Switzerland and Bosnia & Herzegovina both squandered leads during 1–1 draws in their opening fixtures in Group B, piling extra pressure on Thursday’s battle between the nations at SoFi Stadium.
Bosnia & Herzegovina’s 1–1 draw with Canada last week was its sixth successive stalemate in regulation time, but the Europeans will have come away from their fiery contest with the co-hosts pleased by a first ever draw at the World Cup as an independent nation.
