Calgarians come out en masse to support Canada at FIFA World Cup yyc
On Wednesday, Canada was cheered on from Alberta’s largest city as raucous crowds packed local bars, chanting and singing before and during the game. At the Ship, one of the loudest cheers of the morning rose as a Canadian flag was hung beside the big screen.
“People of all ages and all different backgrounds can come together and celebrate something and it’s just so awesome for Canada,” said DeVetten. “It’s awesome to see Canada do so well and, yeah, hopefully it’s a great day again today.” “When you look at Belgium being one of like the top teams in the world and Canada being relatively unknown, I think it would have been really easy to be like, yeah, Belgium will dominate the game, but I think we played a really, really strong first half,” said Rook.Article content
Canadian soccer fans watch game action as fans gather at the Ship & Anchor in Calgary on Wednesday, November 23, 2022 to watch Canada’s first World Cup match in Qatar against Belgium.Doug Kipta, dressed in a Santa Claus suit and red wig, confidently said Canada would end up winning the game, and took his boast a step further saying Canada would go on to win the whole tournament.Kipta’s prediction didn’t come to pass, as the local favourites went down 1-0 to Belgium in a tight affair.
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