Canada ready to take first steps on long road to World Cup


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 24 Mar 2021

FILE PHOTO: Jun 29, 2019; Houston, TX, USA; Canada midfielder Alphonso Davies (12) dribbles against Haiti midfielder Steeven Saba (19) in the second half of quarterfinal play in the CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer tournament at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Thomas B. Shea-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo

(Reuters) - Bayern Munich's Alphonso Davies is the stand-out talent in a Canada squad that takes its first steps on the long road to the 2022 Qatar World Cup this week with CONCACAF region qualifying games against Bermuda and Cayman Islands.

Assembling a team during the COVID-19 pandemic may have proven a bigger challenge than the one 73rd-ranked Canada will face on the pitch on Thursday when they play 169th-ranked Bermuda and on Sunday against 193rd-ranked Cayman Islands.

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