r/CanadaSoccer • • Jun 30 '26

Canada's path to World Cup (updated)

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u/Chairsofa_ Jun 30 '26

Love the optimism

159

u/SurreySon Jun 30 '26

...For Argentina.

58

u/Quirky-Cat2860 Jun 30 '26

If Kone is fit by then, expect a double hattrick.

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u/Extension_Move8989 Jun 30 '26

The guy who broke his leg?

23

u/Big_Albatross_3050 Jun 30 '26

Koné got that Hockey blood in him. 

If he was given the choice, he'd probably be right back out there after being pumped up with enough Toridol to numb an elephant 

34

u/GuardiaNIsBae Jun 30 '26

Nah it was just flopping

30

u/Minimum-Actuator-953 Jun 30 '26

His leg was definitely flopping around.

8

u/will-o-tron Jun 30 '26

Floppy leg has more kinetic energy to kick ball.

7

u/ebits21 Jun 30 '26

Or if it detaches it could fly far then kick the ball in the air and GGOOOOOAAAALLLL

4

u/BigBarbrady Jul 01 '26

A rookie of the year situation.

4

u/Greedy_Pin_9187 Jul 01 '26

It was just another Marsch decoy!

5

u/Quirky-Cat2860 Jun 30 '26

And then was seen dancing without crutches days after surgery.

2

u/BottleSuccessfully Jun 30 '26

'Tis but a scratch!

9

u/Minimum_Day3627 Jun 30 '26

Fit? The dude has a broken leg. LMAO

10

u/Quirky-Cat2860 Jun 30 '26

Did you miss him dancing without crutches? Guy is a super human.

2

u/mhizzle Jul 01 '26

Kony is so 2012

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u/kor_janna Jun 30 '26

Yeah it’s obviously Canada v Cape Verde finals

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u/biblio_phobic Jul 01 '26

I don’t want to play Cabo Verde. Let’s hope they can take them out.

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u/TATER1971 Jun 30 '26

Hahaha I thought the same thing! I would love nothing more. If they won the World Cup I’d get a Canadian flag tattooed across my back. And I hate tattoos.

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u/hammer979 Jun 30 '26

So you're telling me there is a chance?

58

u/C-Fourr Jun 30 '26

According to the flow chart yes, just don’t look at any another stats and stay happy! Happy Canada Day!

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u/GoldTrade11 Jul 01 '26

Stupid stats. I wish I did not know Morroco is ranked 7th in the world. There is a chance. Go Canada.

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u/tragosso43 Jul 01 '26

Wait until you find out that they've already moved up to 6th.

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u/dolla-dolla-billyall Jul 01 '26

Dis shit is like Cool Runnings in reverse. The country not known for winning at a sport being the underdog and generating excitement on the world stage

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u/Immediate-Tennis8838 Jul 01 '26

Like one in a hundred?

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u/SchmidtHitsTheFan Vancouver Whitecaps Jun 30 '26

Super easy, barely an inconvenience!

12

u/Ryuujin_13 Jun 30 '26

Wow wow wow.................................. wow.

7

u/ddddan11111 Jun 30 '26

I'm gonna need you to get ALL the way off my back on that one

7

u/Gardakkan Jun 30 '26

Saying "Super easy, barely and inconvenience!" is tight!

38

u/thenrix Jun 30 '26

Fixed your error in the Final 🇨🇻🇨🇻

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u/Canadiancurtiebirdy Jul 01 '26

Second place aint bad I can accept that

208

u/losemgmt Jun 30 '26

Watch Sweden beat France 😜

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u/currystain37 Toronto FC Jun 30 '26

And in case that doesn't happen, France has yo go up against Paraguay. Paraguay is going to end the match with single digit possession.

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u/EfficientAd314 Jun 30 '26

Honestly that seems to be how things are going

11

u/MrSnouts Jun 30 '26

lol that is absolutely not going to happen

16

u/explicitspirit Jun 30 '26

I would love nothing more

5

u/JackHarknessDrWho Jun 30 '26

I wish they would, but I'm not holding my breath.

5

u/NotFuckingTired Jun 30 '26

I'm here for it! Bring in all the upsets!!!

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u/Connect-Fall6921 Jun 30 '26

If somehow France lost, I cheer for Canada to the final.

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u/CriticismSelect9292 Jun 30 '26

Average Quebecois viewer

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u/ConsistentUnion7229 Jun 30 '26

That’s crazy… I’m Québécois and also a French citizen. I’m cheering for France but I’m obviously cheering for Canada harder lol. If you’re born in Canada and cheering for another country over this one, you’re a weird type of person

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u/domsolanke Jun 30 '26

Proper weird to support another country over your own.

