Canada’s World Cup qualifiers: What we learned in wins vs. Aruba, Suriname
Canada s Jonathan David (20) celebrates after scoring on a penalty kick against Suriname during the second half of a World Cup 2022 Group B qualifying soccer match Tuesday, June 8, 2021, in Bridgeview, Ill. (Kamil Krzaczynski/AP)
Peter Galindo | @GalindoPW June 9, 2021, 2:36 PM
After months of buildup, the Canadian men’s national team concluded the first round of Concacaf World Cup qualifying the same way it began: with a pair of resounding wins.
The Canadians defeated Aruba 7-0 last Saturday before defeating Suriname 4-0 on Tuesday to top Group B with a perfect 4-0-0 record. Now a two-legged second-round matchup against Haiti awaits, with the first match set for Saturday in Port-au-Prince before “hosting” the Haitians in Chicago for the second leg on June 15.
The Suriname national football team is 136th in the FIFA World Rankings. Before 2021, they hadn't qualified for the Gold Cup in 35 years.
The country itself, a former Dutch colony, is the smallest independent nation in South America even though they compete in Concacaf internationally by bo
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