{
    "title": "Canada draws inspiration from We Believe support",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-05 18:35:01",
    "published_at": "2008-04-08 11:00:00",
    "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/canada-draws-inspiration-from-we-believe-support",
    "short_url": "http://prez.ly/KMFd",
    "culture": "en",
    "language": "EN",
    "subtitle": "Listen to coach Even Pellerud When Canada\u2019s women\u2019s national team takes the pitch on Wednesday evening, it will be listening to only one chant: \u201cGo Canada Go!\u201d While Canada may be miles away from home and in enemy territory (opponent M\u00e9xico is all that stands in the way of an Olympic berth), the Can\u2026",
    "slug": "canada-draws-inspiration-from-we-believe-support",
    "body": "<p><a href=\"https://canadasoccer.com/documents/audio/20080408_Pellerud_Even.wav\">Listen to coach Even Pellerud</a><br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bWhen Canada&rsquo;s women&rsquo;s national team takes the pitch on Wednesday evening, it will be listening to only one chant: &ldquo;Go Canada Go!&rdquo; While Canada may be miles away from home and in enemy territory (opponent M&eacute;xico is all that stands in the way of an Olympic berth), the Canadian team knows it has the support of an entire nation behind it.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bAfter all, Canadian fans have been sending their support for close to two months with two words at the top of every letter: we believe.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bLining the walls of Canada&rsquo;s team floor in Ciudad Juarez, M&eacute;xico are those very letters of support. There is a letter from the Canadian Olympic Committee, another from the mayor of Vancouver Sam Sullivan, yet another from the premier of Newfoundland &amp; Labrador Danny Williams. The letters spread from coast to coast. Many more came in that carried just the two words themselves, &ldquo;we believe.&rdquo;<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bSo on Tuesday evening, the Canadian players sat down to watch an inspirational video that delivered that very message from back home. The video incorporated many of the images sent in by young teams across the country.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bThe all-important semi-final match between Canada and M&eacute;xico will be played at the Estadio Oly&shy;mpico Benito Ju&aacute;rez, starting at 19.30 (local time). The match will be webcast on cbcsports.ca and televised on GolTV (18.30 PT and 21.30 ET). The match will also be televised in M&eacute;xico on PCTV.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bSaid Canada&rsquo;s title sponsor Winners in one of the letters, &ldquo;we would like to take this opportunity to wish you the best of luck as you pursue your Olympic dream. You are truly an inspiration to the youth soccer clubs in local communities nation wide.&rdquo;<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bSaid Tony Waiters, &ldquo;to someone who has had the great priviledge of being involved with the Canadian men&rsquo;s national team in winning our way to the Olympics in 1984 and the FIFA World Cup in 1986, I wish you all the best of luck in M&eacute;xico. I&rsquo;m sure that you will make us all proud.&rdquo;<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bFans can still send their support via the email address &ldquo;believe@soccercan.ca&rdquo;.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bWith Beijing the prize after 90-plus minutes of play on Wednesday, the Canadian women&rsquo;s team has prepared for nothing less than a win over hosts M&eacute;xico. Thanks to the thousands of fans back home, Canada also has the inspiration it needs to achieve its goal.</p>",
    "author": {
        "first_name": "Integration",
        "last_name": "Integration"
    },
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