xabuep2 Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Honduras wants to play at 3:00 PM against Canada. http://www.diez.hn/laseleccion/945089-99/honduras-quiere-jugar-a-las-300-pm-contra-canad%C3%A1 The Honduran Federation will request to FIFA the game at that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theaub Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Hooray four month pre-game thread Honduras didn't want to play Canada at 3 PM last cycle but had to because Cuba's stadium had no lights. This is one of those 'narrative fits the results' type of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeelaw Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Friday afternoon day drinking. Sounds good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Is it just the last matchday where both games have to start at the same time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addona Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 21 minutes ago, jpg75 said: Is it just the last matchday where both games have to start at the same time? In any reasonable competition, yes ... but I don't think there is any such rule for WCQ. I could be mistaken but I don't think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ngravs Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 if that's the case then we should play the last game vs El Salvador in Vancouver as late as possible to see the result of Honduras vs Mexico Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 45 minutes ago, jpg75 said: Is it just the last matchday where both games have to start at the same time? Probably - the first four games were certainly exempt from having to start at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 23 hours ago, Ngravs said: if that's the case then we should play the last game vs El Salvador in Vancouver as late as possible to see the result of Honduras vs Mexico Won't happen. Last games are at the same time. The FMF likes to play their games in Mexico City at Azteca at 8:30pm local. In September that's: 9:30pm Toronto time (We like to play at 7:30pm at BMO Field) 6:30pm Vancouver time ( We like to play at 7pm at BC Place) 90% sure the FMF will agree to postpone their kickoff 30 minutes until 9pm local and we will play at 7pm in Vancouver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ngravs Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 9 minutes ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said: Won't happen. Last games are at the same time. The FMF likes to play their games in Mexico City at Azteca at 8:30pm local. In September that's: 9:30pm Toronto time (We like to play at 7:30pm at BMO) 6:30pm Vancouver time ( We like to play at 7pm at BC Place) 90% sure the FMF will agree to postpone their kickoff 30 minutes until 9pm local and we will play at 7pm in Vancouver. So do you think that factors in to where the game is played? (Vancouver or Toronto) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shorty Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 We apparently haven't played the last game of Round 3 at home for a long time. Wikipedia gives kickoff times back to 2004 (2006 WCQ), but doesn't prior to that: November 15, 2000 Panama 0 - 1 Trinidad and Tobago ReportPierre 15' (p) Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama city Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Rodolfo Sibrian (SLV) November 15, 2000 Canada 0 - 0 Mexico Report Varsity Stadium, Toronto Attendance: 6,564 Referee: Samuel Richard (DOM) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 1 hour ago, shorty said: We apparently haven't played the last game of Round 3 at home for a long time. Wikipedia gives kickoff times back to 2004 (2006 WCQ), but doesn't prior to that: November 15, 2000 Canada 0 - 0 Mexico Report Varsity Stadium, Toronto Attendance: 6,564 Referee: Samuel Richard (DOM) My ticket stub says 7pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 1 hour ago, dsqpr said: When the schedule came out I was extremely annoyed that Honduras again got the massive advantage of playing the second match against us at home. They had that advantage the last time we were drawn together. This time it should have been ours. And the CSA should have fought tooth and nail to get it. It was obvious from the get go that it would be between us and Honduras for the second place and these seemingly small details can be the difference between going through or going out. I agree. You would think that the schedule was part of the draw but with CONCACAF who knows! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob.notenboom Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 This 5 month pre-game thread to the rematch after the most traumatic loss ever has the potential to really damage us individually and collectively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 13 minutes ago, rob.notenboom said: This 5 month pre-game thread to the rematch after the most traumatic loss ever has the potential to really damage us individually and collectively. Sounds like you've been reading that thread called "WE ARE NEVER GOING TO MAKE THE HEX!