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Marsch proud despite Canada's World Cup exit, rues Davies absence
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Marsch proud despite Canada's World Cup exit, rues Davies absence
HOUSTON, July 4 : Canada's dream World Cup run ended on Saturday when they crashed out with a 3-0 loss to Morocco in the last 16, but coach Jesse Marsch said he could not have been prouder of his players after a performance he believed deserved a different outcome.Les Rouges, who had rewritten the record books by earning their first World Cup point, first World Cup victory and first knockout-stage win, dominated for long stretches against the seventh-ranked Moroccans, but were left to rue missed chances, costly errors and the absence of talisman Alphonso Davies."I'm very proud to be the Canadian national team coach, and as proud as I am, I'm even more proud of the way our boys played today," Marsch told reporters.Davies missed the match after suffering a hamstring setback, having played on
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