Canada Returns to the World Stage
Photo: IFAF
It’s been a while, but this weekend Canada’s men’s national team returns to the international stage and plans to become a force in world football.
The game’s most successful nation at the U20s level has dominated on internationally with three successive IFAF gold medals, but the men have been absent from tournaments since 2011. Back then, almost 14 years ago, they took home the silver medal from Vienna, beating Japan, France and Austria before losing to the United States in the final.
Canada takes on Italy in Sardinia this Saturday at the Impianto Polivalente Terramaini in Cagliari (kickoff 4pm CET, live on IFAF.TV) but far from being a one-off international friendly, it is first essential step on an overdue comeback trail.
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