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VANCOUVER — The Canadian men\u2019s national team’<\/a>s journey at BC Place has come to an end. Canada lost their final group stage match in front of 52,497 spectators at BC Place 2-1<\/a> to Switzerland<\/a>, thanks to goals by Rub\u00e9n Vargas<\/a> (46\u2019) and Johan Manzambi<\/a> (57\u2019) to finish second in Group B. Promise David<\/a> (76\u2019) scored the only goal for Canada. The result means that Canada will now play the runner-up of Group B. \u201cThere was a bit of disappointment in the room,\u201d Alistair Johnston<\/a> said. \u201cBut it shows how far this program has come that we can push a very good Swiss team until the end.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Club Comparison<\/p>\n \u20ac332.50m<\/p>\n Market Value<\/p>\n \u20ac198.65m<\/p>\n National Team<\/p>\n League Level<\/p>\n National Team<\/p>\n Murat Yakin<\/p>\n Managers<\/p>\n Jesse Marsch<\/p>\n \n Full Club Comparison\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Ultimately, the result was deserved. Even before taking the lead in the second half, Switzerland controlled much of the game. Canada sat deep and tried to counterattack the Swiss. A strategy that was difficult to execute, as Canadian players often struggled with their first touch, and Switzerland seemed more than comfortable to meet their opponent\u2019s speed. Indeed, Canada had just one-half chance in the first half. They only really started to press in the second half after Switzerland took a 2-0 lead. After David\u2019s goal, it felt like an equalizer could still be in the cards, but ultimately it never came.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Swiss were far more efficient. Indeed, they scored with their first true chance as Vargas beat Maxime Cr\u00e9peau<\/a> with a shot to the far post. Manzambi was the provider here. Shortly after, the Swiss wonderkid would provide what would turn out to be the winner. Luc de Fougerolles was beaten inside the box by Breel Embolo<\/a>. Embolo spotted Manzambi, and his shot slipped under Cr\u00e9peau\u2019s body. It was a bitter moment for the Orlando City goalkeeper, as that goal would decide the match’s outcome. They then happily absorbed all the pressure Canada threw at them. \u201cI don\u2019t know why we didn\u2019t start this way,\u201d Liam Millar<\/a> said. \u201cWe will have to probably look back and understand the reason why, it is hard to understand right after the game.\u201d<\/p>\n \nCanada defeated by Switzerland \u2013 What happens next?<\/p>\n So, what happens next for Canada? Although this is the first time Canada have advanced from the group stage, the second-place finish will hurt. Winning Group B would have meant Canada would have faced one of the teams that finished third place in Group E\/F\/G\/I\/J at BC Place. Canada will now face whoever finishes second in Group A at SoFi Stadium in LA. That could potentially turn out to be South Korea, which will have close to a home game in Los Angeles due to the large South Korean population there.<\/p>\n
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