beachesl Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 2006 WCQ - CONCACAF - Semifinal Round</u> [WCQ - CONCACAF Second Round] FINAL RESULTS, as of November 18, 2004 TOP TWO IN EACH GROUP ADVANCE TO FINAL ROUND Group 1Key Overview | News | Analysis | Matches Team MP W D L GF GA Pts USA 6 3 3 0 13 3 12 Panama 6 2 2 2 8 11 8 Jamaica 6 1 4 1 7 5 7 El Salvador 6 1 1 4 2 11 4 Group 2Key Overview | News | Analysis | Matches Team MP W D L GF GA Pts Costa Rica 6 3 1 2 12 8 10 Guatemala 6 3 1 2 7 9 10 Honduras 6 1 4 1 9 7 7 Canada 6 1 2 3 4 8 5 Group 3Key Overview | News | Analysis | Matches Team MP W D L GF GA Pts Mexico 6 6 0 0 27 1 18 Trinidad and Tobago 6 4 0 2 12 9 12 St. Vincent / Grenadines 6 2 0 4 5 12 6 St. Kitts and Nevis 6 0 0 6 2 24 0 Scoreboard Live Score Follow all of the Germany 2006 qualifying actions as it happens C 18-Aug-2004 St. Vincent/Grenadines 0 - Trinidad and Tobago 2 B 18-Aug-2004 Costa Rica 2- Honduras 5 -Alejandro Mojera Soto Stadium, Alajuela A 18-Aug-2004 El Salvador 2- Panama 1 - San Salvador (1730) B 18-Aug-2004 Canada 0- Guatemala 2 - Vancouver (Burnaby), Swangard Stadium, 7:00 PDT A 18-Aug-2004 Jamaica 1- USA 1 Kingston, 6:30 pm C 18-Aug-2004 St. Kitts & Nevis- Mexico Basseterre (2000)* POSTPONED TO NOVEMBER 13 (WEDNESDAY) A 04-Sep-2004 Jamaica 1- Panama - 2 Kingston (1900) C 04-Sep-2004 St. Kitts and Nevis 1 - Trinidad and Tobago 2 - Basseterre (2000) B 04-Sep-2004 Canada 1 - Honduras 1 - Edmonton, Alberta, Commonwealth B 05-Sep-2004 Guatemala 2 - Costa Rica 1- Guatemala City Estadio "Mateo Flores", Ciudad de Guatemala 12:00 A 04-Sep-2004 USA 2- El Salvador 0 - Foxboro, Mass. , Gillette Stad., 4:00 pm / C 04-Sep-2004 Mexico-St. Vincent/Grenadines - Pachuca, Hidalgo State, Estadio Hidalgo, (1700) POSTPONED to OCOBER 6[/blue] (SATURDAY/SUNDAY/MONDAY) C 08-Sep-2004 St. Vincent/Grenadines - St. Kitts and Nevis - POSTPONED TO FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 DUE TO HURRICAINE B 08-Sep-2004 Honduras 2- Guatemala 2- San Pedro Sula, Hond. Stadio Olimpico (1930) A 08-Sep-2004 El Salvador 0- Jamaica 3- San Salvador (1930) B 08-Sep-2004 Costa Rica 1- Canada 0 - Saprissa Stad, San Jose, (2000) Sportsnet, 2 hour delay eveywhere A 08-Sep-2004 Panama 1- USA 1- Panama City 8:00 pm / C 08-Sep-2004 Trinidad and Tobago 1- Mexico 3 Port of Spain (1930) (WEDNESDAY) C 10-Sep-2004 St. Vincent/Grenadines 1- St. Kitts and Nevis 0 (FRIDAY) C 06-OCT-2004 Mexico 7 -St. Vincent/Grenadines 0- Pachuca, Hidalgo Referee: LIU Hu (CAN) (WEDNESDAY) C 10-Oct-2004 Trinidad and Tobago 5- St. Kitts and Nevis 1- MARABELLA (Trinidad and Tobago) 15:30 Referee: VALENZUELA Ricardo (USA) B 09-Oct-2004 Costa Rica 5- Guatemala 0- Saprissa (San Jose) 19:30 Referee: ARCHUNDIA Benito (MEX) A 09-Oct-2004 Panama 1 - Jamaica 1- Panama City 20:00 Referee: PINEDA Jose (HON) B 09-Oct-2004 Honduras 1 - Canada 1- Olympico, San Pedro Sula Sportsnet, tape delayed to evening only only, 15:00 Referee: STOTT Kevin (USA) A 09-Oct-2004 El Salvador 0 - USA 2- San Salvador, 19:30 ES, Referee: BATRES Carlos (GUA) C 10-Oct-2004 St. Vincent/Grenadines 0- Mexico 1 , Kingstown 16:00 Referee: ALFARO Nery (SLV) (SATURDAY AND SUNDAY) B 13-Oct-2004 Canada 1-Costa Rica 3 - 7:00 PDT, Sportsnet, mainly delayed Referee: PRENDERGAST Peter (JAM) B 13-Oct-2004 Guatemala 1- Honduras 0 Guatemala City 20:00 Referee: BRIZAN Neal (TRI) A 13-Oct-2004 Jamaica 0 - El Salvador 0- Kingston 19:00 Referee: QUESADA CORDERO Walter Enrique (CRC) C 13-Oct-2004 St. Kitts and Nevis 0- St. Vincent / Grenadines - 3 Basseterre 20:00 Referee: WHITTAKER Alfredo (CAY) A 13-Oct-2004 USA 6- Panama 0 - Washington DC, RFK Stad, 7:30 pm EDT Referee: GORDON Ted (TRI) C 13-Oct-2004 Mexico 3-Trinidad and Tobago 0, Puebla 20:30 Referee: SIBRIAN Rodolfo (SLV) (WEDNESDAY) C 13-Nov-2004 St. Kitts & Nevis 0- Mexico 5 Basseterre Referee: MORENO Roberto (PAN) (SATURDAY) C 17-Nov-2004 Trinidad and Tobago 2- St. Vincent / Grenadines 1- 19:00 Referee: BATRES Carlos (GUA) B 17-Nov-2004 Honduras 0 - Costa Rica 0- Francisco Morazan Stadium San Pedro Sula 20:00 Referee: SIBRIAN Rodolfo (SLV) B 17-Nov-2004 Guatemala 0 - Canada 1 Guatemala City 20:00 TV:NOT IN CANADA, in US on Circuito Cerrado ppv Referee: RODRIGUEZ Marco (MEX) A 17-Nov-2004 