It was the opportunity to co-host the 2026 tournament that was supposed to be the true catalyst for football in Canada. But this exciting new team led by Bayern Munich star Alphonso Davies and Lille forward Jonathan David are not prepared to wait that long. The Chinese Tennis Association did not respond to a request for comment on Wednesday. Herdman appears vindicated now but that was not obvious at the time. Canada's men had talent but no tradition of success having qualified for only one World Cup in 1986. They had not even reached the final phase of CONCACAF qualification for the 2018 tournament. Live text commentary from first tee to last will be available onskysports.comandSky Sports