Thousands of excited soccer fans descended on Toronto Stadium on Friday as Canada’s FIFA World Cup opener against Bosnia-Herzegovina was set to get underway, marking the first of its kind on Canadian soil.
Fans arrived in droves at the temporarily rebranded BMO Field, wearing red and white jerseys and carrying Canadian flags, while others sported Bosnia’s blue and yellow.
Many fans also took part in marches—a soccer tradition before major international games—and Bosnia supporters gathered at Stanley Park while Canada’s Voyageurs marched from Trinity Bellwoods Park.
Canadian soccer fan Daniel Klik, of Mississauga, Ont., said he got tickets to the opening game in February and has been looking forward to it ever since….