TORONTO — After 10 games staged in Europe and the U.S., Canada coach Jesse Marsch is getting his first real taste of what lies ahead 20 months from now when the 2026 World Cup kicks off. Marsch and the 38th-ranked Canadian men host No.
TORONTO — After 10 games staged in Europe and the U.S., Canada coach Jesse Marsch is getting his first real taste of what lies ahead 20 months from now when the 2026 World Cup kicks off.
He is already wondering about the reception Canada could get if it goes on a run in 2026, as it did at this summer's Copa America where it made it to the third-place game before losing to No. 11 Uruguay in a penalty shootout. "We're only scratching the surface, for me, in terms of how good I believe they can become," said Marsch."And obviously they've accelerated the learning curve with how they've performed and how they've adapted.""Because my vision is not to win a game, not to get out of the group, but to be winners at the World Cup," he said."Of course, can we raise the trophy? It's not time to speak about that yet.
"There are major challenges with scheduling and getting the right kind of opponents," said Marsch."We've been trying to work ahead of time with European nations, with African nations, with Asian nations, South American nations, on what their potential schedules could look like. Tuesday's Panama friendly is a warm-up for 2024-25 CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal play, with Canada hosting the second leg of the tie scheduled for Nov. 19 at BMO Field.
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