Panama 3- El Salvador0 - Panama City 20:00 Referee: ARCHUNDIA Benito (MEX) A 17-Nov-2004 USA 1 - Jamaica 1 - Columbus, Ohio, Crew Stad.,time 20:00 / TV Delayed: 9:30 ET on ESPN, 11:30 ET/PT on Telemundo Referee: NAVARRO Mauricio (CAN) C 17-Nov-2004 Mexico 8 - St. Kitts and Nevis 0, Monterrey, Estadio Tecnológico (17:00) Referee: STOTT Kevin (USA) (WEDNESDAY) note: The kickoff times for the Nov.17 matches must be simultaneous for each group, unless the matches have no bearing in progress to the hex. note: WC Competition Regulations state that notification of nominated venues and dates need not given until 2 months before any match (and notification of kickoff times need not be given until 1 month before). 2005 Final Round: The "Hex" US, Mex, CR, Guat, T&T, Panama 9 February – Game 1 26-27 March – Game 2 30 March – Game 3 4-5 June – Game 4 8 June – Game 5 17 August – Game 6 3-4 September – Game 7 7 September – Game 8 8-9 October – Game 9 12 October – Game 10 4th Playoff with 5th Asia November 12 and 16, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devioustrevor Posted June 29, 2004 Share Posted June 29, 2004 I myself hope Sportsnet also sees it fit to broadcast the team's away games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachesl Posted July 3, 2004 Author Share Posted July 3, 2004 It looks like the sites for the Honduran home matches have been more or less set. Canada will probably be playing it's Saturday, October 9 or 10 match in San Pedro de Sula[}], a sweaty and dirty city near the Carribean coast of Honduras. My bet is that it will be the 9th, as Honduras will want the time to recover before going to Guatemala for the 13th (when we also play CR in Canada, location TBD). Honduras has decided that this will give them an advantage over us that the mountain capital of Tegucigalpa won't provide. This will probably not be made official for a while, as the WC Competition Regulations state that notification of nominated venues and dates need not given until 2 months before (and notification of kickoff times need not be given until 1 month before). While doing my Saturday morning Spanish surfing, I came across this little piece in a Costa Rican media website: http://www.prensalibre.co.cr/2004/junio/23/deportes04.php (my translation) note: The Central Americans usually refer to themselves and their neighbours using national nicknames: "Ticos" means Costa Ricans, and "Catrachos" means Hondurans --------------------------------------------------------------------- Ticos to San Pedro Sula! -Gerald Moor Velveteen gmora@prensalibre.co.cr The setup of the semifinal stage qualifiers for CONCACAF now has all the countries set. According to La Prensa of Honduras, in an article published in this newspaper, the Catrachos will likely play thier home match with Costa Rica in the premises of the Olympico Metropolitano Stadium in San Pedro Sula. As for Tiburcio Carías Andino [stadium, Tegucigalpa], this will not be the location of the next encounter in the qualifying between the Hondurans and the Costa Ricans, as it is with the Group of Four match against Guatemala; and, Canada also will play in San Pedro Sula. "Against Guatemala, good results have been obtained in qualifiers in Tegucigalpa, the last time we defeated them 2-0 with goals by Caesar Obando and Nicholas Suazo", said the head of the Honduran federation to La Prensa. As far as Canada goes "they will really get bothered by the crowd pressure and the heat that will overwhelm them in San Pedro Sula. Like Costa Rica, Canada as well has been successful in getting points from us while playing in the stadium in Tegucigalpa", he added to the Catracho newspaper. The date for the first encounter between Costa Rica and Honduras is this 18th of August, in Alejandro Mojera Soto Stadium [in Alajuela, Costa Rica]. The return match is in Honduras, set for Wednesday, 17th of November." -------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former Champ Posted July 3, 2004 Share Posted July 3, 2004 THE GAME IN OCTOBER IS GONNA BE OUT WEST, TOO?!?! WOOHOO:D[8D][][xx(] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjoni Posted July 3, 2004 Share Posted July 3, 2004 If there isn't already snow in Edmonton by October 13th, we should get the snowmakers out the week before to make the Catrachos feel welcome... