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Canada beat Jamaica to end 36-year World Cup finals drought

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ar 27, 2022; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Canada players celebrate a win over Jamaica at BMO Field to clinch qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports TPX IMAGES

Canada qualified for the World Cup finals for just the second time on Sunday, beating Jamaica 4-0 to book their ticket to Qatar and end 36 years of failure and heartache.

After failing to clinch a finals spot with a 1-0 away loss to Costa Rica on Thursday, Canada returned home with renewed purpose and a chance to complete the job in front of a frenzied, red-clad flag-waving soldout crowd of nearly 30,000 at BMO Field.

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