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Originally Posted by Matty81
Good on Canada for hanging in there, they look a little threatening going forward too when they manage it, unfortunately their back line doesn't look good enough to win - not what I thought their weakest link would be.
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The big key to that game was that Canada really really needed to hold on to that 1-1 tie for the rest of the half, if not longer, not just a minute.
The longer they could keep the doubt in the Mexican's (and any South American team) mind, who considered themselves a different level above Canada, the better chance you have of those sort of teams imploding.
That goal was shocking to Mexico, and if Canada could've held out at that score longer, I think they had the firepower and counter attack to take advantage of what would be an evering-nervous Mexico team that would be turning against itself as the clock ticked away.