Alphonso Davies and Canada enter Saturday's Copa America qualifier as favourites against Trinidad and Tobago, but the Soca Warriors have pulled off similar upsets before.
The numbers favour the Canadian men in Saturday's high-stakes Copa America qualifier with Trinidad and Tobago in Frisco, Texas. But the Soca Warriors have broken Canadian soccer hearts before.Alphonso Davies and Canada enter Saturday's Copa America qualifier as favourites against Trinidad and Tobago, but the Soca Warriors have pulled off similar upsets before.
The game was front-page news in Trinidad with fans packing the stadium hours in advance. It was a cultural event as much as a sporting one. "Going into this game against Canada, of course now we know we can actually beat a big team. So yeah, that's going to help us, for sure."The Soca Warriors are led by midfielder Levi Garcia, who plays in Greece for AEK Athens.He pointed to Garcia's performance in a 6-0 loss to the U.S. last July in Charlotte at the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Canada and Trinidad fell into Saturday's play-in after losing CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinals to Jamaica and the U.S., respectively.
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