While they find themselves in a tough Group F, the Canadians could force an upset or two if they stick to their strengths
Here's how Canada needs to play to have any shot at advancing out of a brutal group at the 2022 World Cup, starting with Belgium on Wednesday. Hype is building as the boys in red and white prepare for their tournament-opener against world No. 2 Belgium on Wednesday, signalling the nation's first World Cup appearance since 1986.
Here are Canada's keys to success if it wants any chance of achieving its greatest ever finish on soccer's biggest stage.The squad boasts unmatched quickness on the wings, with the likes of Alphonso Davies, Tajon Buchanan, Richie Laryea and Sam Adekugbe bombing up and down the flanks all game. With talented passers in the midfield like Stephen Eustaquio and Fraser, Canada's forwards will look for any space to break into, expecting a through ball to get in on goal.
Eustaquio will be the key in this area for Canada. The Porto starlet has enjoyed a meteoric rise in Portugal. His composure on the ball and his deep-lying playmaking ability make him the centrepiece to all of Canada's moves and rhythm. Canada also has a potential x-factor in 20-year-old Ismaël Koné. The CF Montreal product has impressed in six appearances with the men's national team, even scoring his first goal for Canada in a friendly against Bahrain last week. He is a skillful ball progressor and the most athletic midfielder in Canada's corps.
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