{"id":33314,"date":"2026-06-12T21:28:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T21:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/12\/inside-jonathan-osorios-journey-to-the-fifa-world-cup-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T21:28:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T21:28:06","slug":"inside-jonathan-osorios-journey-to-the-fifa-world-cup-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/12\/inside-jonathan-osorios-journey-to-the-fifa-world-cup-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Jonathan Osorio&#8217;s journey to the FIFA World Cup 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<header aria-label=\"Beginning of Article\" class=\"article-header article-header--story\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\" data-aqa=\"nav-breadcrumb\">\n<p>Breadcrumb Trail Links<\/p>\n<ol class=\"breadcrumbs__items list-unstyled\">\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\"><a class=\"breadcrumbs__item-link\" data-tb-category-link=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/torontosun.com\/category\/sports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sports<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\"><a class=\"breadcrumbs__item-link\" data-tb-category-link=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/torontosun.com\/category\/sports\/soccer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soccer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<div class=\"article-header__detail\">\n<div class=\"article-header__detail__texts\">\n<p class=\"article-subtitle\">Canadian midfielder will celebrate his 34th birthday on Friday, during his country&#8217;s opener at home in Toronto.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout callout--noindent flex-align-center flex-justify-between\" data-evt-val=\"{\" control_fields=\"\" data-callout=\"\" data-evt=\"visible\" data-evt-typ=\"element_view\"><span class=\"callout__text\"> Get the latest from Steve Simmons straight to your inbox <\/span><button class=\"button button--icon button--primary-alt\" data-id-login-redirect=\"https:\/\/torontosun.com\/author\/ssimmonssports\/newsletters\/\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"button__text\">Sign Up<\/span> <span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"button__icon\"> <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 11 11\" width=\"11\"><polygon points=\"1.1 0 7 6 1.1 12 0 10.9 4.8 6 0 1.1\"\/><\/svg> <\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<p><span class=\"published-date__since\">Published Jun 10, 2026<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"updated-date__since\">Last updated 2\u00a0days ago<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"published-date__word-count\">5 minute read<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta__bottom\"><a aria-label=\"Join the conversation\" class=\"article-meta-comment-count\" data-story-comment-component=\"\" href=\"#comments-area\">   <\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"bookmark-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"popover\" data-aqa=\"popover\" data-click-to-appear=\"True\" data-container=\"\" data-container-offset=\"\" data-no-style=\"\" data-popover-component=\"\" data-position=\"top\" data-sticky=\"\" data-tail-offset=\"200\" data-tail-position=\"right\"><button class=\"popover__trigger bookmark-button\"><span class=\"save-article-button save-article-button--default\" title=\"Save article\" data-article-id=\"13d09d00-07f8-4372-8c18-98b730a1ba36\" data-evt-skip-click=\"true\"\/><\/button><\/p>\n<div aria-describedby=\"popover-desc-popover-bookmark\" class=\"popover__content\" hidden=\"\" role=\"dialog\">\n<div class=\"popover__content__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"popover__content__text\" id=\"popover-desc-popover-bookmark\">\n<div class=\"bookmark__popover__content\">\n<p>You can save this article by registering for free <a class=\"bookmark-link\" data-evt-skip-click=\"true\" href=\"http:\/\/torontosun.com\/register\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. 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school one day.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wanted him to understand who we are and where we came from,\u201d said Bibiana Osorio, Jonathan\u2019s mom. \u201cWe\u2019re from Colombia. Colombia was playing in the World Cup. We wanted him to experience that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSoccer is in our family and has been big forever. My husband played. My dad played. Our kids play. Being South American, it was a way of life for all of us. It\u2019s in our blood.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And now, the World Cup is just a short drive \u2014 in way too much traffic \u2014 from home.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">On Friday afternoon, Osorio will have the largest birthday party of his life. 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Osorio\u2019s mom almost giggles when she says that. It\u2019s almost in their backyard. Their son, the birthday boy, the 14-year-veteran of Toronto FC, is playing.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2018Who ever believed this was possible?\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t even begin to explain how exciting this is,\u201d Bibiana said. \u201cWho ever thought this was possible?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis week, we\u2019ve been counting down the sleeps to Friday. Five sleeps to go. Four sleeps to go. When we found out that the game was on his birthday, I got goosebumps. It was like something was meant to be.