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RtuDtu t1_ixzx4yc wrote

didn't expect much, got exactly that

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Genevieves_bitch OP t1_iy0257z wrote

It was a huge step, huge success, to qualify, especially at top of CONCACAF. Add in a goal, it should be celebrated. 10 years ago if you said Canada would top their federation and make it to World Cup, most people would have laughed at you.

Recognize and celebrate the amazing progress!

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reyes06 t1_iy04mjf wrote

plus there's one more chance against morocco to make more history.

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miner88 t1_iy14oys wrote

I think he wasn’t being too serious and was making himself the target for discussion/criticism so that his players could focus on the game. Right out of the coaches’ playbook.

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bobintar t1_iy0smaa wrote

Yeah. This too. Was a mistake and hopefully he owns it

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JonnyBit t1_iy0bdvw wrote

Canada completely and totally outplayed Belgium. Yes they lost, but they utterly humiliated the number 1 team in the world with their play. Hardly nothing.

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KindArgument0 t1_iy0erib wrote

I think it's time for people to stop using that cursed fifa world rank. It's as reliable as NBA regular season ranking as a power rank. While it's still very impressive for canada to take on belgium toe to toe, belgium is not the best team in the world. De bruyne and curtois are one of the best of their role but the rest of the team are bunch of average players or players who have gone past their prime.

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JonnyBit t1_iy0geji wrote

Thankfully, your average fan of the sport has ignored rankings for about a decade now, they’ve always been meaningless. Notice how people only talk about rankings when the casuals come out of the woodwork at the World Cup? Also the ELO ranking scores were formulated to work with chess rankings, they don’t really translate to soccer. No rankings mean anything

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DrKnowsNothing_MD t1_iy0ksoy wrote

It was impressive but number 1 team in the world is a huge stretch. They’re not even favorites for this World Cup.

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JonnyBit t1_iy0mxz0 wrote

Yeah just meant technically speaking. Fifa rankings mean nothing anyway, and Belgium are clearly awful right now. But on paper they are a top team. Canada should be very proud of that regardless.

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fantasmoofrcc t1_iy10f7i wrote

And Morocco beats Belgium as well...Belgium (and Germany) may just get eliminated as well on Thursday. Shit's hard, yo!

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