{"id":17560,"date":"2022-11-18T20:06:16","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T20:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gh360.ca\/?p=17560"},"modified":"2022-12-02T19:01:30","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T19:01:30","slug":"the-worlds-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gh360.ca\/?p=17560","title":{"rendered":"The World&#8217;s Game: A look at the tournament that unites us all"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_section][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; full_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; video_bg=&#8221;yes&#8221; video_bg_url=&#8221;https:\/\/youtu.be\/4w7QRwx3n78&#8243; bg_type=&#8221;u_iframe&#8221; u_video_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4w7QRwx3n78&amp;ab_channel=AnthonyTestaguzza&#8221; video_opts=&#8221;loop,muted&#8221;][vc_column video_bg=&#8221;yes&#8221; video_bg_url=&#8221;https:\/\/youtu.be\/4w7QRwx3n78&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;120px&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The World&#8217;s Game:&#8221; 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We&#8217;re counting on you to make this our Frozen Fortress tonight. You know what to do!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CANMNT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CANMNT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WCQ?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WCQ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ForCanada?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ForCanada<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TELcxdQHEY\">pic.twitter.com\/TELcxdQHEY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Canada Soccer (@CanadaSoccerEN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CanadaSoccerEN\/status\/1460667004101091330?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 16, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"ult-animation  ult-animate-viewport  ult-no-mobile \" data-animate=\"fadeInUp\" data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-animation-duration=\"3\" data-animation-iteration=\"1\" style=\"opacity:0;\" data-opacity_start_effect=\"\">[vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That game would put Canada at the top of the CONCACAF qualifying standings and eventually lead to their qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.\u00a0 In their group, they would be placed with Belgium, Croatia, and Morocco, one of the most competitive groups in the tournament.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A challenge Canada had to face at the beginning of the tournament was scoring the nation\u2019s first-ever World Cup goal. In 1986, they were close to achieving the milestone against the Soviet Union when Canadian defender Bob Lenarduzzi received a cross inside from a corner kick inside the penalty box and made a desperate shot toward the goalkeeper but was unsuccessful.\u00a0 \u201cCorner, ball got swung over\u2026bounced off a couple of people and bounced right in front of me in the six-yard box nobody near me and I panicked, \u201c said Lenarduzzi in a 2014 interview for FIFA\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Futbol Mundial <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">moments, \u201cI thought oh, I got to get this shot off quick, swung at it, stubbed my toe, hit the ball but not hard enough.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now it&#8217;s a new team, which recently lost 1-0 to, No.2 ranked, Belgium and scored their first goal ever at the FIFA World Cup against Croatia despite losing 4-1.\u00a0 Now the next task is achieving their first win at the World Cup which could potentially come in 2026 when Canada will partner with the United States and Mexico to host the World Cup, their next move forward after their loss to Morocco.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other notable teams making history going into the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar are the hosts themselves, Qatar, making their first ever World Cup appearance, and Wales, making their first World Cup appearance since 1958.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"ult-animation  ult-animate-viewport  ult-no-mobile \" data-animate=\"fadeInUp\" data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-animation-duration=\"3\" data-animation-iteration=\"1\" style=\"opacity:0;\" data-opacity_start_effect=\"\">[vc_single_image image=&#8221;18104&#8243; 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The decision has been made. I am counting down the days to the World Cup. There is a bit of anxiety and nerves at the same time.\u201d &#8211; Lionel Messi on his final World Cup<\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<div class=\"perfect-pullquote vcard pullquote-align-full pullquote-border-placement-left\" style=\"border-color:#ffffff !important;\"><blockquote><p>\u201cI expect Qatar could be my final World Cup.\u201d &#8211; Cristiano Ronaldo on the World Cup 2022 being his last<\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>[\/vc_column_text]<\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"ult-animation  ult-animate-viewport  ult-no-mobile \" data-animate=\"fadeInUp\" data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-animation-duration=\"3\" data-animation-iteration=\"1\" style=\"opacity:0;\" data-opacity_start_effect=\"\">[vc_column_text]\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Messi and Ronaldo are not the only top superstars retiring from international soccer as Brazilian Star Neymar has decided that this will be 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