ICYMI: Calgarians heading to Qatar for World Cup soccer yyc
Craig MacTavish, a member of the Voyageurs supporters group, was two years old when Canada last qualified for the FIFA Men’s World Cup Finals tournament. In two weeks, he will be halfway around the world, supporting the team in Qatar as they take on Belgium, Croatia and Morocco.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
“I’m excited about the ideas of, you know, we’re hopefully gonna get our first win, we’re going to score our first World Cup goal. These are definitely historic moments that are going to be neat to see when we’re over there,” said MacTavish. One of those individuals is Tasos Doganis, who made the trip to Edmonton last year to watch the team beat Costa Rica and Mexico in freezing cold temperatures, as well as a trip to Hamilton where he saw the team beat the United States.
Doganis said he is excited to see the team’s young stars play on the world stage, noting many are playing important roles for their club teams in the world’s most competitive leagues.
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