Kanada befindet sich im Hinblick auf die Weltmeisterschaft noch im Aufbau ...

In the space of one solitary second-half minute against Switzerland , Canada saw their World Cup bubble temporarily burst.

Up until Wednesday's clash, this had felt like a new frontier for soccer in the country, a summer with the potential to catapult the national team to global notoriety. However, after Switzerland forward Rubén Vargas set his team on the way to a 2-1 victory with a goal just 40 seconds after the break, it became abundantly clear the tournament co-hosts are still very much a work in progress.

The scenes at full time remained celebratory -- after all, this was still a day on…