Canada earns its first World Cup point as Trump drama shadows the tournament

Canada drew 1-1 with Bosnia and Herzegovina and collected its first-ever point in a World Cup match. The result marked a milestone for Canada, which had never before taken a point at the tournament.

The wider World Cup context in the article focuses on FIFA's promise that everyone would be welcomed, and the contrast with events around the United States. Canada refused to allow Thomas Partey, who has been accused of rape, to enter the country for a match held on its soil.

The piece also says Donald Trump will, unusually, miss the opening match of the U.S. national team at the World Cup. It describes that absence as striking against the backdrop of the tournament's promises of inclusion and the political tensions surrounding it.

Beyond the off-field issues, the article notes that the U.S. team is thinking big in this World Cup. It recalls that the previous time around, Americans were only just learning how to play soccer, but this time they are said to be dreaming on a much larger scale.