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Old 03-18-2018, 08:08 PM   #136
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Originally Posted by Flamenspiel View Post
As much as I am not a fan of Toronto in anything. Its the one place in Canada that has a real soccer atmosphere(sometimes for the wrong team!) that goes all the way back to when Varsity Stadium was the home of the national team.

I seem to remember a game i attended in 1993, Canada had a 1-0 lead on Mexico and was on its way to the world cup when it all collapsed. There must have 19k out of 20 that were rooting for Mexico.
In the last decade Canada has enjoyed great home support in Toronto thanks to the tireless work of voyageurs and other supporters groups. It's always a great atmosphere with genuine home support. I personally attended a sold out world cup qualifier in 2008 against Jamaica, and the split in the crowd was like 70-30 In favour of Canada.
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