narduch Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Montreal broadcast mentioned that Miller is hurt. Hopefully he will be ready for WCQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trc2014 Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 50 minutes ago, narduch said: Montreal broadcast mentioned that Miller is hurt. Hopefully he will be ready for WCQ Well that’s not good..... narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 A few key players may be missing for Bermuda once again, possibly even Nahki Wells:https://www.royalgazette.com/soccer/sport/article/20210521/willie-clemons-views-world-cup-qualifiers-as-shop-window/https://www.royalgazette.com/soccer/sport/article/20210520/kane-crichlow-out-of-world-cup-qualifiers-through-injury/ --- For Haiti Steven Séance will be out injured but it looks like they may have recruited a new dual-national:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeppe_Simonsen Jean Jacques Pierre will remain coach:https://haititempo.com/foot-selection-un-accord-trouve-entre-jean-jacques-pierre-et-le-comite-de-normalisation/ ADP10 and narduch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 Nicaragua have announced their squad that will try to upset Haiti. xabuep2, ADP10 and Addona 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboAl Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 5 minutes ago, narduch said: Nicaragua have announced their squad that will try to upset Haiti. The lad Belli’s last name is actually Moldskred and plays in the Norwegian second tier w/IK Start. I guess for every Dutch-Canadian in our squad, there is a Norwegian-Nicaraguan. narduch and Olympique_de_Marseille 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 Anyone else low-key hoping for the Nicaragua upset? johnyb, CanadianSoccerFan and narduch 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 6 minutes ago, VinceA said: Anyone else low-key hoping for the Nicaragua upset? I am. It's possible they could enter the Haiti match only needing a tie to advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOcanadafan Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 (edited) 21 minutes ago, VinceA said: Anyone else low-key hoping for the Nicaragua upset? Not entirely sure... is it better to play in Port-au-Prince or Managua? We probably know Haiti better than Nicaragua so that may be a bonus, although Haiti’s direct and physical style gave us a problem last time. Plus who will be the ref?... higher chance of a dodgy ‘friend of Nicaragua’ appointed for the match. With all that said, it’s entirely possible that the Suriname match will be tougher than these ones. Edited May 24, 2021 by TOcanadafan johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 1 hour ago, TOcanadafan said: Not entirely sure... is it better to play in Port-au-Prince or Managua? We probably know Haiti better than Nicaragua so that may be a bonus, although Haiti’s direct and physical style gave us a problem last time. Plus who will be the ref?... higher chance of a dodgy ‘friend of Nicaragua’ appointed for the match. With all that said, it’s entirely possible that the Suriname match will be tougher than these ones. Nicaragua would be way easier than Haiti. ADP10, longlugan, SkuseisLoose and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADP10 Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 1 hour ago, TOcanadafan said: Not entirely sure... is it better to play in Port-au-Prince or Managua? We probably know Haiti better than Nicaragua so that may be a bonus, although Haiti’s direct and physical style gave us a problem last time. Plus who will be the ref?... higher chance of a dodgy ‘friend of Nicaragua’ appointed for the match. With all that said, it’s entirely possible that the Suriname match will be tougher than these ones. I think the difference in quality between the two teams is enough to make me want to play in Central America for once. Maybe i’m just paranoid after the Haiti comeback at the Gold Cup though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Sometimes I find myself wanting Nicaragua to squeak through rather than Haiti, but most of the time I am hoping Haiti do and that we get a chance to set things right. It's riskier going through Haiti, but would be all the sweeter if we accomplish it. I'm sure if we get through our group and Nicaragua gets through their group, ultimately I'll be happy we play Nicaragua. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 My concern with Haiti is safety after what happened with Belize. narduch and gator 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtlMario Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 (edited) You would think "after what happened with Belize" they would beef up security. 8 hours ago, VinceA said: My concern with Haiti is safety after what happened with Belize. Edited May 25, 2021 by MtlMario Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 5 minutes ago, MtlMario said: You would think "after what happened with Belize" they would beef up security. You would think after what happened with Belize they would be banned from hosting matches, after seeing that video is any footballer going to feel safe in that country? johnyb, nfitz, cronaldo7 and 6 others 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Nicaragua or Haiti, it doesn't really matter who we face at the end of the day. What matters is we get the job done. That means the boys do their job and beat Aruba and Suriname period. Job is not finished. 🐍 johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtlMario Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 5 minutes ago, gator said: You would think after what happened with Belize they would be banned from hosting matches, after seeing that video is any footballer going to feel safe in that country? I agree but it looks like we'll be playing there anyways so this is the next best solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoccMan Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 (edited) I just want these guys to make the final 8. I think they will be very competitive in that final round. Yes it will be a big disappointment if they make the final round and don’t make it to the World Cup, but at least they will be in a round that on paper they should be in with the talent they have. Yes it’s great that we have these players winning league championships in good caliber leagues in Europe and playing major roles in their teams winning. However, for me the Octagon needs to be achieved at the very least , that’s what’s going to wake up the general sports fans in this