The 2022 World Cup is near. The anxiety of following the biggest competition in the world increases every day. With that, we have decided to make a brief analysis of all the teams that will participate in the Qatar World Cup. There will be 32 chapters in this series, which will be published weekly until the contest begins on November 20.

To ensure there is a pattern in the analysis throughout the series, we have defined certain topics that we will cover in each team: line-up and formation, style of play, campaign to the cup, main highlight and best campaign in cuts. Today we’re going to take a look at Canada’s national team.

Coach John Herdman’s side are fielded for most of their games in a traditional 4-4-2 system. The purpose of this training is to bring together its two main actors: Alphonso Davies and Jhonatan David. On a few rare occasions, the coach used a variation of the system, the 4-2-3-1.

The Canadian team has two ways of playing. One is to explore runner reversals through long balls. The other is to explore empty space with quick touches after the ball has been won. Always exploring the sides of the pitch a lot, taking advantage of the speed and quality of his wingers.

It’s a more cautious team, especially against technically stronger opponents, so they prefer to reinforce the marking to go quickly in the counter-attacks. He has some difficulty with defence, which may force the use of Alphonso Davies as a full-back rather than a full-back.

Canada’s campaign at the Qatar World Cup was flawless. Playing in the Concacaf Qualifiers, the Canadians managed to defeat opponents such as the United States and Mexico and took first place, securing the seeding early. There were 28 points won in 14 games, with just two losses in qualifying.

One of Canada’s main highlights, it’s also been one of the main highlights of world football in recent years. This is Alphonso Davies. The 21-year-old left-back is considered one of the best in the role, having already won a Champions League with his current club Bayern Munich. He can surprise in the Cup and take Canada beyond expectations in the competition.

Canadians don’t have a lot of tradition at World Cups. Their only appearance in the competition so far dates back to 1986, during the World Cup in Mexico. Back then, Canada had one of the worst campaigns of this edition, when they were knocked out in the group stage after losing all 3 games they played.