narduch Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Rumblings on the internet that Saint Lucia have backed out of WCQ completely. They were set to face Nicaragua and Haiti this round. Kent and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 40 minutes ago, narduch said: Rumblings on the internet that Saint Lucia have backed out of WCQ completely. They were set to face Nicaragua and Haiti this round. https://www.laprensa.com.ni/2021/03/17/deportes/2798045-santa-lucia-el-primer-rival-de-la-azul-y-blanco-se-retira-de-las-eliminatorias-de-catar-2022 Wow. In other news in that group Belize just arrived in Haiti, and Nicaragua does plan on travelling to the DR to face the Turks and Caicos so the rest of the group is managing. ghostknownunknown and narduch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Without knowing specifics, you can imagine all their players have day jobs and probably have to quarantine upon return. Maybe they said they couldn’t lose that pay. narduch, CanadianSoccerFan, nfitz and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 12 minutes ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said: https://www.laprensa.com.ni/2021/03/17/deportes/2798045-santa-lucia-el-primer-rival-de-la-azul-y-blanco-se-retira-de-las-eliminatorias-de-catar-2022 Wow. In other news in that group Belize just arrived in Haiti, and Nicaragua does plan on travelling to the DR to face the Turks and Caicos so the rest of the group is managing. I believe they never even finalized their home match. Part of this has to lie on FIFA and to a lesser extent Concacaf. I can only imagine the logistical nightmare trying to travel from Saint Lucia to Nicaragua during covid. Probably much worse than what Caymans needed to do to get to Suriname. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboAl Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Before the Nations League, WCQ was the only way to play competitive matches and Covid has really done a number on them. I really do have lots of sympathy for all of the players who won’t get the chance to challenge themselves at a higher level. Kadenge, toontownman, Kent and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 (edited) Saint Lucia has been scrubbed off of the FIFA website. No matches listed and their group only shows 4 teams now. https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/nccamerica/matches/#282655 The fact that Bermuda has gone totally silent since their covid news has me worried they may follow suit. Edited March 22, 2021 by narduch Olympique_de_Marseille 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corazon Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 41 minutes ago, narduch said: Saint Lucia has been scrubbed off of the FIFA website. No matches listed and their group only shows 4 teams now. https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/nccamerica/matches/#282655 The fact that Bermuda has gone totally silent since their covid news has me worried they may follow suit. Other nations are probably thinking the same thing about Canada right now too though! We get all our information from outsiders and other associations. I kid, but seriously it is frustrating. costarg and Kadenge 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 8 minutes ago, Corazon said: Other nations are probably thinking the same thing about Canada right now too though! We get all our information from outsiders and other associations. I kid, but seriously it is frustrating. Touche lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryker911 Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 On the bright side at least we don't have to worry about Evla leaving us for at least the next 4 years. Shway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trc2014 Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Always think of their goal in Toronto when I think of St. Lucia. narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Carzy shit in Haiti dyslexic nam, Nate3322, johnyb and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 4 hours ago, trc2014 said: Always think of their goal in Toronto when I think of St. Lucia. Josh Simpson, he could have been great. narduch, king1010 and trc2014 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianSoccerFan Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, narduch said: Carzy shit in Haiti Unconfirmed reports that Belize had a skilled negotiator and wordsmith on staff to defuse the tense situation. Edited March 23, 2021 by CanadianSoccerFan Red and White, Olympique_de_Marseille, NVsoccer and 6 others 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 2 hours ago, narduch said: Carzy shit in Haiti Ya shit like that can happen in Haiti. The last 3 weeks have been more turbulent than usual. https://www.voanews.com/americas/haitis-rebel-police-officers-stage-2nd-jailbreak-2-days They should have had a bigger escort and maybe even a decoy bus. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 FIFA should have moved the game. nfitz and gator 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Just now, narduch said: FIFA should have moved the game. Harder to do at the last minute now with COVID protocols and bubbles and the fact that you need permission from the hosting association. -- The thing to understand is whoever stopped the bus was looking to put pressure on the Haitian government and make them look bad. It's a politics thing. The armed group knows that attacking, killing or robbing (what would they steal?) the Belize team bus would serve no purpose, and simply create a backlash against them. It's terrorism in the purest sense; not an act to kill, but just to create a climate of fear and instability. Despite how poor and politically unstable Haiti is, it's actually less violent than El Salvador and Honduras. ---- With the football riot that killed two, and with this latest incident, their next match (or two!) might be moved by CONCACAF. The DR and the USA are the most likely candidates. BrennanFan, BuzzAndSting and Shway 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Our group starts tomorrow with Suriname v Cayman Islands at 6pm ET. If anyone finds any streams please share. Addona 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiedPilko Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 2 hours ago, narduch said: Our group starts tomorrow with Suriname v Cayman Islands at 6pm ET. If anyone finds any streams please share. This game will be in Suriname, right? Do we know whether they'll be able to bring their passport players? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, PiedPilko said: This game will be in Suriname, right? Do we know whether they'll be able to bring their passport players? They announced their roster with them included. I did see a weird tweet where their EU players wouldn't be allowed to travel to Florida to face Aruba. But that doesn't make sense to me because Canada called its EU based players. Edit. This is the tweet I'm talking about. If you run it through Google translate it makes it sound like their EU based players aren't allowed to travel to Florida Edited March 23, 2021 by narduch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floortom Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 9 minutes ago, narduch said: They announced their roster with them included. I did see a weird tweet where their EU players wouldn't be allowed to travel to Florida to face Aruba. But that doesn't make sense to me because Canada called its EU based players. Edit. This is the tweet I'm talking about. If you run it through Google translate it makes it sound like their EU based players aren't allowed to travel to Florida Strange - after doing some research if appears to be true. The change was put in place a few weeks ago. https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=f4ab0043-7fb7-4fbe-a640-26d6bf7b7afc but yah not sure how our players would be allowed then narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 14 minutes ago, Floortom said: Strange - after doing some research if appears to be true. The change was put in place a few weeks ago. https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=f4ab0043-7fb7-4fbe-a640-26d6bf7b7afc but yah not sure how our players would be allowed then It might be that Canadian Nationals are exempt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 I’m surprised they can play in South America at all considering how CONMEBOL was cancelled because of the strict travel ban there. narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 1 minute ago, Alex said: I’m surprised they can play in South America at all considering how CONMEBOL was cancelled because of the strict travel ban there. They should have moved their match too but I think they wanted to make it a hassle for Caymans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Aruba squad to face Suriname and Bermuda johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianSoccerFan Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, narduch said: They announced their roster with them included. I did see a weird tweet where their EU players wouldn't be allowed to travel to Florida to face Aruba. But that doesn't make sense to me because Canada called its EU based players. Edit. This is the tweet I'm talking about. If you run it through Google translate it makes it sound like their EU based players aren't allowed to travel to Florida Could a Suriname domestic squad drop points to Aruba? After Ronaldo/Messi, this is the most heated debate in sports Edited March 23, 2021 by CanadianSoccerFan johnyb and narduch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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