Canada qualifying for the 2022 Football World Cup is a real event in a country that has not seen its men’s national team participate in a World Cup for 36 years. This historic moment came with the Canadian victory (4-0) obtained against Jamaica, Sunday in Toronto, during the penultimate day of qualifying for the Concacaf zone.
This XXL exploit of coach John Herdman’s “canucks” does not go unnoticed in a country where soccer is talked about more by female footballers than by male footballers.
This Monday, France Bleu Paris met Ashley Lawrence. The side of PSG, reigning Olympic champion with Canada followed this performance of the boys. For the player with 102 caps who finished 8th in the 2021 Ballon d’Or, this qualification is largely due to coach John Herdman who coached the women’s team a few years ago.
It’s historic! And at first I think especially of John Herdman, He managed to do with the men the same thing as with the women’s section. It really shows that John Herdman is a genius, what! He really changed football, the program around football in Canada. And for me at the individual level, as at the collective level, he really changed everything with his state of mind, but above all with his knowledge of football and his motivation. But yes really this qualification is very good. We are happy and it still shows the development of football in Canada. That, it grows, it evolves and we are happy. I am very, very happy for them and especially for John Herdman. What a coach!
To find the full interview that Ashley Lawrence gave to France Bleu Paris, meet this Tuesday at 6:07 p.m. for Pia Clemens’ 100% PSG magazine.