On June 13 , in the first round of Group B at the FIFA World Cup, Bosnia and Herzegovina drew 1-1 with hosts Canada. Bosnia and Herzegovina forward Lukić opened the scoring in the 21st minute, before substitute Larin equalized for Canada in the 78th minute.
According to post-match statistics, Bosnia and Herzegovina made a total of 71 clearances in this match. Since relevant statistics began in 1966, Bosnia and Herzegovina is the fourth team in the FIFA World Cup to record at least 70 clearances in a single match. The previous three teams were North Korea (73 clearances vs. Italy in 1966), Paraguay (72 clearances vs. France in 1998), and Sweden (80 clearances vs. Argentina in 2002).