Namely, Canadian journalist Vivek Jacob wrote for Yahoo Sports an article in which he said that the hosts, Canadians, actually prefer having Bosnia and Herzegovina in their group. "There was a fear that Italy would come into our group," Jacob wrote and continued: "It will be tough with Bosnia and Herzegovina, but still they don't have that pedigree that Italy has." Also, in the mentioned article, it is noted that Canada's coach Jesse Marsch expressed a lot of respect for Bosnia and Herzegovina. "I have a lot of respect for what Bosnia and Herzegovina has achieved, what those people have been through, what those players have been through. I'm happy for them that they are at the World Cup, and I know we have a really tough first match ahead of us," said Marsch. We remind you that Canada plays its first match at the World Cup precisely against our national team, and that match will be played in Toronto on June 12, starting at 9 PM our time.