It doesn’t hurt to start a new era for the Canadian men’s national team by making a bit of history. Canada defeated the US Virgin Islands 8-0 in John Herdman’s first competitive fixture in charge of the team.
The result was the biggest win in the program’s history, the previous being a 7-0 win over St.Lucia in 2011. It puts Canada into second in the Concacaf Nations League qualifying standings (Cuba beat Turks and Caicos 11-0). The top six teams qualify for the top division of Concacaf Nations League as well as the 2019 Gold Cup.