Canada will have the opportunity on Thursday to earn the point they need in Costa Rica to secure their presence in Qatar 2022, their first World Cup qualification since Mexico 1986 and the second in their history.
The Canadians will take on the Ticos at the National Stadium in San José for the twelfth date of the CONCACAF qualifying round.
Canada, surprise leader of the qualifying round, is only one draw away from obtaining its visa to the Asian competition. They have 25 points, four more than the United States and Mexico, second and third in the standings, respectively. These three positions receive a direct ticket to the World Cup.
The Canadians have broken the odds and have dominated the pre-World Cup, with a balanced but fast-paced style of soccer, with enviable efficiency on both sides of the field.
They are the top scorer and the lowest scorer, they are undefeated and have more victories than the rest.
For this knockout break they will be without their biggest name, Alphonso Davies, affected by cardiac sequelae after suffering covid-19. However, over the months they have found players who can cover the absence of the Bayern Munich player.
Among them are French Lille striker Jonathan David and recent Belgian Brugge signing Tajon Buchanan.
“When we first got together, we wanted to be pioneers in many ways. One of them was to create a new Canada as a soccer nation. (…) Now we have Costa Rica in front of us. This game is everything right now,” said coach John Herdman.
Costa Rica’s reality is quite the opposite.
Possible lineups:
Costa Rica: Keylor Navas – Ronald Matarrita, Francisco Calvo, Kendall Waston, Bryan Oviedo – Yeltsin Tejeda, Celso Borges, Alonso Martínez, Bryan Ruiz – Joel Campbell, Johan Venegas. Coach: Luis Fernando Suárez.
Canada: Milan Borjan – Steven Vitória, Richie Laryea, Samuel Adekugbe, Kamal Miller – Alistair Johnston, Atiba Hutchinson, Stephen Eustáquio – Cyle Larin, Jonathan David, Tajon Buchanan. DT: John Herdman.
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