World Cup cohosts Canada offering Italians jersey swapAFP, TORONTOSwap the Azzurri kit and slip into something maple-flavored: The Canadian Soccer Association spent Saturday tempting Toronto’s Italian diaspora to trade blue for red and rally behind the home team at the FIFA World Cup. Italy suffered the agony of missing out on a third straight World Cup last week after losing to Bosnia and Herzegovina on penalties in a playoff. Had they qualified, the four-time world champions would have been in Group B along with Canada, Qatar and Switzerland. For several hours on Saturday, fans lined up outside a coffee shop in Toronto’s “Little Italy” neighborhood to exchange their blue or white jerseys. Canada players pose for a photograph ahead of their friendly against Tunisia in Toronto on March 31.

Source: Taipei Times April 05, 2026 17:11 UTC