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'We just have to push': Canada in position to win FIFA World Cup group

Canada has already made history at this summer's FIFA World Cup.

The team doesn't plan to stop any time soon.

An emotional 6-0 drubbing of Qatar on Thursday vastly improved Canada's chance of not only advancing to the tournament's knockout stage but winning Group B.

"I really feel like we're a soccer country. We just have to push. We just have to show that united we can make things shine," vice captain Stephen Eustaquio said after the victory, the country's first ever in a men's World Cup.

"We have to push this tournament, man. We can make this happen. I really trust this team."

The Canadians opened their World Cup run with a 1-1 draw against Bosnia-Herzegovina in Toronto on June 12. They now sit atop the Group B standings after two games, tied on points (four) with Switzerland but ahead in goal differential (+6).

Canada and Switzerland will meet in a group-stage finale in Vancouver on Wednesday, and a win or a draw would give the co-host nation first place in the four-team standings.

"We just have to focus on the next game," said striker Jonathan David, who scored three of Canada's goals against Qatar. "I don't think we have to do too many calculations, we just have to go out and play our game and do our best."

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Toppling the Swiss won't be an easy task.

Ranked No. 19 in FIFA's latest official standings, Switzerland drew Qatar 1-1 to open the tournament, then rebounded with a decisive 4-1 victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina on Thursday.

The 30th-ranked Canadians know what they're up against, said goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau.

"We see that Switzerland is a very

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