Steven Caldwell
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is almost just as important to play a last 32 as a second or a third place team in the US would be great but it would be a little disappointing to think that there's knockout games in Canada and Canada won't be playing there so I think they should push themselves I do think Bosnia Canada is a pretty even game but
If both teams play well, I think Canada win that game.
I think Canada absolutely have to beat Qatar.
And then they're through and they're potentially playing Switzerland for a place at the top of the group.
So that is a dream scenario.
But I think we have to dream.
It's the whole point of being here at this stage.
It's the aspirational value, home World Cup games, and a group of guys that have been slowly building up to this crescendo, this point in their careers where...
let's face it, not a lot's going to get better for these guys than playing in the Red of Canada, in Toronto or in Vancouver in the home World Cup.
It's the pinnacle.
So they need to be at their best and they've got to go out there and play at their maximum.
If they do that, I've no doubt they get out of the group.
I've got to say I'm a little apprehensive about the atmosphere in the stadiums especially the first game in Toronto the tickets were too expensive in my opinion it's took away a bit of the sort of magic of the World Cup I would say some of these ticket prices I'm not so sure that genuine fans that normal football watching people are going to be at these games I think it's priced a lot of families out of the market a lot of kids
from going to these games I think it's only for a select few so I'm a bit worried what that does to the atmosphere usually when a World Cup comes around it is special and it is amazing but I don't think FIFA have got this one right I think that they should have been more cognizant of the fact that prices in the past have been reasonable I know they're talking about dynamic market and a North American market and
None of that matters to me.
This is the FIFA World Cup.
It's a global competition and it should be capped at a certain level so everybody can experience it.
We'll see what it's like, but ultimately we need that crowd to be pro-Canadian.
We need everyone to be absolutely behind the team and that extra man, that support for the crowd,
is going to be vital to Canada's success because there's going to be moments of adversity.