Last night Canada’s MNT provided further evidence of its arrival at CONCACAF’s top table.
With the sport at an unprecedented high in the country - the women’s national team were recently crowned Olympic champions - a second successive away draw in World Cup qualifying raised optimism to unprecedented heights.
Coming against the USA in Nashville and Mexico at the iconic Azteca, these were not just any old draws away from home. Going into the backyards of the region’s two powerhouses and emerging unscathed is the most significant thing to happen in Canadian football since... well, the women’s spectacular triumph in Tokyo and I suppose the 2-0 Nations League defeat of the USA in 2019.