country to believing that Canada can be competitive with the men’s team as well and not only with the women. We need this so badly right now to at the very least make the Octagon, anything less is total failure. Moreover, it won’t matter how many goals or championships Canadian players are scoring or winning if at the very least we keep failing to make this final round. Edited May 25, 2021 by SoccMan MtlMario, Ruffian, Unnamed Trialist and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 1 minute ago, SoccMan said: I just want these guys to make the final 8. I think they will be very competitive in that final round. Yes it will be a big disappointment if they make the final round and don’t make it to the World Cup, but at least they will be in a round that on paper they should be in with the talent they have. Yes it’s great that we had these players winning leave championship in good caliber leagues in Europe and playing major roles in their teams winning. However, for me the Octagon needs to be achieved at the very least , that’s what’s going to wake up the general sports fans in this country to believing that Canada can be competitive with the men’s team as well and not only with the women. We need this so badly right now to at the very least make the Octagon, anything less is total failure. Moreover, it won’t matter how many goals or championships Canadian players are scoring or winning if at the very least we keep failing to make this final round. Realistically, it is still pretty unlikely that we make it to Qatar (if I am being honest). But the chance to play in the Octo and have that many competitive games against quality opposition would (by itself) be big for the program. Those games would be highly competitive, we would have our best squad assembled throughout, and the media attention on them would increase significantly over what we have seen to date. Fullback, cronaldo7, gator and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 9 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: Realistically, it is still pretty unlikely that we make it to Qatar (if I am being honest). But the chance to play in the Octo and have that many competitive games against quality opposition would (by itself) be big for the program. Those games would be highly competitive, we would have our best squad assembled throughout, and the media attention on them would increase significantly over what we have seen to date. I agree, let’s just make the octagon and show the world we at least belong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoccMan Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 (edited) 15 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: Realistically, it is still pretty unlikely that we make it to Qatar (if I am being honest). But the chance to play in the Octo and have that many competitive games against quality opposition would (by itself) be big for the program. Those games would be highly competitive, we would have our best squad assembled throughout, and the media attention on them would increase significantly over what we have seen to date. Just make the final 8 that’s all I’m asking I can accept not making the World Cup again this time but it’s time this national team I’m makes it to the final round that’s all I ask, and as I say all this I do realize that in a one game affair with Surinam who have some decent players anything can happen, a bad bounce here and there and a keeper making save after save, or a CONCACAF ref who is card happy or gives a penalty that was never a penalty . But man it’s time to get over this final hump and make it to this final round. Edited May 25, 2021 by SoccMan CanadianSoccerFan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 If we can at least get to the Octagonal...we get to go up against the very best in the CONCACAF region and we can see how well we stack up against the likes of USA, Mexico, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Honduras, etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 44 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: Realistically, it is still pretty unlikely that we make it to Qatar (if I am being honest). But the chance to play in the Octo and have that many competitive games against quality opposition would (by itself) be big for the program. Those games would be highly competitive, we would have our best squad assembled throughout, and the media attention on them would increase significantly over what we have seen to date. We are the third most valuable team in CONCACAF by some margin. I've been there through it all and can understand the pessimism but now is the time to believe. We have two wonderkids who are more valuable than entire national teams of our rivals for qualification. Then you add in top division quality players like Hutchinson, Eustaquio, Larin, Borjan along with MLS stars.. it's tough to accept anything less than 4th in CONCACAF. TGAA_Star, MtlMario, gator and 3 others 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiedPilko Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 I really don't like the idea of treating this as prep for 2026, which is something I've heard. It's a guaranteed spot (probably) but a 4 year wait is a 4 year wait. I'm trying to be very realistic about our chances in general, but I think 4th in the Oct is something we have to drive at instead of treating like a cherry on top. MtlMario, johnyb, TGAA_Star and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 1 minute ago, PiedPilko said: I really don't like the idea of treating this as prep for 2026, which is something I've heard. It's a guaranteed spot (probably) but a 4 year wait is a 4 year wait. I'm trying to be very realistic about our chances in general, but I think 4th in the Oct is something we have to drive at instead of treating like a cherry on top. Yeah I mean realistically if we were to let's say finish 4th we would have to go to the Intercontinental playoff just to even try to qualify and in the playoff we would most likely have to face a South American team at least to my understanding or would we face an Oceania team in the playoff or an Asian team? Because every WCQ cycle the playoff format changes so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Not qualifying should be viewed as a failure Losing in the cross over would be understandable but I think top4 in the Octa should be the expectation. Top 6 meh not good. Less than that, big fail Trois Reds, johnyb, cronaldo7 and 4 others 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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