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis isn\u2019t his first World Cup or ours. We were all in Qatar four years ago. It was an amazing and unforgettable trip. But this feels so different. A different team. A different coach. When his name was called, just to know he got a second chance at this at his age, that was an incredible feeling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWorld Cup is always special. World Cup at home, in our country, near our home, it\u2019s going to be amazing. You can just feel it. 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That was a rather shocking decision in their household. He thought baseball was his ticket out of Brampton.<\/p>\n<p>His parents gave him a choice \u2014 you can play soccer or baseball in the summer, but you can\u2019t play both.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had kids playing something almost every night,\u201d Bibiana said. \u201cI remember how disappointed my husband was when he went to baseball. But when he turned 12, he changed his mind. He said to us, \u2018I miss soccer and want to go back.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His parents took him to the Brampton Youth Soccer Club for tryouts. The legendary Ken Giles was watching tryout from the bleachers. He noticed Osorio right away. And they heard a few other parents asking: Who is that Number 12?<\/p>\n<p>That number 12 inverted his number to 21 with Toronto FC and now with Team Canada. The road, as it is for almost every Canadian national team player, is forever challenging. There is no certain way how to make it.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border ad__section-border--story article-content__ad-group ad_counter_5\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment5288884043612497112646317659652096\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 5<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-5\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"5\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-5\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Osorio was identified at 14 as someone with national kind of talent. By 18, he left home to play in Uruguay for two rather miserable seasons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt wasn\u2019t a great experience for him,\u201d said his mom.<\/p>\n<p>He came home to be named rookie of the year in the Canadian Soccer League and, the next year, to begin his journey with Toronto FC. He is now paid more than $1 million to play professional soccer in his hometown.<\/p>\n<h3>What does Osorio\u2019s mom text him everyday?<\/h3>\n<p>And he wakes up every morning to a text from his mom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI tend to leave him alone most of the time,\u201d Bibiani said. \u201cJust a text saying \u2018good morning, I hope you have a good day.\u2019 And maybe something later, saying good night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe doesn\u2019t have to respond all the time. He\u2019s got a lot going on. He\u2019s busy right now as the days get closer. When the Canadian team gets together, there\u2019s this brotherhood among the players. It\u2019s a very tight group. They have a bond you have to watch to completely understand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t expect him to call right now. There\u2019s too much going on.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border ad__section-border--story article-content__ad-group ad_counter_6\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment5665696589895438739136615184072704\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 6<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-6\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"6\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-6\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>So the family takes in as much as they can take in over the next few days. Osorio has little cousins now playing soccer. Three Osorio brothers wound up playing pro soccer, one of them is World Cup-bound for the second time in a matter of hours.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis will probably be his last World Cup,\u201d his mom said. \u201cBut with him, you never know. His whole story has been amazing. How determined he was to keep going and growing in soccer. So many twists and turns \u2014 I told him, when he retires, he needs to write a book.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a whole story to tell here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The latest chapter begins Friday afternoon at the Exhibition Grounds, with all of Canada watching.<\/p>\n<section aria-labelledby=\"moreTopicLabel5473427478337834338934298052132864\" class=\"more-topic\" data-aqa=\"embed-more-topic\" data-carousel-component=\"\" data-carousel-icon-button=\"\" data-carousel-type=\"list\">\n<p>Read More<\/p>\n<p><button aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"more-topic__button-prev\" data-carousel-prev=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"previous\" type=\"button\"\/><\/p>\n<ol class=\"more-topic__items list-unstyled\" data-carousel-slide-list=\"\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<li data-evt-val=\"{\" control_fields=\"\" nelson=\"\" canada=\"\" world=\"\" cup=\"\" cancer=\"\" survivor=\"\" an=\"\" inspirational=\"\" late=\"\" roster=\"\" addition=\"\" class=\"more-topic__item\" data-carousel-item=\"\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\"><a href=\"https:\/\/torontosun.com\/sports\/soccer\/jayden-nelson-canada-world-cup-cancer-survivor-inspirational-addition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <picture class=\"more-topic__item-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Team Canada's Jayden Nelson celebrates after scoring during an international friendly match against Uzbekistan.