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Canada's Liam Millar and Jacob Shaffelburg look dejected after the match between Switzerland and Canada in FIFA World Cup 2026 - Group B in BC Place, Vancouver, Canada, on June 24, 2026. Agustin Marcarian/Reuters
For Switzerland, today’s victory over Canada was as sweet as maple syrup.
For Canada, which couldn’t have remained at Vancouver Stadium for the next match with even a draw, the loss before adoring home fans was as bittersweet as Swiss dark chocolate.
Aaron Gifford has written for several daily newspapers, magazines, and specialty publications and also served as a federal background investigator and Medicare fraud analyst. He graduated from the University at Buffalo and is based in Upstate New York.
