On Friday, European champions Italy lost to North Macedonia, after a big upset. In the early hours of this morning in North America, another historic moment was ushered in.
After beating Jamaica 4-0, Canada pushed the United States and Mexico to advance to the World Cup in Qatar first.
It's been exactly 36 years since they last appeared at the World Cup, in 1986 at the World Cup in Mexico.
Therefore, reaching the World Cup in Qatar is the first time in Canada's history that it has reached the World Cup held on another continent!!!
The only player in the Canadian squad is Midfielder Hutchinson, who was born before 1986 and plays for Besiktas, the captain of the Canadian national team born in 1983 and is already a 39-year-old veteran, while the other players were born after 1986.
The veteran captain, who has made 94 appearances and scored nine goals for Canada after making his Canadian debut in 2003, is expected to usher in his national team's "100-game milestone" at the World Cup.
The England manager who led Canada to promotion, John Herdman, he also set an unprecedented record.
The 46-year-old England manager has become the first head coach in the history of world football to lead both women's and men's national teams to the World Cup.
Before taking over the Canadian men's national team in January 2018, Herdman coached the Canadian women's team twice from September 2011 to June 2015 and from January 2016 to January 2018.
And the biggest player in the Canadian squad, from the European giants, Bayern Munich defender Alfonso Davis, he did not participate in the national team match, he witnessed the canadian team's promotion in front of the computer screen, after Canada won the promotion, Alfonso also cried with joy.
Canada's forward twins, Larin and Jonathan David, have combined to score 22 goals for Canada in this World Cup. Among them, Larin, who played for Besiktas, scored 13 goals, and David, who played for Lille, scored 9 goals. In matches against the United States, Costa Rica, Mexico and others, Larin have scored.
At present, most of the kings of the north are from the European leagues, although not all of them are from the five major leagues, but their strength in the second and third leagues in Europe can stand firm, stable playing time, with the experience of playing in European football, it is a good way to help them improve their competitive level.
Looking back at a men's soccer team, after a series of "riot operations", it is getting farther and farther away from the World Cup...