Shway Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 41 minutes ago, CanadaFan123 said: I disagree that little else matters but David’s status. He’s a key player and the best striker in CONCACAF but we just put up 16 in two games and likely just need a draw against Suriname anyhow. Our biggest concern is being organized and keeping a clean sheet. Agreed. Im not concerned, I rather him rest than jeopardize his career for a game against Aruba. Maybe if he doesn’t come for WCQ, he can attend the GC as the silver lining. Im comfortable knowing that we can use either Cyle or Lucas in the 9 spot. As I prefer Davies, Millar, Corbeanu, Buchanan or Hoilett as the wide options in the 4-3-3 setup that we are “supposed” to play. At this point, I’m only concerned if we don’t have Davies - he’s our everything. h coach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addona Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 23 minutes ago, Shway said: Agreed. Im not concerned, I rather him rest than jeopardize his career for a game against Aruba. Maybe if he doesn’t come for WCQ, he can attend the GC as the silver lining. Im comfortable knowing that we can use either Cyle or Lucas in the 9 spot. As I prefer Davies, Millar, Corbeanu, Buchanan or Hoilett as the wide options in the 4-3-3 setup that we are “supposed” to play. At this point, I’m only concerned if we don’t have Davies - he’s our everything. I don’t care about the Aruba game ... it’s the other 3 that are supremely important! I would just use the Aruba game to get him some action if he doesn’t get much between now and then. Kadenge, Shway and h coach 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 10 hours ago, Addona said: I don’t care about the Aruba game ... it’s the other 3 that are supremely important! I would just use the Aruba game to get him some action if he doesn’t get much between now and then. Totally forgot, that it’s basically a 4 game window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtpc Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 (edited) I like that for the match with Suriname, we will be arranging where it's played since it's our home match. Aruba gets to arrange our first match in June. Last month, they played their home match at IMG Academy in Bradenton. If they do the same thing again and go with IMG in June (assuming it can't be played in Aruba), that could work out incredibly well for us. We could arrange our home match against Suriname for IMG and we'd get to play the final 2 matches of the opening round in the exact same location. With potentially 4 matches in June, if there was an opportunity to have no travel between the first match and the second, that would be ideal. I like the familiarity we have with IMG (facilities and protocols) and the successful history we've had there (record-tying 8-0 vs. US Virgin Islands, record-breaking 11-0 vs. Cayman Islands). I think it would be nice to play Suriname at IMG since it's a facility we're very comfortable with. Edited April 6, 2021 by jtpc CanadaFan123, johnyb and dyslexic nam 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 For presentation optics and better match day facilities, if they're playing in Florida, it is better to go with Orlando's stadium again. It's available since MLS is on break in early June. Big match needs big match surroundings. Cayman Islands wanted to play in Orlando but stadium price was too steep for them. So, likely Aruba match is at IMG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtlMario Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Aside from our players jellying together more this game is useless in terms that even if we lose (never going to happen) we still finish first when we win our last game.😎 CanadaFan123 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shorty Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 2 hours ago, MtlMario said: Aside from our players jellying together sebdeserio, Olympique_de_Marseille and Addona 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialK Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Looks like Barbados media is pushing for dual nationals. Things could get more interesting in CONCACAF. https://twitter.com/anmargboyce/status/1379445065504919553?s=20 Bbeto 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 (edited) During the #CanWNT match today on OneSoccer, there were was an advert where they mention they will broadcast the Aruba match. I suppose they made a deal with Aruba where they will broadcast the match and retransmit it as they did for (EDIT) The Cayman Islands. (Technically, they needed to make a deal with Aruba, as they are the host nation; glad that they did!) This means OneSoccer will have both matches. Edited April 13, 2021 by Olympique_de_Marseille lamptern, dyslexic nam, baulderdash77 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 20 minutes ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said: During the #CanWNT match today, there were was an advert where they mention they will broadcast the Aruba match. I suppose they made a deal with Aruba where they