World Cup Preview (Group F)
CANADA Nickname: Maple Leafs Captain: Atiba Hutchinson Key Player: Jonathan David Coach: John Herdman Last World Cup Appearance: 1986 (Group Stage) Many Canadians would say that football is not one of the major sports in the country. A backwater country in football as baseball, ice hockey and American football gain attention in Canada. Canada has only been in one World Cup, which was back in 1986 and has barely made it to the final round of qualifiers in CONCACAF ever since. In the CONCACAF region, they have won the Gold Cup twice, remaining the only nation to win the Gold Cup outside of the United States and Mexico. They reached the semifinals of the last Gold Cup, which was last year, losing 2-1 to Mexico. Canada's recent history and their rivals in the region make their World Cup qualification ...