Thirty-six years later, Bob Lenarduzzi still laments the scoring chance he missed at the 1986 World Cup. Looking ahead to Qatar 2022, who will find Canada's first goal on the world's biggest stage?
Vancouver Whitecaps President Bob Lenarduzzi pictured during a news conference in November, 2017. Thirty-six years later, Lenarduzzi still laments the scoring chance he missed at the 1986 World Cup as Canada continues the hunt for its first goal. In 1986, the bookmakers laid long odds on Canada getting a goal in Mexico. And they were proved right as the Canadian men lost 1-0 to France and 2-0 to Hungary in their first two outings at the tournament.
"But I think we were just out there playing the games and not really thinking like 'If we score one goal and lose all three games, this is going to be some sort of success.' You're trying to compete as best you can and do your best to get a result. "It's been great to see ... There's a lot of firepower in the team," Mitchell, who scored 19 international goals, said of the Canadian attack. "There's a lot of pace in the team. Probably more than we would have had in '86 in that regard. And maybe as much as we've ever had. It'll be fun to watch, for sure."
"For us it really doesn't matter who scores as long as somebody does it and we're able to win the game. I think people are more looking forward to the first win rather than just the first goal."
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