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You have to be patient. Developing talent takes time and i believe there hasn't been a lot of attention or resources devoted to football in Canada. That presence in the World Cup in the 80's was a stroke of luck (combined with the fact that US was still not too into football which helped a lot). And after that i don't think anything was done.

Besides, some of potential canadian players chose to play for other countries. I am remembering Owen Hargreaves who played for England. The lack of clubs up until very recently also hampers a LOT the development of a stable amount of local talent. I believe it is changing, but you have to wait until the kids reach adult age.

Curiously there is a portuguese now responsible for the management and development of football in Canada (Tony Fonseca). He surely knows about football. He played in the top level league in Portugal and also in the Champions League (at the time it was called European Cup). Besides he comes from a school that has proven to be competent. I think the portuguese managers are probably better than the average since they seem to suceed everywhere they go (we export as much managers as players).