Canada Must Not Underestimate 100% Haiti

Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports Jonathan David takes on Cuba’s Andy Baquero, during the Canadian’s 7-0 demolition of the island nation.Canada enter the biggest game in John Herdman’s reign so far this evening in Houston, when they take on Haiti for a place in the Gold Cup semi-finals, something that has not been achieved since 2002.

Haiti have not reached the last four since way back in 1977, when in fact they were beaten finalists, but after going through Group B with a 100% record, upsetting Costa Rica in a thrilling group decider, optimism and the appetite for further progress, is high.

They came into this tournament hopeful of qualifying for the knock-out stages on the coat-tails of more…