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former Champ Posted July 3, 2004 Share Posted July 3, 2004 I seem to remember in '97 vs Mexico it was really really cold. And even for the U-19 final I totally froze. Good thing I bought a 'Team Canada' scarf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachesl Posted July 3, 2004 Author Share Posted July 3, 2004 quote:Originally posted by mjoni If there isn't already snow in Edmonton by October 13th, we should get the snowmakers out the week before to make the Catrachos feel welcome... The Catrachos (the Hondurans) come to canada on September 4. It's the Ticos (Costa Ricans) (edited) that come to Canada on October 13, at a site TBD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted July 3, 2004 Share Posted July 3, 2004 Costa Rica comes to Canada October 13th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted July 3, 2004 Share Posted July 3, 2004 Costa Rica comes to Canada October 13th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachesl Posted July 3, 2004 Author Share Posted July 3, 2004 It looks like FIFA MAY have reconsidered and allowed Saprissa, with its new FieldTurf, to host some matches in the WCQ's. This is according to some Tico posters on bigsoccerboards, who did not provide links. The reasoning is supposed to be that a FIFA technical team did a visit there during the last week in May and were bought by the argument that the tropical rains there, especially during the winter period, rendered the use of natural grass fields problematic. Thus, FIFA may have reversed itself. I did some surfing to check this out. There appears to be nothing on any English-language sites concerning this possible reversal. There are some Costa Rican media sites that refer to this. These same sites also refer to references on the FIFA and Costa Rica Football Federation sites, but when I checked these sites, they weren't there anymore (maybe taken off because they are inaccurate). We know that the August 18 game Costa Rica is scheduled to host Honduras in has been tentatively set for Alajuela, not Saprissa (I say tentatively, because FIFA still has to rule on Mexico and Costa Rico's request to move the match because of the conflict with the Olympic tournament). My theory is that the Costa Ricans have inaccurately interpreted FIFA aprovlal of the new FieldTurf at Saprissa for International A matches generally with approval for staging WCQ matches. One cannot , I think, technically get blanket approval for WCQ matches at certain sites, as under the WC Competition Regulations the site for each specific match must be nominated two months beforehand and be given individual approval. My passing familiarity with the Central American media sites are that they can be highly unreliable. On the other hand, maybe the CR Federation did get an approval, or thought they did, for use of Saprissa for the WCQ's, and are waiting to spring it on unsuspecting visitors at the last possible moment. Here are the Spanish-language articles: http://www.cr.terra.com/mundial2006/noticia/0,,OI319749-EI1786,00.html http://www.unafut.com/asp/Noticias/detallenoticia.asp?id=3279 http://www.cronica.com.ar/article/articleview/1086387667/1/20 http://www.monumental.co.cr/Deportes/200407/20040701.asp?c=9269 (just put out a few days ago) Here is my loose translation of the the relevant excerpt of the first article: --------------------------------------------------------------- June 3, 2004 FIFA authorized the synthetic field of "Ricardo Saprissa" Stadium, in San Jose, installed two months ago, for matches of the National Team of Costa Rica in relation to the Qualification for the World Cup in Germany, 2006. The approval, signed by the Secretary General of the FIFA, Urs Linsi, and sent to the President of the Costa Rican Federation of Football (FCF), Navarrese Hermes, indicates that, according to the discussion at the Congress convened in Paris [mid-May, 2004], the use of the Ricardo Saprissa Stadium is authorized for qualifying encounters. The approval of this field was also announced today by FIFA at its web site, after an inspection made the last week