Canada last-16 prep quiet as quarter-final hosting debate simmers

No new developments on Canada's last-16 prep

Wednesday brought no fresh team news, no injury updates, and no tactical leaks from Jesse Marsch's camp. Canada are in the round of 16 and that is still the story.

Marsch called everything from here "a bonus" after Stephen Eustáquio's 92nd-minute volley against South Africa sent your team through. The Celtic defender Alistair Johnston featured throughout that 1–0 win in Los Angeles. Marsch has kept his squad tight and his methods under wraps, players had to restrain him from confronting the referee at halftime in that match, and nothing since suggests he has cooled off.

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Canadian supporters are asking why neither Canada nor Mexico landed a quarter-final hosting slot despite having the stadiums for it (1). The frustration is real over at r/worldcup, and the Azteca omission in particular stings.