World Cup: Message from basketball legend Nash inspires Canadians

It’s about the “balance between tension and carefreeness,” Nash told the co-host of this World Cup. “We play disciplined and organized – and that for the entire 90 minutes,” said Marsch. “But we show our quality, have fun and enjoy being who we are.” The further you get in the tournament and the more difficult your opponents become, the more important it is, said the 52-year-old.

Morocco? “No weaknesses whatsoever”

Canada opens the round of 16 with the game against Morocco on Saturday (7 p.m./ZDF and MagentaTV) in Houston. The North Africans have a team with “incredible individual talent,” said Marsch, who was formerly a coach at RB Leipzig. They are well organized and have “no weaknesses whatsoever”. Nevertheless, we are looking forward to this “huge challenge”.

The Canadians survived the preliminary round of a World Cup for the first time and have now won their first knockout game with a 1-0 win against South Africa in the round of 16. They already met Morocco in the group stage in Qatar in 2022 and lost 2-1. The North Africans subsequently finished fourth in the World Cup.