While most Canadians call it a hockey nation, soccer is the country's most-played sport - and Dove Men+Care is celebrating both
TORONTO, March 3, 2026 /CNW/ - Canada may be known as the hockey nation, but the country's most popular sport tells a different story. With 100 days to go until the FIFA World Cup 2026™, Official Sponsor Dove Men+Care and Dove welcomed the tournament to Canada in the most Canadian way possible - by building an outdoor hockey rink with a soccer field on top. Because soccer is even played in winter, of course.
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