Nobody thought Canada would get a berth for the Qatar World Cup 2022: “It took us a while to get there, but Canada is coming.”
The questions from Island media and soccer officials were all about hosting the World Cup in 2026. Eyes rolled and a few disbelieving guffaws could be heard in the crowded meeting room of Starlight Stadium in February 2020 when Canada head coach John Herdman, here to announce an upcoming game in Langford against Trinidad and Tobago, said the goal was not the automatic berth in 2026 but the one nobody thought Canada would get for Qatar World Cup 2022.
Canada was ranked No. 73 in the FIFA world rankings at the time and No. 7 in CONCACAF, both well outside the envelope of qualifying for 2022.
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