Laryea on the FIFA World Cup experience, representing the nation and Canada's progression
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
We have an extra special guest with us now. Richie Larea is here talking soccer. How are you?
I'm good. How are you guys doing?
Very good.
How did Richie Laryea describe his initial reaction to watching Spain vs France and following the World Cup after Canada was eliminated?
What did you make of the Spain win 2-0 over France today?
Yeah, it was a good game. I think Spain obviously was dominant against a very good France side with a lot of very good players. So it was an enjoyable game to watch.
How much have you been paying attention to the tournament since you guys have been eliminated?
I've honestly watched every game since you've been out. It's been a great tournament to follow, obviously, with us being in it and going so far. I also want to see how some of the teams we've played against are going to fare in the tournament. So, yeah, I've continued watching.
What was the ride like, man? You were playing for Team Canada, games are in Canada, Toronto, Vancouver, we see all the scenes, people in the streets. What was it like to be a player for Team Canada through all of that?
Yeah, it was unreal. I don't even know... The words or what to say to exactly express what it meant to be a part of that because the love and support we got shown from fans all across the country and then obviously in the stadiums whenever we went to BMO Field and BC Place for the two games, it was unreal. It made all of us realize what we're doing is... so much bigger than what we are and who we are. Yeah, I think the overall experience was top class.
You brought up the two stadiums, and obviously you played for the Whitecaps, right? Played for TFC. Do you see a lot of the... I guess the fans comparing the stadiums and the atmospheres, like you understand the dynamic between Toronto and Vancouver, right? Like, do you pay attention to that? Like, do you, do you notice it or are you just tunnel vision on the tournament?
No, no, I didn't. I wasn't paying too close attention, but honestly, both sets of stadiums, obviously being from here, the first game and, you know, walking out to the pitch and seeing all the red and the fans. And yeah, it was, it was incredible. And then BC place also delivered where you walk in and yeah, just, all canadian fans which was awesome to see it's awesome to play in an atmosphere like that where it's pro canada and pro your fans so yeah both such stadiums did an incredible job so i mean that had to be somewhat startling because you play at bmo all the time and then you see how it's reconfigured for the world cup and i mean it's just a totally different look isn't it Yeah, it was honestly almost unrecognizable.
Like when I walked into the locker room and even the tunnel heading out to the field, everything has obviously been changed because of the World Cup.
What was Richie Laryea's experience representing Canada at home during World Cup matches in Toronto and Vancouver?
So it was, yeah, it felt different in some spaces. But, you know, when you walk out and you see the bench and the stadium and all of that, it's obviously all the same, but it's... Just to a way bigger magnitude of, you know, the fans, there's not one seat that was empty. And then, yeah, just the atmosphere inside the stadium as well was, yeah, incredible.
When you've been a part of the national team now for a little while and it's taken a lot of steps forward, you know, you go into this tournament and you look at the group that you're up against. internally of course you you know you'll say you have a lot of belief and you know we can go as far as we possibly can like how far did you guys really believe you can go did you exceed expectations did you meet it like what was that what was that dynamic like for you guys yeah i think internally for us as a group we always spoke of all we're gonna make a run in this tournament we're gonna you know surprise a lot of people so for us to get to where we got to i don't think
was a surprise to us. Maybe on the outside, to some people, it was. Maybe for some people, it also wasn't enough. You know how sports are. There's divided opinions. But for us, I think we always knew we could get out of the group and make a proper run. So yeah, I think if we look back, we definitely would have wanted to, like anyone else, to continue in the tournament.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:06
2
How did Richie Laryea describe his initial reaction to watching Spain vs France and following the World Cup after Canada was eliminated?
0:06–2:28
3
What was Richie Laryea's experience representing Canada at home during World Cup matches in Toronto and Vancouver?
2:28–8:52
4
How did Laryea compare atmospheres and stadium transformations between BMO Field and BC Place for the World Cup?
8:52–12:19
5
What was the Canadian squad's internal belief about how far they could go in the tournament?
12:19–19:37
6
How did the 6-0 win over Qatar affect team confidence and locker room morale?
19:37–20:36
Speakers
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