The country travels to every game with a "physical sword" mascot, engraved with the words "Qatar 2022". Manager John Herdman (Herdman is originally from Consett, County Durham, England) revealed the team's totem after their 4-0 win over Jamaica. This sealed the qualification and it symbolizes the "New Canada". The sword is engraved "Nihil timendum est"-"Fear is nothing". That's the "New Canada" and it symbolises the swagger that Canada wants to play with. It goes into every stadium to symbolise that Canada "owns" their ground. Having qualified with "smooth sailing" in CONCACAF, they qualified for November's World Cup Finals before Mexico and the USA.
When the Canada squad went to Costa Rica for their qualifier, the sword was seized by customs with photos appearing in the national newspapers. Without their lucky sword Canada were beaten 1-0, their only defeat in the group, so far. It was returned to the squad after they left Central America, with Herdman stating that it was present at Sunday's historic win over Jamaica."We got it! We got it back! It was in that "turf" at the BMO field! Better than a Maple Leaf?? AND NOW FOR THE RANKINGS 2022.
| Copa Mundial de Fútbol México '86 | |
|---|---|
 1986 FIFA World Cup official logo, designed by Rubén Santiago Hernández | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Mexico |
| Dates | 31 May – 29 June |
| Teams | 24 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 12 (in 11 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Argentina (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  West Germany |
| Third place |  France |
| Fourth place |  Belgium |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 52 |
| Goals scored | 132 (2.54 per match) |
| Attendance | 2,394,031 (46,039 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Gary Lineker (6 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Diego Maradona |
| Best young player | Enzo Scifo |
| Fair play award |  Brazil |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Hungary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
| 1 June 1986 | |||
| Canada | 0–1 | France | Estadio Nou Camp, León |
| 2 June 1986 | |||
| Soviet Union | 6–0 | Hungary | Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato |
| 5 June 1986 | |||
| France | 1–1 | Soviet Union | Estadio Nou Camp, León |
| 6 June 1986 | |||
| Hungary | 2–0 | Canada | Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato |
| 9 June 1986 | |||
| Hungary | 0–3 | France | Estadio Nou Camp, León |
| Soviet Union | 2–0 | Canada | Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato |
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