It’s a feeling that I didn’t quite realize I had been missing: Watching <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;every deke, dribble and dive that Team Canada and its world-class opponents executed, on a TV in a pub full of people watching the same&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/ottawa-pubs-packed-with-soccer-fans-for-the-euros-and-copa-america-1.6935127&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/ottawa-pubs-packed-with-soccer-fans-for-the-euros-and-copa-america-1.6935127" target="_blank">every deke, dribble and dive that Team Canada and its world-class opponents executed, on a TV in a pub full of people watching the same</a>; white-knuckling the edge of the bar in one hand and a pint of lime-and-soda in the other; hugging and high-fiving strangers in moments of joy; doubling over in agony with them in moments of joy narrowly denied.

At the risk of sounding sappy, it’s also really satisfying that the Canadian men’s soccer team looks a lot like modern Canada.{ai:summary}<p>Team Canada's exhilarating performance in the world-class competition brought people together in a pub, creating moments of shared tension and celebration. It was a display of skill and sportsmanship that captivated viewers, uniting strangers in both jubilation and despair. #sports</p>

Chris Selley: If Canadian men can win at soccer, what else are we capable of?

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