“It’s a long time,” said Canada midfielder Samuel Piette. “We know it’s been a long time coming and we know we have a chance to be first in some stuff; be the first team to score, be the first team to win a game, be the first team to get a clean sheet, be the first team to advance to the next stage.
Canada’s only previous appearance in 1986 in Mexico lasted just three games, losing to France, the USSR and Hungary. Canada took rag-tag team of semiprofessionals to Mexico who had punched above its weight just to get to the tournament. And while it’s not enough for this group just to be here, it’s important to recognize the accomplishment of getting to the World Cup by finishing first in the final Concacaf qualifying groupthey were originally iced out of by an unfair and convoluted ranking system.Article content
Heading into the tournament, Canada is not trying to get too far ahead of itself. The first objective is to score, which would make Canadian soccer history. The next would be to earn at least a point, which would do the same. The next goal would be to win a game, and finally to advance to the next round.
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