It’s one thing to have all the right remarks, the upbeat pressers and the bullish feedback from training. It’s quite another thing to step out into Arena Nationala, to defy the tens of thousands of yellow-clad supporters and back it all up on the pitch.

But that’s exactly what Canada’s men’s soccer team did in Bucharest on Friday when it dropped a money-where-your-mouth-is performance against Romania.

Next up is Wales, and following their 3-0 win the Canadians will have been further emboldened in their swagger to Swansea ahead of Tuesday’s match in Landore (1:45 p.m., TSN4).

Going into the Romania showdown it was hard to keep the eyes from rolling back amidst the overwhelming positivity. Here was manager Jesse Marsch and his best ever practices with the national team. There was midfield

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