Soccer-After long World Cup absence, Canada ready to showcase new level

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DOHA (Reuters) - When Canada take to the pitch in their first World Cup match in 36 years on Wednesday, a country enamoured with ice hockey will showcase how much its men's soccer has evolved since they crashed out of the 1986 tournament winless and goalless.

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Canada has produced an Olympic gold medal-winning women's team, but the men's side lagged behind their peers until manager John Herdman took the reins in 2018.

"The biggest difference and what got the ball rolling was the Americans being awarded the World Cup in 1994," Lenarduzzi told Reuters. Lenarduzzi, who played for English side Reading as a young professional, said Canadian men no longer necessarily needed to seek opportunities in Europe to develop their skills. The proper infrastructure and expertise are now available in Canada.

"That has made world soccer visible in Canada," he told Reuters."It's made it more aspirational for young kids to maybe play soccer instead of hockey."

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