Canada Pre-World Cup "friendlies" thread: news, gossip and speculation.

[scullion44]

Ziyech and Mazraoui unsurprisingly back in for Morocco. I watch every Chelsea game and if Ziyech continues like then it's a massive advantage for us if he starts for Morocco. I'm not sure how Morocco play but I'm guessing Mazraoui doesn't start anyways with them having Hakimi ?

[Joe MacCarthy]

 

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

The CSA finally announced the kickoff time for our friendly against Uruguay! 🥳

Actually, that was a lie, who am I kiddin' , as per usual we get the key info from our opponents. 😅😅

 

The Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol announced the kickoff time:

https://auf.org.uy/detalles-de-la-fecha-fifa-del-mes-de-setiembre/

      6pm local,       noon Eastern,       9am Pacific.

Edited September 13, 2022 by Olympique_de_Marseille

[Sadiq Husain]

40 minutes ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said:

The CSA finally announced the kickoff time for our friendly against Uruguay! 🥳

Actually, that was a lie, who am I kiddin' , as per usual we get the key info from our opponents. 😅😅

 

The Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol announced the kickoff time:

https://auf.org.uy/detalles-de-la-fecha-fifa-del-mes-de-setiembre/

6pm local, noon Eastern, 9am Pacific.

Good that local kick-off is early at 6pm vs 7pm. The last express train back to Vienna is 10:27pm, so don't need to stay over in Bratislava.

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

32 minutes ago, Sadiq Husain said:

so don't need to stay over in Bratislava.

Don't want to stay overnight in Bratislava eh?

 

Edited September 13, 2022 by Olympique_de_Marseille

[Alex]

Squad drops tomorrow or Thursday according to Galindo on Twitter.

[SoCalTransport]

Uruguay should be an interesting test. I don’t think they’re as solid as they were in years past, so it should be competitive. I think CONCACAF competition is stiffer than AFC, so this should be the best match for preparation. I know the game isn’t being played in Uruguay, but it would be nice to be sitting on a beach in Punta del Este, probably the best beaches I’ve ever been to. 😇

[Sal333]

1 hour ago, Alex said:

Squad drops tomorrow or Thursday according to Galindo on Twitter.

Will they be using parachutes or just their athletic skills?

[ECW]

It will be good to see us against non CONCACAF opposition on new-to-us- grounds. We’ve been in the ghetto for so long that any new challenges at a decent level are welcome.

 

And aside from the suitability - or not - of Uruguay, Quatar and Japan’s styles to prepare for playing Euro and Euro-African sides, our manager is so extremely reactive in his style that it’s a good test playing one off matches. Like during the world cup we will not have a second chance to get it right. That is very much unlike our usual thing. 

[Alex]

1 hour ago, Sal333 said:

Will they be using parachutes or just their athletic skills?

Parachutes. It’s a new team building exercise Herdman thought of. 

[Ally McCoist]

I'm waiting for betting odds for Canada vs Qatar. I think bookies will put us on par with Qatar which, imo, is false and a good value bet. If you look at Qatar's results in the past year they've had bad results against mediocre teams. They are going to get shredded in the World Cup I think. And Canada will lay a beating on them. Solid 2 or 3-0 win.

[narduch]

Mexico called 31 players this window, just for an FYI.

[Vasi]

8 minutes ago, narduch said:

Mexico called 31 players this window, just for an FYI.

And no Flores. Lols. 

[Vasi]

6 hours ago, Alex said:

Squad drops tomorrow or Thursday according to Galindo on Twitter.

We might not be the last team to drop the squad. Strange. 

I'm hoping for a surprise or two.

[Metro]

Greek press is reporting Cornelius has been called.

[Floortom]

4 hours ago, Vasi said:

And no Flores. Lols. 

Mexican supporters saying he will be at the camp for training purposes. Seems a bit odd that they just wouldn’t have added him to the roster given there are no roster size limits 

[narduch]

6 minutes ago, Floortom said:

Mexican supporters saying he will be at the camp for training purposes. Seems a bit odd that they just wouldn’t have added him to the roster given there are no roster size limits 

Lol he's their Campagna 

[king1010]

1 hour ago, Metro said:

Greek press is reporting Cornelius has been called.

Ahead of Henry maybe?

[narduch]

25 minutes ago, king1010 said:

Ahead of Henry maybe?

Or we finally called 30 players?

[toontownman]

Zero excuse not to have a 30 ish squad size. If players get injured we need players on standby that are acclimatized to the team and set up.

Not expecting any big surprises or they likely would have been leaked or hinted.

[Unnamed Trialist]

6 hours ago, Metro said:

Greek press is reporting Cornelius has been called.

I'm pleased, but did they also report he's being sent to Austria by bus?

[Shway]

5 hours ago, toontownman said:

Zero excuse not to have a 30 ish squad size. If players get injured we need players on standby that are acclimatized to the team and set up.

Not expecting any big surprises or they likely would have been leaked or hinted.

No no doesn’t make sense 

[cronaldo7]

If anyone can help.. need confirmation, Canada v Uruguay is in Slovakia and Canada v Qatar is in Vienna?

[Buchta]

Yes, that is correct.

https://canadasoccer.com/national-teams/matches/

[Sadiq Husain]

3 hours ago, cronaldo7 said:

If anyone can help.. need confirmation, Canada v Uruguay is in Slovakia and Canada v Qatar is in Vienna?

There is a train that goes between VIenna and Bratislava. We are staying in VIenna and travelling to Bratislava the day of match, kickoff is 6pm (per Uruguay Soccer Federation). There is an express train back to Vienna at 10:27pm