""Coming here to Wales to play against a very good team, a team I think will qualify for the World Cup, is a great opportunity for us to continue to grow and challenge ourselves to be better," he told the BBC World Service. "We are excited. I know Craig Bellamy was a great player and is certainly a very astute and emotional coach.""
""While they are automatically in the next World Cup as hosts, Canada qualified in 2022 to end a 36-year exile from the tournament. American Marsch, who took charge in May 2024, says Canada must treat friendlies differently because they \"don't get to experience the pressure of trying to get to the World Cup and all those meaningful matches\". \"We have to put our own pressure into our environment in ev"
Canada play Wales in a friendly at the Swansea.com Stadium as part of preparations for the 2026 World Cup, which Canada will co-host with the USA and Mexico. Wales briefly topped their World Cup qualifying group but slipped to third after results for North Macedonia and Belgium. Canada beat Romania 3-0 in their most recent friendly, following a penalty defeat to Guatemala in the Concacaf Gold Cup in June. Canada also qualified for the 2022 World Cup, ending a 36-year absence. Friendlies are being used to simulate pressure and test tactical and personnel choices ahead of 2026.
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