Farioli's key man hailed as a benchmark by Eustáquio | OneFootball

Captain and standout figure in Canada’s 1-1 draw against Bosnia and Herzegovina in their opening match at the 2026 World Cup, Stephen Eustáquio explained, in comments to LiveModeTV, how the experience he has built up over the years at FC Porto has helped him in his role as leader of the Canucks.

“I think I’ve always been surrounded at FC Porto by very experienced players, with maturity and impressive résumés. Pepe, Otávio, Uribe, Marcano, Bednarek… I could stand here naming names all day. Everyone gives what they can, and I always tried to absorb as much as possible from them, so that I could then become a reference point for my teammates. We have several players who play for big European clubs. This World Cup is a reason to smile,” said the midfielder, who promised to watch Brazil-Morocco, scheduled for Saturday night, with one… regret: “It’s a shame my friend Thiago Silva won’t be there…”

In his analysis of the result from the opening round of Group B, Eustáquio took a positive view of the point earned by Canada. “It’s important that we don’t disrespect this point, which is very important for us. Nobody wants to make a mistake and that made the game slow; we ended up conceding from a set piece. Bosnia always relied on set pieces, they never created danger in organized attack, and we always had more weapons. But honestly, we felt we weren’t the aggressor in the first half, we weren’t able to set the tempo. In the second half it was different, everyone saw that Canada wanted to win. It’s a draw that feels like a defeat, but I still want to respect it,” added the FC Porto player, who, after the World Cup, is expected to join the blue-and-whites’ pre-season camp.

It is also worth noting that, at the start of the quick interview, the CazéTV/LiveMode reporter called the 29-year-old midfielder “Eustácio,” prompting the player to react with good humor and immediately correct the slip.

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