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\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\nExcitement is building at the BC Tigers Football Club in Surrey with the FIFA World Cup just days away from hitting Vancouver.<\/p>\n
For these young players, having the biggest tournament on earth right in their own backyard is a total dream come true.<\/p>\n
They can\u2019t wait to see their favourite teams and superstars take the pitch at BC Place.<\/p>\n
The club has been active in the community for years, helping kids fall in love with the game and even sending some players to represent B.C. and Canada.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor the team, they are going to win it; right now we\u2019re looking at maybe Argentina, Brazil and I\u2019m from Africa and I have to go with my African people,\u201d said Bobson Sesay, coach at BC Tigers FC.<\/p>\n
As it gets closer to the World Cup, their coaches are just as excited.<\/p>\n
\u201cI also have a couple of tickets for the games as well. Yeah, I have the one for the Qatar that is getting played here,\u201d said Hasim Moneer, another coach at the club.<\/p>\n
The coaches say that FIFA coming to Canada is a game-changer for these kids.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a good opportunity for everybody here. I think the soccer will grow when the World Cup is here, and as it happens in a lot of countries, when the World Cup comes to the country, the country\u2019s popularity in soccer gets a lot bigger,\u201d Moneer added.<\/p>\n
The coaches hope that FIFA\u2019s presence in Canada will inspire players to work harder and see themselves on the world stage one day.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause I remember 1994 when the World Cup was in the U.S. and how U.S. soccer developed so much. So, now that we have it in Canada and our little kids going to see the World Cup, I\u2019m sure they\u2019re going to be excited. And guess what\u2019s going to happen? Soccer is going to improve in Canada,\u201d Sesay said.<\/p>\n
The football fever is not stopping at the World Cup.<\/p>\n
The BC Tigers are hosting their own annual tournament around the same time; an event often called the Mini World Cup of the community with teams from across North America in a showcase that hopes to inspire more parents to get their kids into the sport.<\/p>\n
The first of the seven World Cup matches in Vancouver kicks off at BC Place on June 13.<\/p>\n
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\t\t\t\tSurrey soccer club ready to welcome FIFA. (CityNews) <\/p>\n
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