by the French specialists Lionel Sind and Ivonne Depelteau on the condition of the pitch. In principle, FIFA had expressed doubts about this type of surface for World Cup qualifying. After learning the news, Costa Rican Coach Steve Sampson [this was written before he was fired], stated to the media that this available venue is vital for the team, because "many of our rivals feel a lot of fear in playing there", including himself when he had to face Costa Rica as coach of his country’s team [the US, before]. "Now we have an additional advantage ", confirmed this strategist [sampson} and he pointed to the possibility that they will face Honduras at this location [if Sampson set this, he was mistaken, as the draw had already been made to say that if Honduras made it, they would face Costa Rica on August 18], next October, providing they are victorious in the series against Cuba, 12 and 20 of June. "The FCF are overjoyed at this news, since in winter an suitable field can be used for the National Team matches " added Navarrese, on the web site of the Costa Rican Federation. --------------------------------------------------------------------- One reason why I think that the media in Costa Ria may be confused, is the language used in the fax sent tio the FCF, and the way that the last two articles seem to mix up that fax with the latest pronouncemnt of FIFA concerning the Laws having been changed to generally allow matches to be played on approved surfaces. Look at this article from July 1, at http://www.monumental.co.cr/Deportes/200407/20040701.asp?c=9269 (again, my loose translation)... -------------------------------------------------------------------- The artificial grass of Saprissa has been approved for qualifiers. -FIFA has authorized world-wide all fields with synthetic turf for official matches, friendly and World Cup Qualifying [this is an over generalization of Blatter's latest pronouncement, which mentions nothing of WCQ]. by, Jasmín Vargas Rivas jasminri@costarricense.cr Thursday, July 1, 2004 FIFA, in an official notice on their official page, has approved the use of fields with artificial turf for the qualifying stages to the World Cup in Germany 2006. Reason why the Stage Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, unique in Costa Rica that counts on one gramilla artificial is authorized legally. The "Web" of FIFA states: "As of Thursday 1º of 2004 July, official matches will be able to be contested on natural or artificial turf, in agreement with the regulations of the competitions." At its meeting of the 28 of February of 2004 in London, International Football Association Board (IFAB), guardian of the Laws of the Game of soccer, has decided to make this amendment to the Laws of the Game. The IFAB also decided that artificial turf must fulfill certain norms of quality (as per the Quality Concept for artificial turf, FIFA, or the "International Seal of Artificial Turf Standard"). "The incorporation of artificial turf in the Laws of the Game is an important amendment but and represents the beginning of a new era in the history of soccer. Millions of players everywhere in the world will benefit from this decision, because they will be able to practice more often thier favorite sport and, in difficult climatic conditions that normally they are not able to do on natural turf", Joseph S. Blatter, the President of the FIFA, said. He ended with the following confirmation: "These amendments will take effect every where in the world the 1º of July, 2004." ----------------------------------------------------------------- I guess all we can do is keep posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachesl Posted July 3, 2004 Author Share Posted July 3, 2004 It looks like FIFA MAY have reconsidered and allowed Saprissa, with its new FieldTurf, to host some matches in the WCQ's. This is according to some Tico posters on bigsoccerboards, who did not provide links. The reasoning is supposed to be that a FIFA technical team did a visit there during the last week in May and were bought by the argument that the tropical rains there, especially during the winter period, rendered the use of natural grass fields problematic. Thus, FIFA may have reversed