Canad vs. USA: The formula that the United States followed in the nineties that Canada is looking to emulate to break into world football

H30 years ago the United States national team It was an authentic unknown in the world of football. Before getting the ticket to World Cup in Italy in 1990, the previous participation of the Yankee team in a fair World Cup had been in Brazil 1950, but everything changed when the United States was named as the World Cup 1994 headquarters. U.S. Soccer, the US soccer federation, started investing more money in soccer and in a few years the selection became one of the largest in the Concacaf region.

Today is the formula that Canada is trying to emulate. The Maple Leaf team counts as the only participation in a World Cup Mexico 1986 and since then, Canada barely reached a final phase of the Concacaf qualifiers.

It must be recognized that the Canadian national team experienced new moments in recent decades. He is still the only team, apart from Mexico and the United States, that has won a Gold Cup when he lifted the trophy in the 2000 edition. He also reached the semifinals of the 2007 Gold Cup, when he was eliminated in a very controversial way against the United States.

However, it can be said that Now is when Canada is enjoying its best football moment. The appointment of John herdman as a coach, he brought about a change in the Canadian federation, which is now investing more money and more resources to his football.

FIFA's announcement that Canada will be one of the hosts of the 2026 World Cup, along with the United States and Mexico, is an impulse, in addition to the foundation of a local league, the Canadian Premier League

And it shows that this new process is working. Canad played a good role in the 2019 Gold Cup when it reached the quarterfinals, and has players like Alphonso Davies from Bayern Munich, Jonathan David of the Gent of Blgica and Lucas Cavallini of the Mexican Puebla.

Looking ahead to the start of the Concacaf rounds for Qatar 2022, Canad is well positioned for repeat the formula of the United States in the nineties and earn his place among the greats of the region.