Canada players say team belief is strong ahead of World Cup opener against Belgium
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 the eve of its plunge.
“We believe within our group. With the quality that we have and our brotherhood we can go as far as we want to go.”“I think in qualifying we played in a way where we were fearless and we want to do that on the biggest stage,” said the CF Montreal stalwart. “We don’t want to back down. We want to be on the front foot and go toe to toe with Belgium.
But the Canadians are riding a wave after a glittering qualification campaign contested during the pandemic. John Herdman’s men finished first in the CONCACAF final round robin, above Mexico and the U.S., with an 8-2-4 record in making the tournament for the first time since Canada’s World Cup debut in 1986.
Belgium, which finished third four years ago in Russia, is making its 14th trip to the World Cup and will hit the 50-game plateau at the tournament in its second match in Qatar. The Red Devils have 20 wins at 68 goals at the soccer showcase.“On any given day, any team can beat anyone,” he said. “If it falls on the right day, of course we can win.
While the musical soundtrack to Saturday’s warmup for Canada’s training featured Jamaican dancehall, Sunday’s playlist had a more African feel with songs from Nigeria’s Victony, Soundz and Joeboy, Ghana’s Smallgod and Camidoh, and Nigerian-born London-based Kid AlpHa.
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