“We had a big win against Costa Rica. We had a good performance against the U.S. (a 1-0 loss) in this tournament,” he said in a virtual media availability. “But we know that that one next step further for this country would be to tip the Mexicans up. If we could do that, I think it’ll be a huge celebration back home.”
“One thing we do know is it’s not going to be an easy night. It never is against Mexico,” he added.
But this is a vastly improved Canadian squad. And one that will be even better in the future when the likes of Alphonso Davies, Jonathan David, Atiba Hutchinson, Milan Borjan, Scott Arfield, Cyle Larin and Ayo Akinola are all healthy and available.