Canada and the U17 World Cup: Nov 10 to Dec 2 in Indonesia

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

The previous thread can be found here:

https://www.canadiansoccernews.com/forums/topic/78725-concacaf-u17-qualifying-guatemala-feb-2023-preparation-news/

 

Although the pots have not been officially announced by FIFA, they are thought to be as follows:

Canada, as expected, is in Pot 4.

Although not yet announced by FIFA the draw is expected to be Friday, September 15th:

https://www.cnnindonesia.com/olahraga/20230831113044-142-992844/drawing-piala-dunia-u-17-2023-digelar-di-zurich-15-september

Once again, eligible kids are the those born in '06 , '07 & '08.

Will our boys get any prep matches?

I have seen news about training camps from many of the teams but (as expected), nothing about Canada.

Despite the shake-up within the ranks of the coaching staff at the CSA, we should expect that Andrew Olivieri will continue as coach.

Edited August 31, 2023 by Olympique_de_Marseille

[blueseeka]

Thanks for this @Olympique_de_Marseille. Looking forward to it.

[Buchta]

The USA U17 team will be playing in a tournament next week in the Czech Republic.  They will also have a camp in Brazil before the U17 WC.

[Footyeh]

Canada will be having a camp in Brazil as well end of the month.  Pair of friendlies with Brazil U17

[Kadenge]

Hope TJ is included if he is eligible

[nolando]

1 hour ago, Kadenge said:

Hope TJ is included if he is eligible

Born and raised in Canada. Plays professionally and goes to school in Canada and is an 07. No reason why he wouldn't/shouldn't be there, imo.

He is an outsider, of course, as a family that intentionally went against the grain and avoided the local MLS Academy model. But then they have doubled down on perhaps Canada Soccer's most ambitious project to date.

If the association don't consider him for selection then perhaps they don't have genuine faith in this path themselves, because there is not much else a kid his age could do to prove his worth as a promising player in Canada, unless you are the next Davies.

 

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

10 hours ago, Footyeh said:

Canada will be having a camp in Brazil as well end of the month.  Pair of friendlies with Brazil U17

Source?

Brazil just finished a U17 camp yesterday.

https://www.cbf.com.br/selecao-brasileira/noticias/selecao-base-masculina/selecao-brasileira-sub-17-e-convocada-para-periodo-de-treinos-na-granj

[Footyeh]

6 hours ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said:

Source?

Brazil just finished a U17 camp yesterday.

https://www.cbf.com.br/selecao-brasileira/noticias/selecao-base-masculina/selecao-brasileira-sub-17-e-convocada-para-periodo-de-treinos-na-granj

The players who got the preliminary invite email

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

On 8/31/2023 at 3:24 PM, Olympique_de_Marseille said:

Although not yet announced by FIFA the draw is expected to be Friday, September 15th

The draw date is now confirmed by FIFA.

https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/u-17-world-cup-dates-host-country-stadiums-qualified-teams-format

Friday, September 15th 10am Eastern / 7am Pacific.

18 hours ago, Footyeh said:

Canada will be having a camp in Brazil as well end of the month.  Pair of friendlies with Brazil U17

We could end up getting drawn against Brazil right before our friendly matches. That would be a weird dynamic.

[VinceA]

York have signed Shola Jimoh to as developmental deal.

Don't know how others feel but if he plays pro minutes in the CPL he should be on the U17 team. Pro minutes trump academy every time, especially at this age group.

Adrian Ianello has also signed along with Jimoh but I'm not sure of his age. Same goes for him really.

Still baffles me that Pepple was playing pro with Cavalry in 2019 but Canada and Olivieri were like but muh academy and excluded him from the WC team.

Should note though that this is how I feel personally. I don't care about systems and who "deserves" to be there. At youth level if a player is playing professionally they should jump the line.

[youllneverwalkalone]

Is TJ Tahid the only pro player in this group? Looks like Kourosh Jamshidi also signed a pro contract with VFC but I don't think he has played yet.

[VinceA]

5 minutes ago, youllneverwalkalone said:

Is TJ Tahid the only pro player in this group? Looks like Kourosh Jamshidi also signed a pro contract with VFC but I don't think he has played yet.

Age eligible there's also Ben Norris with Orange County in the USL but he's an American dual-nat who I assume the CSA has no idea exists.

[El Diego]

1 hour ago, VinceA said:

York have signed Shola Jimoh to as developmental deal.

Don't know how others feel but if he plays pro minutes in the CPL he should be on the U17 team. Pro minutes trump academy every time, especially at this age group.

Adrian Ianello has also signed along with Jimoh but I'm not sure of his age. Same goes for him really.

Still baffles me that Pepple was playing pro with Cavalry in 2019 but Canada and Olivieri were like but muh academy and excluded him from the WC team.

Should note though that this is how I feel personally. I don't care about systems and who "deserves" to be there. At youth level if a player is playing professionally they should jump the line.

I missed this one. I am not following the TFC Academy as closely as usual (I don't want to make it seem like I am an expert or anything), but I thought he was one of their bright spots?

[VinceA]

1 minute ago, El Diego said:

I missed this one. I am not following the TFC Academy as closely as usual (I don't want to make it seem like I am an expert or anything), but I thought he was one of their bright spots?

According to York he was "promoted" from their academy so I guess he left TFC?

[phresh]

2 minutes ago, youllneverwalkalone said:

Is TJ Tahid the only pro player in this group? Looks like Kourosh Jamshidi also signed a pro contract with VFC but I don't think he has played yet.

There's a couple playing in Next Pro, though the level isn't very high : Rigoupolos, Stefanovic, Badwal 

[Big_M]

jamshidi didnt sign pro...signed dev contract then they mutually terminated

[Stoppage Time]

On 8/31/2023 at 12:24 PM, Olympique_de_Marseille said:

Will our boys get any prep matches?  😂

 

 

Edited September 7, 2023 by Stoppage Time
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[SoccMan]

19 minutes ago, Stoppage Time said:

 

Why would they no money .

[VinceA]

Another U17 eligible player joins a men's first team.

[Dominic94]

It won’t be long until we will be leaving players off the roster who play pro or train with a pro team.

the U18 rule is going to really increase our depth at the u15, 17, and later on u20 and u23 levels. 

[dyslexic nam]

But, you know, CSB and the CPL will have no meaningful impact on our national teams…

[Soccerpro2]

4 hours ago, dyslexic nam said:

But, you know, CSB and the CPL will have no meaningful impact on our national teams…

The CPL didn’t improve our 20 squad. Many on here thought our u20 team would be greatly improved due to CPL players. They were wrong.

Does the CPL have no impact on our national teams? Of course not. Has it had a big impact? No.

[narduch]

Just now, Soccerpro2 said:

The CPL didn’t improve our 20 squad. Many on here thought our u20 team would be greatly improved due to CPL players. They were wrong.

Does the CPL have no impact on our national teams? Of course not. Has it had a big impact? No.

Weren't the CPL players the best players on that squad?

[Soccerpro2]

3 minutes ago, narduch said:

Weren't the CPL players the best players on that squad?

Justin Smith was the only player on the Canadian roster who played strongly in the qualifying tournament.

The CPL players didn’t raise the previous standard of the u20 program.

Edited September 9, 2023 by Soccerpro2

[InglewoodJack]

11 minutes ago, Soccerpro2 said:

Justin Smith was the only player on the Canadian roster who played strongly in the qualifying tournament.

The CPL players didn’t raise the previous standard of the u20 program.

Didn’t Lowell Wright have a good tournament too?