itself. I did some surfing to check this out. There appears to be nothing on any English-language sites concerning this possible reversal. There are some Costa Rican media sites that refer to this. These same sites also refer to references on the FIFA and Costa Rica Football Federation sites, but when I checked these sites, they weren't there anymore (maybe taken off because they are inaccurate). We know that the August 18 game Costa Rica is scheduled to host Honduras in has been tentatively set for Alajuela, not Saprissa (I say tentatively, because FIFA still has to rule on Mexico and Costa Rico's request to move the match because of the conflict with the Olympic tournament). My theory is that the Costa Ricans have inaccurately interpreted FIFA aprovlal of the new FieldTurf at Saprissa for International A matches generally with approval for staging WCQ matches. One cannot , I think, technically get blanket approval for WCQ matches at certain sites, as under the WC Competition Regulations the site for each specific match must be nominated two months beforehand and be given individual approval. My passing familiarity with the Central American media sites are that they can be highly unreliable. On the other hand, maybe the CR Federation did get an approval, or thought they did, for use of Saprissa for the WCQ's, and are waiting to spring it on unsuspecting visitors at the last possible moment. Here are the Spanish-language articles: http://www.cr.terra.com/mundial2006/noticia/0,,OI319749-EI1786,00.html http://www.unafut.com/asp/Noticias/detallenoticia.asp?id=3279 http://www.cronica.com.ar/article/articleview/1086387667/1/20 http://www.monumental.co.cr/Deportes/200407/20040701.asp?c=9269 (just put out a few days ago) Here is my loose translation of the the relevant excerpt of the first article: --------------------------------------------------------------- June 3, 2004 FIFA authorized the synthetic field of "Ricardo Saprissa" Stadium, in San Jose, installed two months ago, for matches of the National Team of Costa Rica in relation to the Qualification for the World Cup in Germany, 2006. The approval, signed by the Secretary General of the FIFA, Urs Linsi, and sent to the President of the Costa Rican Federation of Football (FCF), Navarrese Hermes, indicates that, according to the discussion at the Congress convened in Paris [mid-May, 2004], the use of the Ricardo Saprissa Stadium is authorized for qualifying encounters. The approval of this field was also announced today by FIFA at its web site, after an inspection made the last week by the French specialists Lionel Sind and Ivonne Depelteau on the condition of the pitch. In principle, FIFA had expressed doubts about this type of surface for World Cup qualifying. After learning the news, Costa Rican Coach Steve Sampson [this was written before he was fired], stated to the media that this available venue is vital for the team, because "many of our rivals feel a lot of fear in playing there", including himself when he had to face Costa Rica as coach of his country’s team [the US, before]. "Now we have an additional advantage ", confirmed this strategist [sampson} and he pointed to the possibility that they will face Honduras at this location [if Sampson set this, he was mistaken, as the draw had already been made to say that if Honduras made it, they would face Costa Rica on August 18], next October, providing they are victorious in the series against Cuba, 12 and 20 of June. "The FCF are overjoyed at this news, since in winter an suitable field can be used for the National Team matches " added Navarrese, on the web site of the Costa Rican Federation. --------------------------------------------------------------------- One reason why I think that the media in Costa Ria may be confused, is the language used in the fax sent tio the FCF, and the way that the last two articles seem to mix up that fax with the latest pronouncemnt of FIFA concerning the Laws having been changed to generally allow matches to be played on approved surfaces. Look at this article from July 1, at http://www.monumental.co.cr/Deportes/200407/20040701.asp?c=9269 (again, my loose translation)... -------------------------------------------------------------------- The