TORONTO — Eight years ago, Alphonso Davies delivered the message that secured the 2026 World Cup for the United States, Canada and Mexico.  With a timid frame and braces across his beaming smile, he stood before the FIFA Congress in Moscow, delivering a compelling speech as the youngest and brightest star of North American soccer at the time. “My name is Alphonso Davies. My parents are from Liberia and fled the civil war,” he said, his 17-year-old voice crackling through the awkwardness of teenage years, with moments of confidence. “It was a hard life, but when I was five years old, a country called Canada welcomed us in, and the boys on the football team made me feel at home. “My dream is to someday compete in the World Cup. The people of North America have always welcomed me, and if given the opportunity, I know they’ll welcome you.” Nearly eight years to the day after the bid won with an overwhelming majority, he learned a new fate: he’s going to his second World Cup .…