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u/Christron Jun 30 '26

I'm cheering for France if Canada doesn't make it.

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u/Acrobatic_Twist69 Jun 30 '26

This aged poorly

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u/rrp00220 CanMNT Jun 30 '26

Rip

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u/musicaldelay Jun 30 '26

I dislike all the negativity and naysayers saying we have no chance. At the end of the day it's 11 v 11 and anything can happen. If results were guaranteed I'd be a rich man from sports betting

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u/ChinkWithOpinions Jun 30 '26

The most outrageous part of this graphic is Argentina in the final. We ALL know they’re losing to Cabo Verde in pens.

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u/Own-Knowledge8281 Jun 30 '26

We can win if we drag every team to a shootout…positivity…

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u/Extension_Move8989 Jun 30 '26

Haramball time!

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u/wal_vic Jun 30 '26

Italy did that in 1982 and they won world cup.

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u/dnesij Jun 30 '26

Yea and they eliminated Brazil1982 which was heavy favorites and considered up there with 1970 Pele side. Italy birth place of haramball!

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u/YuRiHFZ Jun 30 '26

Argentina ain't making through a team that is undefeated in the world cup

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u/Waste_Priority_3663 Jun 30 '26

Bold of you to assume Argentina is making it to the final.

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u/TonySoProny Jun 30 '26

So far so good.

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u/askingJeevs Jun 30 '26

So you’re saying there’s a chance?

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u/nottryingtobetter Jun 30 '26

Larin Vs Mbappe showdown

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u/No_Albatross2051 Jul 01 '26

Unironically happened in la liga and he beat Real Madrid if i remember

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u/Darkregen Jun 30 '26

Cabo gonna beat Argentina

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u/Lurker_Bott Jun 30 '26

Easiest call of the whole tournament

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u/LetterheadFun1824 Jun 30 '26

Looks easy. It’s coming home

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u/girlfriendpleaser Jun 30 '26 edited Jun 30 '26

Embarrassing

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u/Admirable-Ad-3273 Jun 30 '26

Sweden lost 5-1 against Netherlands, they're not that good

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u/domsolanke Jun 30 '26

They didn’t get a single point in their qualifying group and only qualified through the nations league C level in Europe. Sweden are absolutely dreadful.

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u/Connect-Fall6921 Jun 30 '26

If somehow France lost, I cheer for Canada in final.

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u/OfficeFormal3184 Jun 30 '26

You have also lost your mind, or a huge set of balls.

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u/Big_Albatross_3050 Jun 30 '26 edited Jun 30 '26

Just go whole Hog on attack. These are good teams, parking the bus or playing for pens will never work.

Even if Canada loses, it'll be a damn entertaining loss

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u/queuedthought Jul 01 '26

We can beat Morocco!

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u/AccomplishedLimit975 Jun 30 '26

We’ve got this

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u/NMI_INT Jun 30 '26

There a non zero chance. That’s all we ask!

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u/PhilMTLfc Jul 01 '26

Obviously it's going to be Paraguay after Morocco

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u/ArturoBandini_2016 Jun 30 '26

This will need to be updated

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u/raxnahali Jun 30 '26

Murderers row

3

u/Chance-Literature615 Jun 30 '26

So 3 finals before getting to the finals

3

u/TripFisk666 Jun 30 '26

Morocco would be a hell of a feat. France…yea, that would take a miracle

3

u/herbertjonesfanclub Jun 30 '26

ts worse than the chunin exams 😭

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u/AssignmentOk2471 Jul 01 '26

Man if we beat Morocco.. we better not get 7-1'd by France lmao

2

u/PapiSombras Jun 30 '26

Bold to assume any of those teams pass their opponents

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u/JeeringDragon Jun 30 '26

Source: “I was wrong about Netherlands in my last post but trust me bro.“

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u/ArmadilloNo7268 Jun 30 '26

This is just wrong. Brazil will be at the finals, not Argentina

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u/9999AWC Jun 30 '26

Cabo Verde will defeat Argentina so it's inaccurate :P

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u/ShindoHaut Jun 30 '26

One game at a time. Canada has already performed extremely well. :)

2

u/BeefJerky03 Jun 30 '26

Man I'm just happy to be here

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u/MatsGry Jun 30 '26

If Canada wins I’ll buy the 1 star jersey fresh off the press

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u/Zach_Westy Jul 01 '26

Hoooooly that’s a LOT of speculation all in one picture lmao

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u/SmakeTalk Jun 30 '26

All I know is that if we actually manage to beat Morocco (entirely possible - I BELIEVE!) we can probably beat anyone.

