Less than twenty-four hours before Canada faced Switzerland, Kyle Horner called in from Windsor, Ontario, right on the American border, to talk about what this World Cup run is doing to a country that isn’t used to winning at football. Kyle Horner, radio host at AM800 CKLW, makes the case that what’s happening right now is bigger than the game.

Windsor is uniquely placed to feel it. School across the border, lunch across the border, friends across the border. And yet when Canada scored in that first game and the flags came out at the waterfront watch party, it landed differently than anything political. The biggest Canadian flag in the country sits on Windsor’s waterfront facing the US. They didn’t put it up for the World Cup. It’s just always been there.

The Scots drank Boston dry. Egyptians partied in the streets of Vancouver after Mo Salah’s win. English fans took over Texas rodeos. Kyle thinks Canada vs USA, if it comes to that, can wait.

Topics: Canada World Cup soccer, Canadian national pride, Windsor Ontario border city, FIFA World Cup 2026, multicultural Canada

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Originally aired on2026-06-23