theaub Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 What a trash rig. Garbage travel for the knockout round as well (Houston/Glendale instead of Philly/Nashville if we were in the bottom half). Califax, king1010 and Olympique_de_Marseille 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califax Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 (edited) What a shit draw. My god. They should start having the east central and western rotate on gold cup hosting. It's like they don't want people to travel for it. Edited April 10, 2019 by Califax Olympique_de_Marseille, Shway, Admin and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floortom Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 I don’t think this is that bad. It gives us a good chance to advance past group stage. And it means that our QF match will not be against mexico giving us a much better chance to get to semis. hamiltonfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apbsmith Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Upset of tourney Canada over Costa Rica in QF. hamiltonfan, Obinna and MtlMario 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccerpro Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Either we beat two minnows or we don't. I'm fine with the draw. It's time we step up or shut up. Obinna, SpecialK, apbsmith and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apbsmith Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Nice draw USA lol....Canada/Mexico/Costa Rica all on one side of the bracket. I'm sorry, but when only two teams advance from 1 group... two teams from the same group should not stay on the same side of the bracket, simply awful. Would never happen in World Cup or Euro's etc. etc and should not be happening in our region either, it's embarra$$ing. Anyways vent over, I actually like playing Mexico at altitude, will be great experience. On paper, if all things go as I predict, we should also cross over to get a match vs Costa Rica. All that I like :). Dominic94, xabuep2, Kent and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king1010 Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Why the hell does second and first place in the same group stay on the same side of the draw? Amateur hour Shway and xabuep2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazlo_80 Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 I don't really have a problem with this draw. Can someone explain to me why i should? Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said: We are in Mexico's Group! with Martinique and Cuba. 3 games vs Cuba this year! To be the best you gotta beat the best. Don't mind drawing Mexico at all. In fact, I am happy about it. I wanna see how we measure up! No excuse not to advance from the group. apbsmith, johnyb and gigi riva 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califax Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 (edited) 5 minutes ago, lazlo_80 said: I don't really have a problem with this draw. Can someone explain to me why i should? Many people wanted to drive to a game. No possibility of Philly or Nashville, no bus from the GTA to Cleveland with the Voyageurs. For matchups and Fifa points, it's fine. From a structure standpoint, its disappointing. Edited April 10, 2019 by Califax king1010 and lazlo_80 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Group C is definitely the group of death: - Jamaica - Honduras - El Salvador - Curacao You couldn't get a more balanced group! CanadianSoccerFan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 19 minutes ago, Califax said: Many people wanted to drive to a game. No possibility of Philly or Nashville, no bus from the GTA to Cleveland with the Voyageurs. For matchups and Fifa points, it's fine. From a structure standpoint, its disappointing. Some of the Saskies and Peggers (ya ya, I know) might make a go of it. Califax 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 I think I have my sights set on Houston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadasoccer20 Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 If everyone shows up that should I like our chances against CR.... It's time to prove the talent we have! apbsmith and Admin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king1010 Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 34 minutes ago, Califax said: Many people wanted to drive to a game. No possibility of Philly or Nashville, no bus from the GTA to Cleveland with the Voyageurs. For matchups and Fifa points, it's fine. From a structure standpoint, its disappointing. Dont we not get fifa points against martinique? apbsmith, Califax, Kent and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califax Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 48 minutes ago, king1010 said: Dont we not get fifa points against martinique? Oh I'm not nearly smart enough to know that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 2 hours ago, apbsmith said: Upset of tourney Canada over Costa Rica in QF. No, next round. Canada over Mexico in SF. Then we win as favourites over Jamaica. Then we mic drop. apbsmith and canadasoccer20 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtpc Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 As others have said, 2nd in the group stage will give you a quarterfinal (most likely) with Costa Rica. Thanks for the perspective, Kent, on the rankings. I'm glad they may not affect anything for a few years, but it still bugs me that we're playing another match for no ranking points. It's disappointing that for the group stage at a major tournament, we're looking at a match with Cuba as probably our only point-earning opportunity. (I'm done with non-FIFA members.) ? Going to see our QF match would be tempting, but knowing we're still on Mexico's side of the draw kind of dampens that a little bit. If I was going to go somewhere to watch us play 1 match, I'd much rather go wherever our home Nations League match is against the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zem Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 1 hour ago, king1010 said: Dont we not get fifa points against martinique? We'd be getting like 5 points from beating Martinique if they were a FIFA nation, so it's pretty irrelevant. Our match against them counts for CONCACAF rankings though, which supposedly might be the system used for WCQ seeding anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 3 hours ago, Obinna said: To be the best you gotta beat the best. I believe the saying is.... Obinna, MtlMario and A_Gagne 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 I don't mind the draw in terms of the teams - we've been craving the opportunity to test ourselves against good teams so now we have matches scheduled against Mexico and the US before WCQ begins. I just hate the locations they are playing at? Pasadena, Denver and Charlotte, then if we advance back to Houston? That would cost a fortune to try to follow the team around to support them in person. Califax and Obinna 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 https://www.tsn.ca/canada-to-face-mexico-martinique-and-cuba-at-this-summer-s-gold-cup-1.1288549 Includes some comments from Herdman and Osorio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 No VAR at the Gold Cup but extra-time returns and new rules are implemented: https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/04/10/concacaf-tweaks-rules-gold-cup-no-var-2019-tournament Kent, Jith12, Red and White and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigi riva Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 8 hours ago, Soccerpro said: Either we beat two minnows or we don't. I'm fine with the draw. It's time we step up or shut up. Well said Sir I totally agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigi riva Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Ya the location were Canada plays sucks But who cares I wasn't planning on traveling any way. I just want to see were we are vs Mexico I am looking very forward to that match, If we do not get top points vs Martinique, and Cuba we have some issues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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