❤️​ From a nightmare at Cruz Azul to glory with Canada | OneFootball

Canada’s national team keeps defying every prediction and writing the brightest page of its modern history at the 2026 World Cup.

Stephen Eustáquio became a national hero by scoring the decisive goal that propelled his country into the Round of 16.

The Canadian had to overcome a difficult past. In January 2019, he arrived in Mexico as a marquee signing to strengthen Cruz Azul’s midfield. Fate, however, had a cruel welcome in store for him. After just a few minutes on the pitch, he suffered a chilling anterior cruciate ligament tear.

Football gives second chances. And after a terrible injury, today he was the hero of an entire country. 

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