“… Life was supposed to be good, maybe even different, as a fan of Canada’s men’s team. But as day turned to night, Gauthier realized he had committed the cardinal sin of Canadian soccer fandom at the time. He had allowed himself to imagine. Two Cuban goals ended Canada’s Gold Cup hopes. They left the competition without an appearance in the knockout phase and would begin nearly a generation spent in the soccer wilderness. …”
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