Canada soccer Canada men’s soccer team qualify for World Cup 2022 after 1986
Toronto/IBNS: Canadian men's soccer team won the qualification match to the 2022 World Cup by defeating the Jamaican side held at BMO Field, Toronto with a score of 4-0.
A Jamaican own goal in the 89th minute padded the score.
The historic win came after Canada qualified for the 1986 World Cup in Mexico with a 1-0 victory over Honduras on Sept 14, 1985, in St. John’s, N.L.
When the Canadians started World Cup qualifying in March 2021 they were ranked 73rd in the world, compared to No. 47 for Jamaica,
Canada is 33rd while Jamaica is No. 62.
📢 @CanadaSoccerEN is going to the #WorldCup!
— John Tory (@JohnTory) March 27, 2022
This evening, the #TorontoSign is lit red and white to celebrate the win.
Looking forward to cheering on Canada in Qatar.#CANMNT #FIFA22 #FIFAWorldCup #WCQ pic.twitter.com/69eSaPXrSM
A guard of honour was formed on the field by the former national teams' players like Paul Stalteri, Dwayne De Rosario, David Edgar, Lyndon Hooper, Julian de Guzman, Craig Forrest, Iain Hume, and Paul Dolan, a member of the 1986 World Cup team, as the players were introduced with 39-year-old captain Atiba Hutchinson. The celebration continued in the warmer temperatures of the Canadian locker room.
(Reporting by Asha Bajaj)
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