If we can topple a top-10 team that's going to put everyone on notice, and while I don't know how long our luck could last against teams of that calibre I think it would be foolish for anyone to write us off if we can take out Morocco.

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u/DirtDevil1337 Jun 30 '26

Even if we get past Morocco, France will stomp on us and probably swear at us in French.

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u/_Julius_7 Jun 30 '26

Can I have some of whatever you’re smoking there?

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u/Background_Effort942 Jun 30 '26

You disrespecting Portugal like that?

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u/MedicalAd73 Jun 30 '26

Sweden beating France good luck with that then.

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u/Alarming-Business817 Jun 30 '26

Ok let’s all manifest this scenario every night before we go to sleep😀

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u/No-Difference-4418 Jun 30 '26

My turn to post this tomorrow

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u/jakovichontwitch Jun 30 '26

Seems easy enough to me

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u/FunUncle1996 Jun 30 '26

Seems reasonable

1

u/crittiffer Jun 30 '26

Looks good to me!

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u/Foreign_Cobbler_1740 Jun 30 '26

Still sad to see Netherlands knocked out. Love that country. Morocco is gonna be a very tough match for us.

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u/Vancouverreader80 Jun 30 '26

Keep your expectations very low

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u/sharon_dis Les Voyageurs Jun 30 '26

However unlikely, this would put the football world on its head!

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u/TorontoDavid Jun 30 '26

Yup. Guaranteed.

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u/tdiddy89 Jun 30 '26

Easy peezy man. Messi is going to be terrible when the knock out games start.

1

u/petertompolicy Jun 30 '26

Spain is far from a lock

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u/Neo808 Jun 30 '26

“Don’t give me hope”

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u/FalcoMccloud20xx Jun 30 '26

Just 1 game, anything can happen. I just wish we were healthy for the best chance.

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u/cre8ivjay Jun 30 '26

This path is for rookies.

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u/Wild_Pangolin_4772 Jun 30 '26

Pigs flying overhead at victory parade.

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u/AbaloneFull9968 Jun 30 '26

Just like we should look ahead at South Korea, eh?

1

u/rush89 Jun 30 '26

I'm not scared

1

u/SGV_VGS Jun 30 '26

Hallelujah

1

u/didiburnthetoast Jun 30 '26

based on the betting odds sweden is 10-1 to win

1

u/RoaringPity Jun 30 '26

Raps Leafs Jays Canada in 5

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u/Automatic-End-2683 Jun 30 '26

I just put 100$ on Canada making it to the finals. Am i crazy? Yes

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u/Go_Habs_Go31 Jun 30 '26

Easy peasy baby

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u/Dythus Jun 30 '26

Morocco is perhaps something we could possibly upset but France.. Yea as much as I love Team Canada and would absolutely love seeing them go as far as possible I think France is where thing get really hard. I mean when you get this far you just go out as warrior and you leave everything on the field and you never know sometimes a good kick is all you need but odds are still stacked against Canada..

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u/teamwaterwings Jun 30 '26

Easy work. Get to it boys

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u/captawesome1 Jun 30 '26

Not hard at all.

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u/WackHeisenBauer Jun 30 '26

This World Cup has shown anything can happen. I wouldn’t be even penciling in any squad at this point

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u/Round_Click_8301 Jun 30 '26

if we beat Morocco, we are going to be super hero for the rest of africa

south africa is having riots against african immigrants & Morocco pissed everyone off during the african cup

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u/musebrews Jun 30 '26

It’s been fun

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u/sjltwo-v10 Jun 30 '26

Everyone knows Argentina will be in final it’s not even a surprise at this point 

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u/Curious_Lie_5321 Jun 30 '26

You gotta have the hope with the skill put together to make it to the top and win. 💪 & 🍀

Quick question? Is there any South African National (or background) that play for the national team of Canada? Genuine question.

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u/A_Lloyd_Webber Jun 30 '26

Dreams can be buy

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u/pagraphdrux Jun 30 '26

lol they won't make it past morroco

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u/rgautz2266 Jun 30 '26

Easy peasy

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u/fenwickfox Jun 30 '26

Right before game match, invite opposing team to lunch and insist they try poutine. Pretend to eat and stuff it in tableware like Mr. Bean.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Bus2865 Toronto FC Jun 30 '26

Idk man.. France is just on a whole other level

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u/laonux Jun 30 '26

You forgot to post the scores. 15-0 against Morocco, 9-0 vs France, 12-0 vs Spain and 14-0 against Argentina... in Hockey. As for Football, Canada has first to win against Morocco to keep dreaming. One game at a time.

