Canada is a footballing nation. Believe it, coach John Herdman got carried away as his team qualified for the World Cup ahead of Mexico and the United States.
The Englishwoman, who successfully led Canada’s national women’s team for seven years (2011-2018) (bronze at the London and Rio Olympics), has done an incredible job. When he took over on the men’s side, he was at the bottom of the World Federation (FIFA) Top 100 rankings and had to fight his way to the championship in Qatar through three qualifying rounds, facing rivals as exotic as the Cayman Islands, Aruba and Bermuda.
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Schedule – Wednesday, November 23
Group E
Germany – Japan (2:00 p.m., TVP 1, TVP Sport)
Spain – Costa Rica (5:00 p.m., TVP 1, TVP Sport)
Group F
Morocco – Croatia (11:00 a.m., TVP 2, TVP Sport)
Belgium – Canada (8:00 p.m., TVP 1, TVP Sport)
Today, the Canadians are ranked 41st and Herdman became the first coach to reach a World Cup with both the men’s and women’s national teams. He changed the players’ way of thinking, convinced them that they could beat anyone.
Canada’s games draw tens of thousands of spectators to the stands. Interest in football in hockey country is increasing, as is the level of training. The development was facilitated by the MLS league, which was joined by clubs from Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal.
