Canada's World Cup Opener: Bosnia Upset, Ticket Prices Soar

0:00It's April 1st. Welcome in. This is Vancouver News Today, where local news meets AI. I'm Corey with the story. Canada's kicking off its FIFA World Cup run against Bosnia and Herzegovina on June 12th in Toronto. After Bosnia pulled off a massive upset. Tuesday, the 69th ranked team beat 12th ranked Italy 4-1 in penalties, following a one-all draw, earning their spot in Group B. Take it prices for that opener are straight fire on resale sites like StubHub, with only about 388 left as of Tuesday night. The cheapest ones going for $1,961 at BMO Field, while the price he has hits $130,766. Fans are feeling the pinch since FIFA's official resale shut down back on February 22nd and won't reopen until Thursday, leaving secondary. Markets as the only play right now. And it rounds out Group B with 19th ranked Switzerland and 55th ranked Qatar, hosting

1:01two more group games in Vancouver. Toronto's locked in for six total matches, including a round of 32 clash on July 2nd. Advancing means top two from the group, or one of the best third places, moving to knockouts. So these early battles set the tone for Canada's whole campaign.