swiss-year-old, only 20 years old.
18:46He's played terrific.
18:48Looks like he's been there for a long time, doesn't he?
18:50Yeah, except in for Barberito.
18:51He's probably Canada's best defender.
18:53And he's looked terrific.
18:57Final 30 seconds or so at normal time.
19:01Canada have had more attempts on goal.
19:04They've had more of the ball.
19:05Can they find a winning goal?
19:07Roared on by this passionate crowd inside this stadium,
19:10which is a sea of red in Toronto.
19:15Eustachio with a free kick, and that's going to be the goalkeepers.
19:20Really good watch.
19:25So they're going to take off the captain, Eustachio,
19:27and send on Jonathan Osorio on the day he celebrates his 34th birthday.
19:32Surely it's not written in the stars that he gets a birthday.
19:35It's Karel Warenloff to Canada.
19:37That's a good plan.
19:39That's a good game.
19:40That's captive.
19:41By the way, that's the only stain on his performance today,
19:44because he's been outstanding captain, to be fair, he meant that.
19:47Yeah, he had to foul because he said to Jesse Marsh,
19:50don't you leave me out again.
19:51Exactly.
19:53That's the easiest.
19:54Yeah, it's a brilliant sporting city, Toronto.
20:00Where's Osorio?
20:01Can he be the headline maker?
20:03Picks out armour.
20:03It's been great since coming on.
20:05Promise David was stretching every sinew to try and get there.
20:09And the goalkeeper beats him to it.
20:11Yeah, goalkeeper's been good.
20:16Oh, that's...
20:17Larea's going to run on to this.
20:18Now, can he pick out the team-mate?
20:20Canada's moment.
20:21Oh, brilliant block.
20:25Muharrenovic again.
20:26They've defended so well, but Kyle Lahren almost...
20:29A positive day for both of them.
20:30Yeah, definitely.
20:31Again, it was Lahren.
20:33What a block that is.
20:36So that's a piece in Group B.
20:40Jovo Lukic with a headed goal from a corner in the first half from a Kolasinac flick.
20:45He made a wonderful defensive block to get the ball off the crossbar.
20:49Catted's did likewise, but Kyle Lahren off the bench.
20:53Wonderful turn.
20:54Great finish.
20:55Point of peace.
20:56We're off and running.
20:57What a day it's been in Toronto.
20:59Full-time.
21:00Canada won.
21:01Bosnia won.
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