To finish third at a tournament, in which more than three teams were participating, without scoring a goal in open play? Impressive. With only one goal in three games? That takes effort. Not since the Seattle Sounders won MLS Cup in 2016 without getting a single shot on target before the penalty shootout has a team been rewarded for being as ineffective in front of goal. 

Right now, Canada is one win, one draw at the Algarve Cup because, really, their goal hasn't been threatened. That's not going to happen at the World Cup. At some point, the opposition will score. At some point, Canada might need to score two to win, or to find the net on that one great chance that comes to them in order to turn a 0-o draw into a 1-0 triumph.

Let’s face it, you would stay off the message boards and Reddit and the soccer blogs if you wanted sober, measured analysis. What you want is reactionary, knee-jerk, panicked commentary.

But today’s kit was, well, underwhelming. It was as if Nike was like “quick, we need to get Canada a kit in time for this January friendly!” and sent a couple of boxes of generic black shirts and shorts to Spain.

Canadian teenager Matis Romero will be cheering for the Portland Timbers in this Saturday’s MLS Cup game.

But, maybe most impressive is the number of shots on target that Canada allowed in the match. Through 90 minutes plus injury time, the Germans managed just one shot on target.

There are many, many excuses on offer for the Canadian team after the team closed its group stage of the U-17 Women’s World Cup with a 5-0 loss to Spain.

When FC Edmonton paused its first-team operation at the end of the 2017 NASL season, Ben Fisk had options.

Sunday wasn’t what we’d call a banner day for the Canadian women’s program.

Even though Canada went through Group C place undefeated, it will not proceed to the tournament semifinals.