Canada Earns Historic World Cup Point as FIFA Promises Inclusion, but Trump Casts a Shadow

Canada drew 1-1 with Bosnia and collected a point at the World Cup for the first time in its history. The result marks a milestone for the Canadian team in the tournament and adds to the growing anticipation around this World Cup.

FIFA had promised that everyone would be welcome at the competition, but the article says Donald Trump has different plans. It reports that Canada refused to allow Thomas Partey, who has been accused of rape, to enter for a match on its soil.

In another unusual development, Trump will miss the opening match of the United States in the World Cup, the article says. It notes that, unlike in the previous tournament, the Americans entered this World Cup with bigger ambitions.

The piece frames the U.S. team's hopes as a bid to dream big this time, after having learned how to play soccer in the earlier event. It contrasts that optimism with the political and security tensions surrounding the tournament.