Canada defeated South Africa 1-0 in the last 32. After the last-minute goal, American coach Marsh said to all the players in front, ”You are all truly Canadian heroes.”
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After Canada entered the last 16 of the World Cup, coach Jesse Marsh has given his players a new name, 'Canadian Heroes'. Whenever Canada faces the Netherlands or Morocco in the next match, this coach will talk to his players. Play as you please, that is, play freely.
Canada, which is the co-host of this World Cup, has previously played the biggest tournament in world football, losing all six games. Canada has not only reached the knockout stage for the first time in the tournament it hosts. Instead, it has gone one step further and reached the last 16. In such a situation, Canada has forgotten history and won the game.
In the last 32 match, Canada defeated South Africa, 1-0. After the last-minute goal, American coach Marsh had put all the players in front and said, 'You are all truly Canadian heroes.'
Speaking to the media after the game, he added, "Everyone needs to hear more about how important football is to Canada. We are moving forward together."
Canada finished second in their group in the league stage, behind Switzerland. This performance was enough to qualify Canada for the second round of the World Cup, in a country where ice hockey is more popular. After failing to win the group, Canada did not get to play on home soil, so whenever they play in the knockout stage, they will play outside their country.
Coach Mars says, "It is sad to leave Canada. We are grateful for the kind of support and love we received while we were in Canada. Now that we have reached the last 16, it has really created a great opportunity for us."
The American soil itself is not new to Canada. Because the CONCACAF Gold Cup and Copa America were recently held in the United States. Then again, most of Canada's friends and family are in the United States. That's why Los Angeles' Sophie Stadium was almost full of fans wearing red jerseys. Now Canada will travel to Houston to play in the last 16. The road ahead will not be easy for Canada, because the team they will face will be either Morocco, who last played in the world semi-finals. Otherwise, the three-time runner-up Netherlands.
So coach Mars will need a new strategy for the next game, because the team they will face will be really high-level. He considers Morocco a new emerging power, while the Netherlands is a traditional power. So he says about the game, 'Whenever we face one of these two teams, we will try to play as well as we can.'
