Not Emily’s hand, but she is involved.Image: http://www.imago-images.de/

Hope Schweiz Canada

Of course, our hearts belong to the Swiss national team at the World Cup. Matter of respect. But in one corner of the heart, there is still room for another team. In Qatar that’s for us: Underdog Canada.

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Italy has a long history of being the favorite team of many Swiss people. But the “Squadra Azzurra” is missing at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar (which is embroiled in Switzerland, but in Qualification group in which both teams won,

So who should be the second team after the Swiss national team? Who should we keep our fingers crossed for?

To us at Watson the matter is as clear as Qatar: the setting sun on the desert sands of Canada.

For several years, our Canadian video editor Emily has been bringing us closer to the differences between the two countries. And with her videos in the series «Emily National» It also meant that we Swiss learned more about Canada than any geography teacher could have taught us.

in return he learned to play the guitar play alfhorn And Schweizerteutsch. Some even claim that Emily is better understood now Our house Wallace Sergio. This is of course an outright lie and we would never dare to criticize a Wallacean in relation to a world football event. it’s finally quite possible It is almost certain that one day Sergio will become FIFA President.

Because Wallace is still – I emphasize: still! – No World Cup team (Wales ≠ Wallis), it was Canada. Not only can we give something back to Emily with our support, but we can also say thank you so many years later for Celine Dion’s win for Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest. It was 1988 and long before that the singing contest was still called the “Grand Prix Eurovision de la Chanson”.

Will Canada become world champions in Qatar? To put it bluntly, the chances are rather slim. Others will say: absolutely impossible. Belgium, Croatia and Morocco are the Group F opponents, in that order.

But faith can also move mountains. And there are many of them not only in Switzerland, but also in Canada. The Maple Leafs may not have the capacity to leave Qatar with the World Cup in hand. That’s why they are external to our heart.

So we will always keep an eye on our other team before and during the tournament. FC Basel’s Canadian national player Liam Miller explained in an interview how he would like the team to look. Former Canada national Daniel Imhof, who spent long periods with FC St. Gallen and VfL Bochum, takes us down the memory lane. We introduce the most important players on the team – and of course we cheer along with Emily.

This is why many of us as school children in the schoolyard shouted: Hop Schweiz Canada!

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