We have a wonderful opportunity ahead of us.”WATCH | John Molinaro on Canada’s stiff competition in World Cup group stage:John Molinaro speaks about the CanMNT’s World Cup opposition CBC’s Aarti Pole speaks with John Molinaro about the stiff competition that CanMNT will face at the World Cup after Friday’s draw. 38 in the current FIFA world rankings, will kick off its World Cup campaign in Qatar against second-ranked Belgium on Nov. 23 before facing No. The top two nations in the round-robin group advance to the knockout stage of the World Cup. You go into a World Cup, there’s no easy matches, and any team can beat any team on any given day. Canada’s only previous World Cup appearance came in 1986 in Mexico when it bowed out in the first round after suffering three shutout losses.

Source: CBC News April 02, 2022 09:18 UTC