With the conclusion of the 2022 FIFA Men’s World Cup, enough time has gone by for the raw emotion of the moment to fade and for a more reflective lens to be placed upon the team and their performances.
The fact of the matter is, Canada was not supposed to get out of what ended up being the only group with two semi-finalists in it. Canada was in Pot 4 in the draw, a pot from which no teams advanced to the knockout round. It was always going to be difficult, and when it ended up being Belgium, Croatia and Morocco on the schedule, things got harder.