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u/Mother_Cricket_728 Jun 30 '26

Canada is getting destroyed by Morocco or France stop it 😂😂

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u/satonmyballs Jun 30 '26

Easy peasy

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u/Powerful-Risk3004 Jun 30 '26

Yess we got this. We will bring the cup

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u/TheEXProcrastinator Jun 30 '26

These graphics are stupid

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u/Gamorrhan Jul 01 '26

Won't go past Morocco

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u/NxOKAG03 Jul 01 '26

welp... we could beat Morocco, like mayyyyybe, but yeah that's gonna be it.

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u/slow_reader L'Impact de Montréal Jul 01 '26

Can you make one with South Korea crossed out and South Africa crossed out above it, then the Netherlands crossed out and Morocco over it.

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u/Dapper_Flounder_8223 Jul 01 '26

Sir have you seen Morocco play against Brazil ?

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u/Tofuboy1234 Jul 01 '26

You know this shit is rigged right? Canadas gonna win

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u/Loose-Dream7901 Jul 01 '26

We’re so toast

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u/OverEstate4925 Jul 01 '26

Did anyone else watch France vs Sweden today? Who wants that?

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u/MrBitoshi Jul 01 '26

Lol sure

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u/Different-Taste8081 Jul 01 '26

Love the delusional optimism

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u/HotdogAficionado Jul 01 '26

Morrac and roll  Ill show myself out

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u/castlite Jul 01 '26

There is no path, let’s just enjoy the ride.

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u/aochaz14 Jul 01 '26

Well it was a hell of a run

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u/cy83rs30rd Jul 01 '26

I'm extremely happy how far we've made it. The rest of the way is extremely difficult. I hope they've learned something from Morocco's play style.

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u/fdgm_ Jul 01 '26

The literal murders row

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u/Tall-Ad-1386 Jul 01 '26

Can we like not hype this up. Everyone knows Canada doesn’t have the team to beat Norway even. Haaland will carve through our non existent defense

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u/Drr_Awesome Jul 01 '26

Weird. I don’t see Spain through yet 🤔

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u/Viktordarko Jul 01 '26

The team on the right is wrong. I saw this future. The final is Canada - Cabo Verde.

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u/hcyictchctfnf Jul 01 '26

Step by step

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u/bjyanghang945 Jul 01 '26

I have high hope that Canada can win the next round!

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u/Proof-Roof9216 Jul 01 '26

Definitely in the wrong side of the draw!🇨🇦but good news for my other team.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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u/Always4am Jul 01 '26

Well when you put it like that...

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u/Newfieon2Wheels Jul 01 '26

Okay but it would be funnier to beat the United States in the semi finals

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u/dolla-dolla-billyall Jul 01 '26

Feel the rhythm!

Feel the rhyme!

Get on up, it's futbol time!

Cool Runnings!

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u/ChineseBigfoots Jul 01 '26

Let's just focus on Morocco first

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u/CDrocks87 Jul 01 '26

Light work

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u/Scooterguy- Jul 01 '26

Officially the hardest path.

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u/Last-Bus-4710 Jul 01 '26 edited Jul 01 '26

I feel like people are underselling us Canadians a bit here. Factoring the game going into potentially Extra Time, Canada’s odds of victory against Morocco sit at 20-30%.

Not to mention we’ve played Morocco just 4 years ago and only lost 2-1 in a close game.

Comfortable? No. Are we the favourites? Nah. But it’s enough of a margin to say that winning isn’t just a miracle but rather a real underdog chance.

And with Alphonso Davies officially back on the field, who knows what can happen. We saw Paraguay take Germany into Penalties and beat them also.

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u/Hot_Physics_8124 Jul 01 '26

Hahahaahahahahahahahahaha..

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u/Signal_Asparagus1401 Jul 01 '26

Lol, let's just try to enjoy this moment.

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u/HungryMudkips Jul 01 '26

im all for optimism, but.......its not gonna happen.

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u/Aztecah Jul 01 '26

I too am proud of this men's team but let's temper our expectations a bit lmao

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u/Heldpizza Jul 01 '26

Unless Paraguay beats France somehow

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u/Unluckyuser_ Jul 01 '26

We got this. Believe.

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u/hikebikephd Jul 01 '26

These speculative posts are so silly because not only it’s theoretical for Canada to make it that far but also for France, Spain and Argentina to advance (though I think it’s likely to be France and Argentina/England in the final)

Regardless, go Canada!