Canadian midfielder Jonathan Osorio is determined to help the country get to the World Cup in 2022 instead of waiting for a likely automatic berth as co-host in 2026.
Canadian midfielder Jonathan Osorio isn't interested in getting to the World Cup via the back door, as co-host in 2026.
``And secondly with everything that's happening in the soccer world in this country, I think it's important that we get it going now. Let's get it going now, instead of waiting until the World Cup comes home. Especially because we can. We have the talent. We have the players. We have now the support. I think we have the support of the people behind us now.
Canada can take a big step down the qualifying road with results against No. 45 Costa Rica on Friday and No. 9 Mexico on Nov. 16 on Sportsnet. Both games are at Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium with more than 40,000 tickets sold for each. Come March, the top three teams will qualify for Qatar 2022, representing North and Central America and the Caribbean. The fourth-place team will take part in an intercontinental qualifier to see who joins them.``We know how important these two games are,'' said Osorio, a Toronto FC veteran who has won 47 caps for Canada. ``We want to take advantage of being at home for these two games ... We feel good. We feel really good.
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