It couldn’t be more fitting that Canada endured a four-game, 10-day window in order to book its spot in the Octagonal phase of qualifying, which promises to be even more grueling.
But the job is done, and the players can soak in the achievement until the focus shifts to the Concacaf Gold Cup this summer before the Octagonal kicks off in September.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the reshuffling of World Cup qualifying, there will be triple matchdays in September, October, January and March.
Early in the second half, Duverge received an innocent back-pass from defender Kevin Lafrance.
Larin’s pair of goals against Haiti now gives him 15 with Canada across 37 caps, placing him in a tie for seventh on the national team’s all-time scoring chart with teammate Jonathan David and Ali Gerba.