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1zzurri Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 please let us put the ball into the net that the Hondurans are defending Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 40 minutes ago, dsqpr said: It definitely doesn't work that way in UEFA - the national associations all sit down together and work out the schedule between them. And I'm sure I remember it took a while after the draw for the CONCACAF dates to be announced, but there was very little transparency as to how the schedule was determined. I have my suspicions though: an association hopelessly out of its depth was schooled by the savvy ones. Would be a good question to ask the powers that be. That's super shady. Maybe if Victor actually wins the presidency he can pull the strings in our favour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob.notenboom Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 4 hours ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said: Sounds like you've been reading that thread called "WE ARE NEVER GOING TO MAKE THE HEX!!!" Ya that guy's a paranoid psycho! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yohan Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 At least there won't be a match fitness issue. Well, a bunch of our Euro based players might end up playing for Unattached FC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theaub Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 The 2014 cycle was the first time teams had to play their qualifiers at the last time. Also in CONCACAF teams make their own schedule unless they can't come to an agreement in which case it goes to random draw (this was the case during the 2013 Hex, I don't know if anything of the same sort would have happened here). Also hasn't Honduras played us at home second the last four cycles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 On 4/2/2016 at 1:06 AM, rob.notenboom said: Ya that guy's a paranoid psycho! Not sure about psychosis, but seemingly bipolar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob.notenboom Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 53 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: Not sure about psychosis, but seemingly bipolar. Ha! Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shorty Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Apologies if this has been posted elsewhere already, but Pinto is suspended for the September game against us: http://www.diez.hn/laseleccion/947168-99/fenafuth-confirma-suspensi%C3%B3n-de-pinto-ante-canad%C3%A1 I think the article also says that fines are being considered as a result of laser use by the fans. Can someone confirm this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 On 2016-04-01 at 10:53 AM, xabuep2 said: Honduras wants to play at 3:00 PM against Canada. http://www.diez.hn/laseleccion/945089-99/honduras-quiere-jugar-a-las-300-pm-contra-canad%C3%A1 The Honduran Federation will request to FIFA the game at that time. 3pm...I wonder why? Surely the heat and humidity has nothing to do with it... Yet some people found the idea of making these countries play in a more hostile environment in the future as ridiculous. When we have future qualifiers or games that truly matters (March Mexico-Canada & Last spring Impact-America) can we please make them play outside to return the favor? I doubt America scores 5 goal on Montreal in Saputo Stadium at 0 degrees nor Mexico scoring 3 goals on Canada at 2 degrees. Yet a draw at Saputo would have gotten us closer to the Hex Again see Exhibit A where the Americans absolutely needed a wins against Costa Rica for the World Cup in Brazil. They couldn't care less about their guest's comfort since they rarely get the same in return whenever they go to Central America. Making it to Brazil was way more important than anything else...We should do the same until we get some respect...who am I kidding...god we're too nice and naive Exhibit A The fans? Surely we can take the cold as much as our American neighbours Costa Rica vs USA, American fans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oranje Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 I originally was a fan of putting the match in Nordic conditions, but if we do make the WC, those matches are going to be played in near-ideal conditions. Also, we are riding a wave of momentum with 2 very respectable attendances which would be zapped if September was played in Yellowknife et al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 16 minutes ago, Oranje said: I originally was a fan of putting the match in Nordic conditions, but if we do make the WC, those matches are going to be played in near-ideal conditions. Also, we are riding a wave of momentum with 2 very respectable attendances which would be zapped if September was played in Yellowknife et al. At the end of the day, what do you want to achieve? World Cup or good attendances What would grow the game in Canada? Status Quo or making it to the World Cup? I can live with bad attendances during bad weather if we get to the world cup. Making it to the World Cup would get this country on fire regarding soccer...Exactly what you need to achieve the following Success of the CPL More kids choosing soccer D3 getting in order faster More Canadians players choosing to play for Canada More foreign players playing in Canada wanting the Canadian citizenship In the end...what do we ultimately want to achieve? Make no mistake about it... Canada qualifying for the World Cup is WAY MORE important than selling out losing qualifiers if we're talking about bidding for a World Cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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