‘We believe’: Canada confident ahead of FIFA World Cup opener in Qatar – National

Many Canadian soccer fans have been waiting for this moment their entire lives.

Long an afterthought behind hockey in their home country, Canada’s soccer team is back in the World Cup for the first time since 1986 and it opens Wednesday against a daunting opponent: Belgium, a 2018 semifinalist and second in the FIFA rankings.

“We don’t hope no more, we believe,” Canada midfielder Jonathan Osorio said. “And we’re very…