Atiba Hutchinson may have kicked last ball for Canada
The talented midfielder, who was the only player alive the previous time Canada played in a men’s World Cup, 36 years ago, came millimetres from tying the game when his header off a corner kick bounced down off the inside of the crossbar and caught the back of the goal line.
“It was everything to me,” Hutchinson said of his World Cup experience. “Just the buildup towards it, just to see how the country rallied behind us and gave us their full support and it grew in numbers. It was a special moment. I didn’t really know what to think of it and really have an understanding of how it would be when we were going out there onto the pitch, it was everything and more.
“I talked to Atiba, he wanted to retire before the qualifiers and put his boots up on the wall,” Canada goalkeeper Milan Borjan said. “But we didn’t let that happen. We wanted to let him experience this. After 36 years, we wanted him coming to this big stage.” “We have to be proud of what we’ve done, apart from not getting any points, we came out here and played fearless, that’s what we really wanted to do and show what we were made of. I think that’s what we did. We enjoyed our football out there, we worked for each other, each and every one of us and I think we represented our country very well.
Canada had Morocco holding on for dear life at the end of the game on Thursday. Hutchinson’s near miss was one of numerous opportunities the team had in the game, particularly when he came on a substitute.
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