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Out-of-favour Nottingham Forest man's 'death stare' response gets fans talking

Nottingham Forest defender Richie Laryea was named man of the match for Canada in their World Cup qualifier against Costa Rica.

Canada kept waiting after Costa Rica loss, US-Mexico draw

With Panama being surprisingly held to a 1-1 draw at home to bottom team Honduras, the Canadians needed only a draw in San Jose to secure their second ever World Cup appearance following the 1986 finals in Mexico. But the Canadians were rocked after defender Mark-Anthony Kaye was sent off on 34 minutes for picking up his second yellow card of the night. Costa Rica made the advantage count, and deep into stoppage time at the end of the first half Celso Borges headed home Gerson Torres's cross to score the game's only goal.

Ten-man Canada fail to clinch World Cup spot with loss to Costa Rica

:Battling Costa Rica edged 10-man Canada 1-0 on Thursday to deny the North Americans their first chance to clinch a spot in the 2022 World Cup finals.

'Let's get it done': Herdman urges Canada's men's soccer team to complete World Cup journey in Costa Rica

Canada's men began their World Cup qualifying campaign a year ago this week — in an empty stadium in Florida, during one of COVID's grim peaks, with a win over Bermuda. So much literal and psychological distance has been covered by this team since, it's hard to remember each step along the way. But that's how this incredible journey began: in silence, in semidarkness.