World Cup and National Team

national team: The nation known more for shooting pucks than penalty kicks fields a national team that ranks 110th in the world, tied with Bahrain. But its fierce love for the beautiful game has been on display for all the world to see in Brazil. organizers say Canadians bought more than 29,000 tickets to World Cup matches, outranking all other nations that didn't qualify for the Cup and behind only 10 nations that did. , according to Hamilton Spectator. That multi-ethnic society and the national team struggles make it easy for fans of any nation to enjoy the World Cup in Canada. Canada has not sent a team to the World Cup in a generation. But that hasn't stopped Canadians from going a little Cup crazy. Canada was also the top non-competing nation in attendance at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, officials say. As a nation of immigrants, it should be no surprise that that Canadians are wild about the Cup. One in every five Canadians is born in another country. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.