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Originally Posted by ricoFlame
sometime, maybe a long way of, but some time, Canada will be awarded a world cup. just have to continue to be successful hosts of these smaller FIFA tourney's. that will be a proud day for canada and canadian football.
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We have to be able to field a competitive squad though. I have a feeling that will be a factor in deciding who hosts in 2014 or 2018 (I believe that's when it could be North America's turn again). No one wants to see a host country in by default miles out of their depth, which they can definitely be accused of in this tournament (I wouldn't say they were out of their depth totally, seeing as they would likely be one of the four teams from CONCACAF anyway... a testament to this tournament's glaring issues).
With that, the focus now needs to be on proper training and development. Canada has proven that they can host these events, and if there's a big enough tournament, like the World Cup, there is the money to overhaul their stadia and have eight proper host cities.