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What are the highlights of the World Cup matches so far?
Are we, is this an award show or something? What's going on? What's happening here?
And now accepting the award is the son of the guy who played Huggy Bear. It's a big deal, 8 o'clock.
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You guys should do an award show.
I'm thinking about it. That'd be good. Based solely on the awards.
We've got the music.
How did David Edgar feel about Canada's participation in the World Cup?
Yeah. Now we need our awards and a show.
Well, music is half the battle.
David Edgar, former Canadian international, is going to join us in just a moment here. He's calling games for BBC now. Going to talk a little more Canadian soccer. We'll do that in just one sec. Reminder, we are in hour three of the program, and this hour of the show is brought to you by the BC Construction Safety Alliance. Making safety simpler by giving construction companies the best in tools, resources, and safety training. Visit them online at bccsa.ca.
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As mentioned, our next guest capped nearly 50 times for the Canadian men's national team throughout a decorated playing career, which includes stops Newcastle and Burnley. Now he's calling games for BBC and he joins us now on the Halford and Brough show on Sportsnet 650. It's David Edgar on the Able Auctions hotline.
What was the emotional impact of the opening match for David Edgar?
Good morning, David. How are you?
Morning, guys. Thanks for having me on. I appreciate it.
Hey, thanks for coming on. We appreciate you taking the time. Before we get into the finer details of the opening match, I got to ask you, as a guy that represented his country 42 times and got to wear the captain's armband at the Gold Cup, and you're a proud Canadian international, what was it like being in Toronto for that match, now working on the media side of things? But I imagine it must have been somewhat emotional for you watching Canada host and participate in a World Cup.
Oh man, it was surreal. Yeah, it really was. I, yeah, you say being on the media side, I was there a couple hours before. So as a player, you're, you're kind of hotel bus straight into the change room and you don't get to really soak up much of the atmosphere, but. I was there a couple hours before, soaking it up as much as I could, looking at the stadium, seeing the fans, and then witnessing all of the red jerseys come in. We were kind of worried.
How has Canadian soccer evolved over the years?
Obviously, you'd seen reports about how many Bosnians and stuff were going to be there, but seeing it come in with the red jerseys and then afterwards being able to walk with them to the train station, it was just an incredible experience from start to finish for myself.
Are you kind of like us in that you actually find it hard to believe that Canada is hosting a World Cup? These are World Cup games that we're seeing. It just seems like the program has come such a long way and soccer in the country has come such a long way, not only in terms of the team, but also the fan knowledge of the game as well.
Yeah, 100%. Like you said, we were so nonchalant as a nation about hosting it as opposed to the other two countries. And then it just happened and it's bang and it's hit football fever crazy across the nation, I think. But yeah, it's, it's, it's, it's been, it's been really cool to watch that obviously seeing the fans, really becoming engaged in the players. I got an Uber with some fans. They've all got jerseys on. These are things I didn't get to see. You know what I mean? We're wearing a lot of Canadian jerseys, especially in Kitchener, which is just outside of Toronto.
What challenges did Canadian players face when representing their country?
You're not seeing a lot of Canada jerseys. Now they're everywhere. So it's just seeing where the programs come is all credit to the CSA and the group of boys.
So in order to understand where the program is right now, I think everyone needs to understand where it came from.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What are the highlights of the World Cup matches so far?
0:18–0:54
2
How did David Edgar feel about Canada's participation in the World Cup?
0:54–1:48
3
What was the emotional impact of the opening match for David Edgar?
1:48–2:47
4
How has Canadian soccer evolved over the years?
2:47–4:01
5
What challenges did Canadian players face when representing their country?
4:01–5:07
6
What insights can David Edgar provide about the current Canadian national team?
5:07–6:02
7
What tactical changes might be necessary for the upcoming matches?
6:02–6:56
8
What lessons can be learned from this World Cup experience?
6:56–44:35