You can use a lot of words to describe Canada’s World Cup run, and most of them should be positive.
Canada getting out of the group stage, complete with a barnstorming performance against Qatar, led an entire nation still curious about the sport to buy into this team’s possibilities.
And then, with their first-ever knockout round win against South Africa, Canada showed they deserve to be classified in a different tier of international soccer.
Yet Morocco is in a different tier, and the Canadian public need to understand that.
In the end, it was the cunning game management that Canada lacked, as they have for some time now. That could come with experience.
Considering where Canada finished at the 2022 World Cup – 31st of 32 teams – to where they finished on Saturday, this World Cup has to be viewed as a success for Canada.
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Canada 0-3 Morocco Briefing: https://t.co/YHUM9PsiS9
Canada is the first co-host to exit the 2026 World Cup.
Prior to this edition of the tournament, Canada had never won a point at a men's World Cup. Now, its journey ends in the round of 16.
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