artificial grass of Saprissa has been approved for qualifiers. -FIFA has authorized world-wide all fields with synthetic turf for official matches, friendly and World Cup Qualifying [this is an over generalization of Blatter's latest pronouncement, which mentions nothing of WCQ]. by, Jasmín Vargas Rivas jasminri@costarricense.cr Thursday, July 1, 2004 FIFA, in an official notice on their official page, has approved the use of fields with artificial turf for the qualifying stages to the World Cup in Germany 2006. Reason why the Stage Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, unique in Costa Rica that counts on one gramilla artificial is authorized legally. The "Web" of FIFA states: "As of Thursday 1º of 2004 July, official matches will be able to be contested on natural or artificial turf, in agreement with the regulations of the competitions." At its meeting of the 28 of February of 2004 in London, International Football Association Board (IFAB), guardian of the Laws of the Game of soccer, has decided to make this amendment to the Laws of the Game. The IFAB also decided that artificial turf must fulfill certain norms of quality (as per the Quality Concept for artificial turf, FIFA, or the "International Seal of Artificial Turf Standard"). "The incorporation of artificial turf in the Laws of the Game is an important amendment but and represents the beginning of a new era in the history of soccer. Millions of players everywhere in the world will benefit from this decision, because they will be able to practice more often thier favorite sport and, in difficult climatic conditions that normally they are not able to do on natural turf", Joseph S. Blatter, the President of the FIFA, said. He ended with the following confirmation: "These amendments will take effect every where in the world the 1º of July, 2004." ----------------------------------------------------------------- I guess all we can do is keep posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachesl Posted July 5, 2004 Author Share Posted July 5, 2004 Re: Use of Saprissa for CR's Home Match Against Canada on September 8 Hmmm, the rumours of Saprissa being used for this date are becoming stronger. Hopefully, the CSA liason will find out this week and let Yallop know. It would be interesting to know how Yallop would prepare for FieldTurf. What can he do if he plays in Edmonton on grass on September 4, and has to make it down to CR quickly, other than make sure he gets the players outfitted in the proper boots? Here is a response from a Tico poster, joe concacaf, on bigsoccerboards -------------------------------------------------------------------- Beachesl, the turf has been approved for world cup qualifiers as you translated in that first article. I think it was a press release from the CRFF cause Ive seen it in several newspapers and online websites. Its clearly stated in there CR can play in Saprissa class a games if it so desires. Here your translation, which is quite accurate. "The approval, signed by the Secretary General of the FIFA, Urs Linsi, and sent to the President of the Costa Rican Federation of Football (FCF), Navarrese Hermes, indicates that, according to the discussion at the Congress convened in Paris [mid-May, 2004], the use of the Ricardo Saprissa Stadium is authorized for qualifying encounters" Ive listened to this same issue being discussed several times on Costa Rican radio and read all about it on the official Saprissa forum." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free kick Posted July 5, 2004 Share Posted July 5, 2004 This could have some interesting repercussions regarding the Wed., Oct 13, matchup at home versus Costa Rica. There are two other field turf stadiums in Canada which could prove usefull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former Champ Posted July 5, 2004 Share Posted July 5, 2004 Does anybody know when CSA will announce the site for the Oct game?