hamiltonfan Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 According to Gerry Dobson, http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/2011/03/27/dobson_blog_canada/ , Canada will be playing a friendly at BMO Field June 1 in preparation for the Gold Cup. There will be a camp held in the Toronto area prior to the friendly. Any guess who we will be facing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdude Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 I'd say Grenada. I know they want to play us. I'm sure it's been talked somewhere on this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havoc88 Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 According to Gerry Dobson, http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/2011/03/27/dobson_blog_canada/ , Canada will be playing a friendly at BMO Field June 1 in preparation for the Gold Cup. There will be a camp held in the Toronto area prior to the friendly. Any guess who we will be facing? If I remember back to the last gold cup I think we played Guatemala who didn't qualify? So maybe another CONCACAF nation who didn't get through ... maybe T&T, Haiti or Nicaragua? With the Copa America the next month maybe S.American team can be convinced to come up north? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killgod Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Yay for a game @ BMO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamiltonfan Posted March 27, 2011 Author Share Posted March 27, 2011 very excited for this match @ HOME. We will be seeing our full A sqaud. As for the opponent, who noes at this point but I wouldnt be suprised to see a known soccer nation agaisnt us. USA will be playing Spain a few days after, as pointed out S.A teams will be looking for games at that time...looking forward to a sellout at bmo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSamurai Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Awesome. I"ll be there. Hoping it's a decent team we'll be playing against. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Unreal, off to BMO on the 1st and then down to Detroit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campbell Blake Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 This is going to be a busy few days as I also plan on being in Boston on Saturday for the US Spain match and the Red Sox on Sunday followed by the Canada USA Game in Detroit on the Tuesday. Looking forward to it for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck in Boston Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 This is going to be a busy few days as I also plan on being in Boston on Saturday for the US Spain match and the Red Sox on Sunday followed by the Canada USA Game in Detroit on the Tuesday. Looking forward to it for sure. I fixed your post. I hope you bought tickets early for the Red Sox or are goining through a ticket agent (legal scalpers) because the best you could hope for even now are standing room tickets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrenaline11 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Two guesses: New Zealand - obvious reasons. Plenty of Kiwi's already play in North America, not ranked too far ahead of Canada at #56, and whatever profits are made from the game could be donated to Christchurch earthquake relief. Japan - probably a better draw than the All Whites. Definetly better competitions. Again, donate all profits towards tsunami relief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianSoccerFan Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Two guesses: New Zealand - obvious reasons. Plenty of Kiwi's already play in North America, not ranked too far ahead of Canada at #56, and whatever profits are made from the game could be donated to Christchurch earthquake relief. Japan - probably a better draw than the All Whites. Definetly better competitions. Again, donate all profits towards tsunami relief. I've got a better idea, how about donating any profits to our own cash poor national team to fund the world cup qualification campaign Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 My guess/hope. Jamaica. They owe us a game from the one we played down there last year. We best Honduras at Saputo, why not have another go at Jamaica at BMO? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuscan Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Not a bad idea. They'll probably send their A-squad as well, so it'd be a rehash (and a chance at vengeance) for the 1-1 draw in '08. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Probably no use in guessing I'm pretty sure it'll be Grenada which I don't mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Probably no use in guessing I'm pretty sure it'll be Grenada which I don't mind Why so sure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Why so sure? A mixture of how I just can't see the CSA getting a good opponent on such short notice and the rumours we heard earlier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrenaline11 Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 I've got a better idea, how about donating any profits to our own cash poor national team to fund the world cup qualification campaign But it would only be a one shot deal to try to lure a team better than us outside of CONCACAF to come. Worth a try, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 NZ would be an excellent choice! Not only do they have players in NA but they will be good prep for the USA. Decent opponent yet a winnable game against a WC2010 participant (might attract the casual) and little risk of NOT having a home crowd. Great idea! Also, wouldnt mind us beating up on a smaller opponent like Granada at home, we need to start winning at home it does not look good losing at home all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campbell Blake Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 New Zealand would be fun, would be fun to see Andy Boyens in action lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emlyn Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Would like to see an asian team. New Zealand or Australia would be awesome for all of the above reasons! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfitz Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Grenada seems a reasonable choice, given that they are about the same as us in the standings; both are in the Gold Cup, we've never played them before. We can't expect every friendly to be against teams that are ranked higher than us. And given the population of Grenada is only about 100,000 there's a small chance that they might not outnumber us at the stadium for once ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gian Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 The Ecuadorian Soccer Federation confirmed that they will be playing in Canada vs Canada on June 1st. The article does not state what city it will be in. The link is in spanish. http://www.teradeportes.com/newsv2.php?id_noticia=38498 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forster01 Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Ecuador ranked 49th by fifa They got a couple of good players in Antonio Valencia from Manchester United as well as Jefferson Montero who plays for Levante It should be a good game, now does anybody know how many Ecuadorians live in Toronto? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havoc88 Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Joao Plata And at Dundas and Kensington is a bike shop that is Ecuadorian! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Bob Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 From a FIFA rankings standpoint, Ecuador's sub-optimal: they're slightly underrated in the FIFA rankings relative to their actual ability, meaning we won't get a disproportionate number of points vs. the difficulty of getting a win. If that made any sense. Still, they're a great opponent and we're going to have to dust some higher-ranked teams in the Gold Cup, so a good tune-up. Better than Guatemala. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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