‘Cheer for the boys’: Fans flying to Houston for Canada’s historic World Cup match
High demand has pushed Canadian airlines to add seats as fans make long trips and watch parties build ahead of the round-of-16 match.
- On Saturday, Canada's men's soccer team faces Morocco in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 in Houston, Texas, with kickoff at 2:30 p.m. NT.
- Canada advanced to the Round of 16 for the first time after Stephen Eustaquio scored the winning goal against South Africa in Inglewood, Calif., last Sunday, captivating the country.
- WestJet spokesperson Julia Kaiser said the airline added capacity on eight flights between Calgary and Houston, while Air Canada modified aircraft to provide more seats as fans travel to the city.
- Trinity Pub owner Bernie Manning expects a lively crowd for Saturday's match, noting his group of regulars at the St. John's venue has grown to 160 people.
- A win against Morocco would position Canada for a quarterfinal match against either Paraguay or FIFA World Cup 2022 runner-up France, though the team is considered an underdog on paper.
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Canadian fans hoping for another historic win in World Cup match against Morocco
Fans across the country will be cheering on the Canadian men's soccer team as they take on Morocco in the next World Cup knockout round.
Houston (USA), 3 Jul (EFE).- Mohamed Ouahbi, a Moroccan coach, said this Friday that the eighth-final duel against Canada is going to be the most complicated of his World Cup so far, and considered that he is "rarely wrong." "I told the players that it is going to be the most important match of our World Cup and it is the most complicated one so far. And I'm rarely wrong about these things. It's going to be a very difficult game. They know it, w…
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