A record-setting night for the Canadian men’s national team.
John Herdman’s side thrashed Cayman Islands 11-0 on Monday in their second Concacaf qualifying match for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar to record their biggest win in program history.
Les Rouges were up 6-0 at halftime with four players earning their first Canada goals: Frank Sturing, Mark-Anthony Kaye, Alistair Johnston, and David Wotherspoon. Lucas Cavallini scored an eight-minute hat-trick in the second half, with Alphonso Davies adding insult to injury with a goal deflected off a missed Kaye penalty.
The 11-goal total bests an 8-0 Concacaf Nations League win over the US Virgin Islands in 2018 and leaves the side top of their qualifying group with two wins and a staggering +15 goal differential following a win over Bermuda.
As you could imagine, Canadian soccer Twitter was a fun place to be Monday.
Here’s how Canadian soccer reacted to the record-setting match.
— League1 Ontario, Men’s Division (@L1OMens) March 29, 2021
GOAL ??
Cyle Larin: A soccer player who can not stop scoring for #Besiktas
(And also for #CanMNT)
Canada 2-0 Cayman Islands |
14'
? https://t.co/hishXepRT3 pic.twitter.com/rH0t4x5EtF
— OneSoccer (@onesoccer) March 29, 2021
GOAL ???
David Wotherspoon gets his 1st goal for #CanMNT, too!
Canada 3-0 Cayman Islands |
? https://t.co/hishXepRT3 pic.twitter.com/tpnJMjyERT
— OneSoccer (@onesoccer) March 29, 2021
At what point does #CanMNT running the ball back to the centre circle after every goal become unsportsmanlike?
(Correct answer: never.)
— Oliver Platt (@plattoli) March 29, 2021
Cyle Larin now alone in seventh place on the all-time #canMNT goal-scoring list, with 12. In his sights next: Ali Gerba, who could blast the ball harder than anyone else I've ever seen live.
— Daniel Squizzato
(@DanielSquizzato) March 29, 2021
At the 1938 World Cup in France, Sweden beat Cuba 8-0 in the quarter-finals.
At 5-0, the French journalist Emmanuel Gambardella shut his typewriter and said: "Up to five goals is journalism. After that, it becomes statistics.”#canMNT vs. Cayman Islands
— John Molinaro (@JohnMolinaro) March 29, 2021
Live look at Maxime Crépeau waiting for a counter attack. #CanMNT pic.twitter.com/a6AnTA0hIE
— Maxwell (@FCMaxwell93) March 29, 2021
GOOAAALLL @Spoony_10 https://t.co/26WJT9K1tL
— St. Johnstone FC (@StJohnstone) March 29, 2021
Completely dominant v the Cayman Islands. Never thought I’d see the day where the #CANMNT had so many exciting players ??
Hopefully we can see a record broken today ?
— Steven Marc Scott (@StevenMarcScott) March 29, 2021
goals,
Canada's record for biggest win is 8-0. Can they beat that? ?#CanMNT
— Waking the Red (@WakingtheRed) March 29, 2021
Half time!! Well, that was fun! How's everyone doing? #CanMNT #WCQ #AllezLesRouges pic.twitter.com/cvTZbRnV32
— The Voyageurs (@thevoyageurs) March 29, 2021
Most goals scored in a single game in the history of the Men's National Soccer team: 8
Canada has six in the half against Cayman Islands. #CANMNT
— Devin Heroux (@Devin_Heroux) March 29, 2021
Let’s not get too confident, 6-0 is the most dangerous score in sports. #CANMNT
— James Sharman (@jamessharman) March 29, 2021
At this rate Crepeau is even going to score. #CanMNT
— Fort McMurray FC Edmonton Supporter (@fc_fort) March 29, 2021
Canada: #Qatar2022 pic.twitter.com/Q7omWuodXN
— FTF Canada (@FTFCanada__) March 29, 2021
Here come the subs! #CanMNT #WCQ
— The Voyageurs (@thevoyageurs) March 29, 2021
??? [NEW RECORD] ???
It's 9-0 for #CanMNT, and @AlphonsoDavies has set a new all-time record for ?
? https://t.co/hishXepRT3 pic.twitter.com/CrJXUpKAyK
— OneSoccer (@onesoccer) March 29, 2021
Records are made to be broken and thoroughly fitting that a player who has broken so many other records as a Canadian player be the one to score Canada's 9th of the match, Alphonso Davies' goal a new record for most #canmnt goals scored in a match.
Oh and now it's 11-0.
— Eve Julia (@evejulia9) March 29, 2021
Lucas Cavallini scores a second-half hat trick and nearly concusses Alphonso Davies in the celebration with a friendly head butt. #CanMNT #WCQ … 11-0. #CaymanIslands
— Derek Van Diest (@DerekVanDiest) March 29, 2021
hey @martythompson_ 'member when I manifested a Cavallini goal on the podcast?
— Charlie O'Connor-Clarke (@charliejclarke) March 29, 2021
#CanMNT pic.twitter.com/GeN9fri4d1
— Devang (@DesaiDevang) March 29, 2021
Happy for Cavallini. I know he's his harshest critic. Bags a hat-trick in 15 minutes after a tough outing last week.
Now has 14 goals in 19 appearances for the #canMNT, just one back of fifth all-time. #VWFC
— Farhan Devji (@farhandevji) March 29, 2021
So how’s Crepeau doing tonight? #CanMNT pic.twitter.com/Bh4fEHkPJz
— Fort McMurray FC Edmonton Supporter (@fc_fort) March 29, 2021
Some fun stats (unless you’re from the Cayman Islands ?) in that 11-0 Canada victory:
– Cavallini with a hat trick after just 15 mins on the pitch
– Four 1st career goals for ?? (Sturing, Wotherspoon, Kaye, Johnston)
– Most goals in a match by the #CanMNT (previous high of 8)— Brady Reid (@BradyReid_) March 29, 2021
#CANMNT have had EIGHT hat tricks in their near-century long history, FIVE have been in past 11 matches.
Adding the Larin and Cavallini hat tricks this week to the previous… https://t.co/eb435CxCPv
— Martyn Bailey (@martyn_bailey) March 30, 2021
#CanMNT 11-0 Cayman Islands ?
A Lucas Cavallini hat-trick, 1st goals for a number of players, and a new team record after the 9-0 gulf!
Here's our post-game show ? https://t.co/DURSoaNhe3
— OneSoccer (@onesoccer) March 29, 2021