World Cup 2022: Canada's cheering section

Senegalese football fan is excited about the World Cup. He is going to host some Senegaleans to watch the match. Senegal is the current African champions. Canada is a young and talented team. The team is led by goalkeeper Édouard Mendy. The World cup starts on June 14. It will be hosted by Canada. They are the hosts of the 2022 World Championship. In Senegal, people don't know much about Canadian football. But they are following their young team and they have a promising future. There are more girls playing soccer in Canada than in Senegal.

As a child, he played soccer with kids from different countries. He didn't know Canada had a team until he was in his teens. Now he supports Toronto FC. His parents are German immigrants. He grew up in Stratford, Ontario. There was a short-lived Canadian league called the CSL from 1987 to 1992. Nick Gilbert won the Golden Boot in 1987. James Lowery played in the World Cup. The website Csl Memories is dedicated to the players. It's a very Canadian story. They are modest and modest. Canada has no experience in such a large tournament.

Mehdi and his wife are excited about Morocco's World Cup. Mehdi started playing soccer when he was three years old. They moved to Toronto in 2013 and got married two years later. Their children are too young to watch the World cup this year, but they will be watching in 2026. The couple will cheer on their children if Canada wins the game. They will celebrate in the streets if they win. Morocco has just hired a new coach. He's a former player. Women's soccer is growing in Morocco. It's the birthplace of Mehdia and her family. She and others are planning to cheer for Canada in their final group game against Morocco, their home country.

Croatia and Canada are in the same group at the World Cup 2022. Croatia's national team was readmitted to FIFA in 1992. Croatian community celebrates independence with every game. Canada and Croatia are competing in same World cup group. Canada is rooting for them. The World Cups airs during the NHL and NBA seasons. Toronto has a viewing party for the Raptors. It's not hard to cheer for Canada. There's a good chance they'll lose. They're in a group with Croatia. Canadian fans are rooting against them, but they're still rooting. For Canada, the game is going to be played during NHL or NBA season.

As a child, he was a fan of England, but now he supports Team Canada. He's a Toronto FC season ticket holder and travelled to all seven of their home qualifying matches for this World Cup. His favourite player is Jonathan Osorio, who plays for Toronto. Alphonso Davies is sensational. He got a tattoo of Leeds United's logo on his left bicep. If Canada and England meet in the semis, his dad will cheer for Canada, because he's Canadian. This article appears in print in November 2022 issue of Maclean’s magazine. Buy the issue for $8.99$29.00.