The string of poor results can be attributed, in no small measure, to the fact that it’s been a transitional year for Les Rouges after the team’s exit from World Cup qualifying last October. Canada have competed under three different head coaches (including current manager Benito Floro) and incorporated a large number of new, young players into the national-team mix throughout the year.
Canada came into this international window with an all-time low FIFA ranking of No. 111, a seeding that will surely dip further after another pair of losses, including last Friday's 2-0 setback to the Czech Republic. With so many distressing numbers looming around the men’s national team, Canadian fans will need to keep faith that 2014 can’t possibly be any worse than 2013.
