Canada : Eager To Right The Wrongs
- Par Elizabeth MOSIMA
- 10 nov. 2022 10:27
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Canada’s appearance at the 2022 Qatar World Cup will mark an end to 36 years in the wilderness.
Canada is not a regular in the World Cup competition. As far as the competition is concerned, the North African country is little known. The Canadian team has always been considered a weak team considering the number of World Cup finals it has been able to play. Even today, many European football fans struggle to name even three Canadian clubs. Canada will be appearing at the Qatar 2022 World Cup for the second time. Their first appearance was in the 1986 in Mexico when they failed to reach the group stage. Canada occupies the 41st position on the FIFA World Rankings.
Canada’s participation at the 1986 World Cup was marred by three defeats in the group stages to France, Hungary and the then-Soviet Union. During that competition, Canada did not win a match nor score a goal t. So, in Qatar 2022 they have a great opportunity to make history and advance to the Round of 16 for the first time. Canada’s appearance at the 2022 Qatar World Cup will mark an end to 36 years in the wilderness. Canada's men's national team qualified for the World Cup with an emphatic 4-0 win over Jamaica on the penultimate day of CONCACAF qualifying under a great atmosphere at Toronto's BMO Field. The team is expected to struggle to make it out of a difficult group that includes Croatia and Belgium but a strong qualifying campaign has raised hopes they could yet s...
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