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We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of World Cup, Vancouver Whitecaps, and Canadian Championship chat and interviews. The Whitecaps returned to action after 46 days away, defeating Cavalry FC in the Canadian Championship quarter-finals over two legs, including an emotional return to Swangard Stadium. We pick over the bones of those matches and the other three quarter-finals and hear from ‘Caps coach Jesper Sorensen ahead of the the busy weeks of matches coming up.

Vancouver Whitecaps put on a second half clinic in a dominant display to see off Canadian Premier League side Cavalry FC 4-1, in their Canadian Championship quarter-final first leg clash at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby on Wednesday. An Adam Pearlman own goal with just over a minute on the clock set the tone for the evening, as the Whitecaps’ constant pressure saw Cavalry be unable to be the free flowing footballing side we see in the CPL on a weekly basis.

We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of World Cup, Canadian national team, Vancouver Whitecaps, and Canadian Championship chat and interviews. Canada’s World Cup is over and all three hosts are now out of the tournament. A Round of 16 defeat to Morocco saw the hosts tournament come to an end and there’s a lot of pride and a lot of questions now coming out of it around what’s next and how to continue to grow the game here.

We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of World Cup, Canadian national team, and Vancouver Whitecaps chat and interviews. Canada continue to make history at this year’s World Cup. Their 1-0 victory over South Africa saw them secure a first ever knockout round win and now they face Morocco in the Round of 16.

For the third meeting between Vancouver Rise FC and AFC Toronto this season, it was Toronto that came away with a 3-1 victory at Swangard Stadium. With both teams having already recorded a win in their previous encounters, Toronto now holds the advantage after a match once again decided by efficiency in key moments.

The latest AFTN Extra podcast is out for your listening pleasure. Episode 116 is a 90-minute Canada and World Cup themed episode. Canada have made history at this World Cup. A first ever point, a first ever win, and a first ever advancement into the knockout rounds.

Canada’s home field advantage at this World Cup came to an agonizing end at BC Place on Wednesday afternoon after a strong start to the second half saw Switzerland come away with a 2-1 victory to finish top of Group B and stay in Vancouver for the Round of 32. The result means Canada will now play their first ever knockout round match in Los Angeles and will surprisingly face South Africa, after Bafana Bafana stunned South Korea to finish second in their group later in the day.

We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of World Cup, Canadian national team, and even Vancouver Whitecaps chat. The World Cup is in full flow and it’s been a fantastic feast of footballing action with many twists and turns along the way. Canada is doing the country proud, claiming their first ever win and clean sheet at the tournament in their 6-0 demolition of Qatar to top Group B.

MLS Commissioner Don Garber has been a busy many of late. On Thursday he was in Vancouver to watch Canada dismantle Qater. The following day, he was in Seattle to cheer on the US. Buoyed with all the excitement for the game and what it could mean for his MLS clubs and the future fanbase for the game in the US and Canada, it’s an exciting time for the sport in both countries. But here in Vancouver, there is still a dark cloud hovering – the future of the Whitecaps.

History was made at BC Place in Vancouver on Thursday afternoon as Canada turned on the style, and the goals, in a 6-0 rout of Qatar, who finished the match with nine men after two straight red cards. Jonathan David’s hat-trick saw Canada secure their first ever win at the World Cup, and the biggest ever win by a CONCACAF nation at the tournament, to all but guarantee their place in the knockout round, with first place in the group also now in their own hands.