Canada lose home advantage for last 32 after Switzerland win to take top spot
With Canada’s home World Cup on the line, Jesse Marsch used his captain, Alphonso Davies, as a “decoy”. A shrewd Switzerland side, alas, never took the bait and so the switch is now Marsch’s lot as his team are forced to become road warriors. A pulsating second half in the sauna of BC Place followed a dogfight of a…
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