Kolasinac Delivers Assist and Goal-Line Save as Bosnia Beat Canada

Bosnia and Herzegovina defender Sead Kolasinac, 32, played a decisive role in his team’s match against Canada on Friday at the 2026 World Cup. The Atalanta player, best known for his years at Arsenal, set up the opening goal for Jovo Lukic with a corner and later stopped a certain goal with a clearance off the line.

Bosnian media described the performance as the game of his life. "This is how a captain should play," one outlet said, while a commentator, Kevin Tando, called him "a national hero" and said the save was "unbelievable." The site KLIX wrote that Kolasinac was a "Dragon defender" and called the intervention a "Toronto miracle," adding that it was amazing the ball did not go in.

Kolasinac is regarded as a powerful defender who tends to shine in big matches. The appearance was his 66th for Bosnia, although he usually plays as a left back for the national team. He returned to action after recovering from a serious ACL tear last year, and the assist was his seventh for Bosnia, and his first in a World Cup.