Kent Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 2 minutes ago, Strait Red said: Edmonton in November seems like a nice way to welcome Suriname to Canada. If they are all Dutch anyways, it probably won't bother them. Strait Red 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redpunkfiddle Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Did they say if there was a structure for the rest of the Octo schedule based on that first matchday draw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archer21 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 It’ll be interesting to see what happens with players in Europe for these matches. If they aren’t released, it’ll hurt us pretty badly with us not getting some great players, but Suriname and Bermuda are destroyed without any of their Dutch/English guys. Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Just now, Redpunkfiddle said: Did they say if there was a structure for the rest of the Octo schedule based on that first matchday draw? Nope. If they did I missed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califax Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 While the government is spending stimulus money, can we have that stimulus NWT stadium we've long talked about? Strait Red, Obinna and Olympique_de_Marseille 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullback Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 We need wins against Suriname, Bermuda, and Haiti to get in to the final round of CONCACAF qualifying. Pretty sure we would have killed for that in any other cycle. Floortom, aredding77, dyslexic nam and 11 others 10 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 6 minutes ago, Redpunkfiddle said: Did they say if there was a structure for the rest of the Octo schedule based on that first matchday draw? https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/08/18/fifa-world-cup-qatar-2022-concacaf-qualifying-match-schedule-and-results For everyone that wants to check, if we make it the Honduras away match is matchday 9, not matchday 14. So we got that going for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 This being a tough draw also means we call our best squad most of time, if not all of the time. Shame it limits our ability to cap-tie, but now is not the time. I will happily give that up if we can build more chemistry in the group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califax Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Home to Honduras, Away to USA to start. (assuming we blah, blah, blah) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 First game against Bermuda will be huge. They are going to bunker against us. Looking at their recent results, they beat Panama away from home and only lost to Mexico 2-1. This would be the game to play Davies at LB or left wing back. Mikmacdo, Nate3322, CanadaFan123 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 18 minutes ago, trc2014 said: Wasn’t everyone more worried about Guatemala a few days ago? Guatemala would have been worse. The problem is that Suriname is unpredictable - we don't know who they will recruit. Suriname might be very strong or complete crap. Shway and Obinna 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razcal Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 My goodness, if you were telling me we just had to finish 1st in a group with us and these 3 minows to get into the hex I would have been thrilled. How can we possibly be worried about any of these teams and discuss having a chance to make a World Cup in the same breath? If we drop any points at all some serious questions should be asked, if we lose time to find a new HC. Hell, we shouldn't even be worried about Haiti. cronaldo7, MtlMario, bwilly11 and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Razcal said: My goodness, if you were telling me we just had to finish 1st in a group with us and these 3 minows to get into the hex I would have been thrilled. How can we possibly be worried about any of these teams and discuss having a chance to make a World Cup in the same breath? If we drop any points at all some serious questions should be asked, if we lose time to find a new HC. Hell, we shouldn't even be worried about Haiti. I agree with this in spirit. The reality is that we dropped the ball against Haiti before. The apprehension is justified. Bermuda has pulled some good results off. Good news is that we'll be at home. Bad news is Bermuda has particularly done well on the road. Suriname could be as good as Curacao, but we don't know that. It depends on who shows up. For the neutral this must be the group to watch, with arguably the 3 best teams from pots 1, 2 and 3. Then you have a Dutch rivalry with Aruba and Suriname, with the possibility of those teams calling on the motherland for players. Edited August 19, 2020 by Obinna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Looking at what teams players play for doesn't work in CONCACAF. We've seen how meh the clubs were that Haiti players were at but collectively they were excellent and beat us at the GC. I'm not taking any of these games for granted. CANMNT_SUPERFAN, Shway, Obinna and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Looking at all the other groups, I think we have the toughest one. CanadianSoccerFan and Obinna 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 1 minute ago, VinceA said: Looking at what teams players play for doesn't work in CONCACAF. We've seen how meh the clubs were that Haiti players were at but collectively they were excellent and beat us at the GC. I'm not taking any of these games for granted. "....My Bayern Munich beats your Galatasaray" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Covid Report: Cayman Islands is currently closed to travelers until Oct 1. Only nationals are allowed in. Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFC2017 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Looks like we have the toughest group, but let's all remind ourselves that we are also the toughest team. None of these teams wanted to draw us. Obinna, Fullback, cronaldo7 and 11 others 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFC2017 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 I'm not sure if any of you caught this part but at the end of the presentation they were going over who they thought the final 3 spots would go to. As in, who they thought would finish top 3 in the "Octogonal". Not a single person mentioned Canada, not even as a dark horse. That pissed me off. I hope that the players heard that at the end and it lit a fire underneath them. We have the talent to come top 3, I believe in them and I hope that everyone on this board believes in them but more importantly I hope that the players believe in themselves. This really is a strong Canadian team. MtlMario 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One American Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Have the Wikipedia ringers for Suriname actually committed to play for them? I see a lot of zero caps on most or all of the scary ones. It does look like they have a couple of Israeli league players already in the fold. Obinna and TFC2017 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archer21 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 (edited) Edited August 19, 2020 by archer21 Strait Red and Kyle_The_Hill 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 10 minutes ago, One American said: Have the Wikipedia ringers for Suriname actually committed to play for them? I see a lot of zero caps on most or all of the scary ones. It does look like they have a couple of Israeli league players already in the fold. In that list from the other thread I made, some yes, some no. Even fot the "yes" 's I'm not sure how much beyond a verbal agreement (I don't know which have actually finished filing one-time switches and how many have their Suriname passport). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xabuep2 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 (edited) 16 minutes ago, archer21 said: Right in the window of January 2022 that Canada could take advantage of the weather, it will be his turn to play 2 matches away. Edited August 19, 2020 by xabuep2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kacbru Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 We are either a team challenging for a World Cup spot in 2022 or a team that is worried about the minnow draw. It is mutually exclusive, we can't be both. Ruffian, MtlMario, NVsoccer and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
top cheese Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Tough draw? If Canada can’t make it out that group. It doesn’t deserve to go to any world cup A Different Perspective, Toronto Ruffrider, nfitz and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts