Canada’s FIFA World Cup hopes centre around qualifying out of a Group F featuring heavyweights Belgium and Croatia, along with Morocco. CTVNews.ca looks at Canada’s key players that are going to have to play above and beyond expectations to make that dream a reality.
Canada qualified for the FIFA Men’s World Cup for the first time in 36 years on the back of tremendous team spirit, skill, and strategy. Whether it be injuries to key players, or even suspensions, manager John Herdman found ways throughout their qualifying campaign to have players excel in their roles.
In January 2019, Davies signed a five-year contract with one of Europe’s biggest clubs Bayern Munich. He has since gone on to win multiple Bundesliga titles, the biggest trophy in European soccer, the Champions League, and was named in the FIFPro Men’s World 11 in 2020, the first-ever North American to be included in the prestigious selection of the best players at each position for a given year.
The Ottawa native followed up a 13-goal season in all competitions in 2020-21 that helped Lille win Ligue 1 with 19 goals during the 2021-22 season, and now already has nine goals with two-thirds of this season still to play. With a transfer window soon to open in January, Canada’s World Cup matches could put David in the spotlight to help seal a multi-million dollar move in a couple months.
With Canada’s rearguard expected to face a massive test, especially in the first two matches against Belgium and Croatia, respectively, Borjan’s 67 matches of international experience will have to come to the fore. Staying injury-free will be of critical importance as well, as the two goalkeepers behind him in Dayne St. Clair and James Pantemis hardly have any international experience between them.
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