\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/torontosun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0610-jayden-nelson-canada-soccer.jpg?quality=80&amp;strip=all&amp;h=96&amp;sig=ULC-8gfdH4khYV96KUaBXg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/torontosun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0610-jayden-nelson-canada-soccer.jpg?quality=80&amp;strip=all&amp;h=96&amp;sig=ULC-8gfdH4khYV96KUaBXg, https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/torontosun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0610-jayden-nelson-canada-soccer.jpg?quality=80&amp;strip=all&amp;h=192&amp;sig=LjkKyk_h-4E4eFv06Lda7w 2x,&#10;                                            https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/torontosun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0610-jayden-nelson-canada-soccer.jpg?quality=80&amp;strip=all&amp;h=288&amp;sig=q9gRMqbiPN4ckL7jwadMbg 3x\" class=\"lazyload\" height=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"96\"\/><\/picture>\n<p><span class=\"more-topic__item-text-clamp\">Jayden Nelson, Canada&#8217;s World Cup cancer survivor an inspirational late roster addition<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <\/a><\/li>\n<li data-evt-val=\"{\" control_fields=\"\" you=\"\" need=\"\" to=\"\" know=\"\" about=\"\" team=\"\" canada=\"\" at=\"\" the=\"\" fifa=\"\" world=\"\" cup=\"\" class=\"more-topic__item\" data-carousel-item=\"\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\"><a href=\"https:\/\/torontosun.com\/sports\/soccer\/everything-know-canada-fifa-world-cup-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <picture class=\"more-topic__item-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Alphonso Davies of FC Bayern Munich runs during the UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 League Phase MD6 match between FC Bayern M\u00fcnchen and Sporting Clube de Portugal at Football Arena Munich on December 9, 2025 in Munich, Germany.\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/torontosun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2251015263-e1765376299501.jpg?quality=80&amp;strip=all&amp;h=96&amp;sig=gRoh99nPQOXZ87pyRxTTkw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/torontosun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2251015263-e1765376299501.jpg?quality=80&amp;strip=all&amp;h=96&amp;sig=gRoh99nPQOXZ87pyRxTTkw, https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/torontosun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2251015263-e1765376299501.jpg?quality=80&amp;strip=all&amp;h=192&amp;sig=r6m8lg3xxOu4WM2gTPjgYw 2x,&#10;                                            https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/torontosun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2251015263-e1765376299501.jpg?quality=80&amp;strip=all&amp;h=288&amp;sig=0RT3QVDUQHopumyG4vmAsA 3x\" class=\"lazyload\" height=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"96\"\/><\/picture>\n<p><span class=\"more-topic__item-text-clamp\">Everything you need to know about Team Canada at the FIFA World Cup<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><button aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"more-topic__button-next\" data-carousel-next=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"next\" type=\"button\"\/><\/section>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re originally from South America. Jonathan\u2019s wife is from Europe. We all grew up in places where soccer really matters,\u201d Bibiana said. \u201cCanada is just getting there now. Soccer was not such a big thing way back. Now the stadium has to be rocking on Friday, everyone wearing red. I can see that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border ad__section-border--story article-content__ad-group ad_counter_7\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment6454237940979276014137545043476480\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 7<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-7\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"7\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-7\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou need to dream and believe,\u201d Jonathan Osorio said. \u201cMy parents sacrificed a lot for me to be here. I\u2019ve given everything I have to get here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFriday will be epic for us,\u201d Bibiana said. \u201cEpic for our family. There\u2019s so much at play here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And for the little boy who stayed home from school and watched the anguish and excitement of a 1-0 loss to Romania in his home, there is still that little boy in him as his birthday approaches.<\/p>\n<p>There will be at least 17 Osorios in the stands of BMO Field, probably more. Too many loot bags to give out on this monumental birthday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a fan of the game,\u201d said Osorio, the midfielder. \u201cI\u2019m still a fan. That\u2019s inside me. But to be part of this, at home. The World Cup.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A player in his second World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s all you say right now. The World Cup. At home. Our first. 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