PARIS: After a decade-long march up the FIFA rankings, co-hosts Canada are hoping to crown their rise by claiming a piece of World Cup history in Group B -- a first ever win.
In two previous appearances at the World Cup -- the 1986 finals in Mexico and the 2022 tournament in Qatar -- Canada have a perfect record of six defeats from six matches. The co-hosts are aiming to buck that trend in a first round group that includes Bosnia-Herzegovina, Qatar and Switzerland.
Canada´s American coach Jesse Marsch insists his team, which includes the likes of Bayern Munich´s Alphonso Davies and Juventus´s Jonathan David, have set their sights high. “We want to win the World Cup,” Marsch said last year. “That may sound ridiculous, but why would we go into any tournament at any time and think, ´Yeah, let´s see how we do, and maybe we get one win. Or can we score a goal?´”
