UMM ÅžALÄL ‘ALĪ, Qatar — While Canada may be diving into the deep end against No. 2 Belgium on Wednesday at the World Cup, the team belief appears strong on…
“We don’t hope no more, we believe,” veteran midfielder Jonathan Osorio told reporters after training Sunday. ‘And we’re very confident in ourselves.”Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
Only Cameroon , Ecuador , Qatar , Saudi Arabia and Ghana are ranked lower than No. 41 Canada in the 32-team World Cup field. But the World Cup remains essentially uncharted territory. Canada has yet to score a goal or win on the sport’s biggest stage. After training in the morning Saturday, the Canadians switched to an evening session Sunday with the temperature a more benign 24 degrees Celsius complete with a cooling breeze.The Canadians practised as Ecuador beat Qatar 2-0 in the tournament opener Sunday at Al Bayt Stadium, some 30 kilometres northeast of Canada’s training facility. It marked the first time the World Cup host has lost the opening game.
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