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachesl Posted July 5, 2004 Author Share Posted July 5, 2004 "Before August 1", that's the CSA line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachesl Posted July 8, 2004 Author Share Posted July 8, 2004 Canada will play the September 8 away match against Costa Rica on the FieldTurf of Saprissa Stadium[:I]! This, according to Concacaf site: http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=2624 What will Yallop do for preparation other than make sure his players have the right boots. Perhaps he will have a light practice the day after the September 4 match at a FieldTurf facility in Alberta (University of Alberta-Lister Field Edmonton, or the National HY-Performance Center Calgary) and even the Monday morning before flying down to San Jose CR on the Monday. This may allow us to have a match at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa or Molson Stadium in Montreal on October 13, but it would be a disadvantage, if we have to play on grass in Honduras and Costa Rica play on FieldTurf at home against Guatemala, both on October 9/10. We may have been outflanked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachesl Posted July 9, 2004 Author Share Posted July 9, 2004 Referees Scheduled For Our Matches So far 18-Aug-2004 VANCOUVER (Canada) Canada - Guatemala 19:00 Referee: SIBRIAN Rodolfo (El Salvador) 04-Sep-2004 EDMONTON (Canada) Canada - Honduras 19:00 Referee: ARCHUNDIA Benito (MEX) 08-Sep-2004 SAN JOSE (Costa Rica) Costa Rica - Canada 20:00 Referee: RAMDHAN Ramesh (TRI) source: http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/t/match/index.html?st=zone&zone=ncc&tm=all&ym=200409 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devioustrevor Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 It's the first one that causes me some unease. A Salvadoran ref in a game against Guatemala. I'm afraid he's more likely to give us negative calls on Guatemalan diving incidents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachesl Posted July 26, 2004 Author Share Posted July 26, 2004 Just bumped to add Guatemala home dates to schedule on first post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditty Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 I've never heard of any of the refs we've been assigned so it's tough to speculate on their tendencies or abilities. I don't like to stereotype based on nationality. I think Concacaf has some excellent refs who are thrown into circumstances and environments that more well known Euros aren't subjected to. My one complaint with in past WCQ is the intimidation that refs have been subjected to. Here's hoping the three we've been assigned have done their homework and are prepared for the styles they'll face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachesl Posted July 27, 2004 Author Share Posted July 27, 2004 ..and here's hoping that they follow the new FIFA directions not only not to buy into diving, but to punish it severely. The refs at Euro 2004 mainly did, but the refs at Copa America were largely failures at this ( a few ignored the diving, but none punished it at the Copa ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstackho Posted August 9, 2004 Share Posted August 9, 2004 <bump> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante79 Posted August 9, 2004 Share Posted August 9, 2004 I just hope to see all Canada games live! home and away! anyways if the games are not live or SPNET doent broadcast the away games there always bars we can go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante79 Posted August 9, 2004 Share Posted August 9, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Sigma No word yet on the away games. The first away game is less then one month away. Perhaps we will hear some news during the Aug 18th WCQ broadcast? Maybe! but like I said if they dont broadcast them there are many sports bar that will show the games! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstackho Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 If anyone cares about World Cup of Hockey conflicts: Sat, Sep 4 Air Canada Centre, Toronto Russia vs. Canada 7:00 PM EDT CBC (Edmonton match should start at 9pm EDT) Wed., Sep. 8 QUARTERFINAL Air Canada Centre, Toronto NA1 vs. NA4 or NA2 vs. NA3 7:00 PM EDT ESPN2,CBC (Costa Rica match could start around 8 or 9 EDT) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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