will broadcast the match and retransmit it as they did for Bermuda. (Technically, they needed to make a deal with Aruba as they are the host nation; glad that they did!) The Bermuda match was a home match so it was actually the Cayman Islands match. Olympique_de_Marseille 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Just now, CanadaFan123 said: The Bermuda match was a home match so it was actually the Cayman Islands match. Sorry! Yes, you are correct. A similar deal to what they perhaps did for the Cayman Islands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 My guess is the Aruba game will be in Florida. Haven't seen it officially confirmed yet. That game is on a Saturday. Would be a good game to put on CBC. dyslexic nam and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 1 hour ago, narduch said: My guess is the Aruba game will be in Florida. Haven't seen it officially confirmed yet. That game is on a Saturday. Would be a good game to put on CBC. Could be squeezed in but I can't see CBC stretching for sports content with NHL playoffs going on. narduch and SkuseisLoose 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialK Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 https://youtu.be/gi7Qrmds5nM great interview with Lord Victor. Potential eight CONCACAF spots for the World Cup 2026! Holy !!! johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianSoccerFan Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 14 minutes ago, SpecialK said: https://youtu.be/gi7Qrmds5nM great interview with Lord Victor. Potential eight CONCACAF spots for the World Cup 2026! Holy !!! 2 of those are intercontinental playoff places that require winning 2 single leg KO rounds so it's still a big ask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 17 hours ago, red card said: Could be squeezed in but I can't see CBC stretching for sports content with NHL playoffs going on. They may only get a 7pm ET game. There would be time for an afternoon WCQ match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norrin Radd Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 1 hour ago, CanadianSoccerFan said: 2 of those are intercontinental playoff places that require winning 2 single leg KO rounds so it's still a big ask So this is only an additional .5 spots compared to 6.5 that CONCACAF would get if the confederation was not the host? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOCanada115 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 When is FIFA doing the intercontinental draw for the 2022 World Cup? All I can find is at a later date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianSoccerFan Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, Norrin Radd said: So this is only an additional .5 spots compared to 6.5 that CONCACAF would get if the confederation was not the host? Yes. The host confederation gets an extra place in the 2026 intercontinental playoff. It's 6 teams playing for two places. 1 from each confederation except UEFA plus one more from the host confederation. Single leg KO at a neutral site. Two seeded teams get a bye to the 2nd round. Edited April 14, 2021 by CanadianSoccerFan Norrin Radd and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 3 hours ago, CanadianSoccerFan said: Yes. The host confederation gets an extra place in the 2026 intercontinental playoff. It's 6 teams playing for two places. 1 from each confederation except UEFA plus one more from the host confederation. Single leg KO at a neutral site. Two seeded teams get a bye to the 2nd round. Do we know how teams are seeded? Is it by confederation? Or by FIFA ranking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Kent said: Do we know how teams are seeded? Is it by confederation? Or by FIFA ranking? Should we start a "The road to Canada" thread? Kyle_The_Hill, ted and Kent 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 On 4/14/2021 at 6:47 PM, Olympique_de_Marseille said: Should we start a "The road to Canada" thread? Nope, but the day WC2022 ends we should shut this thread down and open that one. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianSoccerFan Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 On 4/14/2021 at 8:35 PM, Kent said: Do we know how teams are seeded? Is it by confederation? Or by FIFA ranking? by FIFA ranking Kent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianSoccerFan Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Trinidad could be docked points for an ineligible player. http://www.insideworldfootball.com/2021/04/16/trinidad-tobago-lose-world-cup-qualifying-points-fielding-player-agent/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 1 hour ago, CanadianSoccerFan said: Trinidad could be docked points for an ineligible player. http://www.insideworldfootball.com/2021/04/16/trinidad-tobago-lose-world-cup-qualifying-points-fielding-player-agent/ A bit of a joke saying they may be spared the points deduction because they were not aware of the rules! MtlMario 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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