Kingston Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 How about Iceland on the way home? They play England June 7 but are otherwise open. We could even use one of those discount airlines with the layover option. cornerkick, Ottawafan, Borjans Sweatpants and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 4 hours ago, Kingston said: How about Iceland on the way home? They play England June 7 but are otherwise open. We could even use one of those discount airlines with the layover option. I could be imagining things but wasn't iceland one of a couple of countries who we used to say "owed us a friendly" due to some long forgotten arrangement between the two associations? Alex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 46 minutes ago, nolando said: I could be imagining things but wasn't iceland one of a couple of countries who we used to say "owed us a friendly" due to some long forgotten arrangement between the two associations? Yes, I remember this. Occean scored in a 1-1 friendly in Iceland I believe. nolando 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted March 9 Author Share Posted March 9 14 hours ago, Kingston said: How about Iceland on the way home? They play England June 7 but are otherwise open. We could even use one of those discount airlines with the layover option. They play the Dutch after we do, would be a good option though. https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/dutch-fix-two-warm-up-matches-before-heading-euro-2024-2024-03-08/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 On 3/7/2024 at 3:57 PM, Shway said: @Olympique_de_Marseille do some work for the CSA, who else is available to play so we can have a two match window. Lots of this info is from Wikipedia and a lot of it is a repeat of what @Unnamed Trialist already posted. Teams playing in the EUROs: Group A Germany - No June friendlies announced but Wikipedia says they are playing Greece June 7th. First EURO match is June 14. Too tight. Scotland - Unavailable (friendlies vs Gibraltar and Finland) Hungary - Unavailable (friendlies vs Ireland and Israel) Switzerland - Unavailable (friendlies vs Estonia and Austria) Group B Spain - Friendlies vs Andorra and as @Unnamed Trialist said they could be free for a 2nd friendly Croatia - Unavailable (friendlies vs North Macedonia and Portugal) Italy - Unavailable (friendlies vs Turkey and Bosnia & H) Albania - Unavailable (friendlies vs Liechtenstein and Azerbaijan) Group C Slovenia - Unavailable (friendlies vs Armenia and Bulgaria) Denmark - Unavailable (friendlies vs Sweden and Norway) Serbia - Unavailable (friendlies vs Austria and Sweden) England - Unavailable (friendlies vs Bosnia & H and Iceland) Group D Austria - Unavailable (friendlies vs Serbia and Switzerland) France - will play friendlies on June 5th (in Metz) and June 9th (Bordeaux). Opponents TBD Group E Belgium - Unavailable (friendlies vs Montenegro and Luxembourg) Slovakia - Unavailable (friendlies vs San Marino and Wales) Romania - Unavailable (friendlies vs Bulgaria and Liechtenstein) Group F Turkey - likely unavailable (friendlies vs Italy and Malta) Portugal - Unavailable (friendlies vs Finland, Croatia and Ireland) Czech Republic - likely unavailable (a friendly vs North Macedonia on June 10th?) Teams in the playoffs: Wales - likely unavailable (friendly vs Slovakia June 9th) Finland - likely unavailable (friendlies vs Portugal and Scotland) Poland - No friendlies scheduled Estonia - friendly vs Switzerland on June 4th, they may be free after Bosnia and Herzegovina - Unavailable (friendlies vs England and Italy) Ukraine - likely unavailable (friendly vs Moldova on June 11th?) Israel - likely unavailable (friendly vs Hungary on June 8th?) Iceland - likely unavailable (friendly vs England on June 8th?) Georgia - likely unavailable (friendly vs Montenegro on June 9th?) Luxembourg - likely unavailable (friendly vs Montenegro on June 8th) Greece - could be available (wikipedia says they will play a friendly vs Germany on June 7th ?) Kazakhstan - could be available (they will play a friendly vs Armenia on June 7th) If I have the energy I'll look through the other UEFA teams another time. Obinna, Borjans Sweatpants, Bigandy and 3 others 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted March 11 Author Share Posted March 11 17 minutes ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said: Lots of this info is from Wikipedia and a lot of it is a repeat of what @Unnamed Trialist already posted. Teams playing in the EUROs: Group A Germany - No June friendlies announced but Wikipedia says they are playing Greece June 7th. First EURO match is June 14. Too tight. Scotland - Unavailable (friendlies vs Gibraltar and Finland) Hungary - Unavailable (friendlies vs Ireland and Israel) Switzerland - Unavailable (friendlies vs Estonia and Austria) Group B Spain - Friendlies vs Andorra and as @Unnamed Trialist said they could be free for a 2nd friendly Croatia - Unavailable (friendlies vs North Macedonia and Portugal) Italy - Unavailable (friendlies vs Turkey and Bosnia & H) Albania - Unavailable (friendlies vs Liechtenstein and Azerbaijan) Group C Slovenia - Unavailable (friendlies vs Armenia and Bulgaria) Denmark - Unavailable (friendlies vs Sweden and Norway) Serbia - Unavailable (friendlies vs Austria and Sweden) England - Unavailable (friendlies vs Bosnia & H and Iceland) Group D Austria - Unavailable (friendlies vs Serbia and Switzerland) France - will play friendlies on June 5th (in Metz) and June 9th (Bordeaux). Opponents TBD Group E Belgium - Unavailable (friendlies vs Montenegro and Luxembourg) Slovakia - Unavailable (friendlies vs San Marino and Wales) Romania - Unavailable (friendlies vs Bulgaria and Liechtenstein) Group F Turkey - likely unavailable (friendlies vs Italy and Malta) Portugal - Unavailable (friendlies vs Finland, Croatia and Ireland) Czech Republic - likely unavailable (a friendly vs North Macedonia on June 10th?) Teams in the playoffs: Wales - likely unavailable (friendly vs Slovakia June 9th) Finland - likely unavailable (friendlies vs Portugal and Scotland) Poland - No friendlies scheduled Estonia - friendly vs Switzerland on June 4th, they may be free after Bosnia and Herzegovina - Unavailable (friendlies vs England and Italy) Ukraine - likely unavailable (friendly vs Moldova on June 11th?) Israel - likely unavailable (friendly vs Hungary on June 8th?) Iceland - likely unavailable (friendly vs England on June 8th?) Georgia - likely unavailable (friendly vs Montenegro on June 9th?) Luxembourg - likely unavailable (friendly vs Montenegro on June 8th) Greece - could be available (wikipedia says they will play a friendly vs Germany on June 7th ?) Kazakhstan - could be available (they will play a friendly vs Armenia on June 7th) If I have the energy I'll look through the other UEFA teams another time. France, Poland, Greece.... or a team not in Euros like Northern Ireland. Staying with the Normandy theme, how about playing France in that stadium in Le Havre. Though in fact Paris is also very close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 (edited) 5 hours ago, Unnamed Trialist said: how about playing France in that stadium in Le Havre. Though in fact Paris is also very close. The venues have been decided. Metz and Bordeaux. If we play France it would be in Bordeaux on Sunday, June 9th. Edited March 11 by Olympique_de_Marseille Stryker911 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted March 11 Author Share Posted March 11 9 hours ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said: The venues have been decided. Metz and Bordeaux. If we play France it would be in Bordeaux on Sunday, June 9th. I think it's too tight for us. We don't have time to recover properly because we have to play an A team vs Netherlands and France, we can't come out with too many subs in either. Nothing wrong with the venue or location though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Plus there is Copa America right after the 2 friendlies provided we qualify for Copa América longlugan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 🤣🤣🤣 InglewoodJack, YorkRegionFan, PegCityCam and 4 others 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maplebanana Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Pretty sure a 2nd friendly is about to be announced: https://x.com/CanadaSoccerEN/status/1767347573646401699?s=20 Corazon, narduch, gator and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 I live for this shit Olympique_de_Marseille, Dominic94, cornerkick and 6 others 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 I am so close to going to the Netherlands match, wife and daughter want to do a bit of a Euro tour so another match over there in an interesting country not far from Holland would be perfect!😀⚽️ cornerkick and Ottawafan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 2 minutes ago, gator said: I am so close to going to the Netherlands match, wife and daughter want to do a bit of a Euro tour so another match over there in an interesting country not far from Holland would be perfect!😀⚽️ The wife and daughter: "Amsterdam and its historic canals would be so wonderful to visit in June." @gator: "How about the concrete tower blocks of Rotterdam instead?" narduch, Unnamed Trialist, Dominic94 and 8 others 5 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 15 hours ago, Unnamed Trialist said: I think it's too tight for us. We don't have time to recover properly because we have to play an A team vs Netherlands and France, we can't come out with too many subs in either. Nothing wrong with the venue or location though. What about a French speaking African country? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Just now, nolando said: What about a French speaking African country? On 3/7/2024 at 7:23 PM, Olympique_de_Marseille said: Ok, let's start with the non-UEFA teams. OFC - Unavailable due to OFC Nations Cup AFC - Unavailable due to World Cup Qualifying CAF - Unavailable due to World Cup Qualifying CONCACAF - Unavailable due to World Cup Qualifying or other friendlies ( + why travel to Europe to play a CONCACAF team) CONMEBOL These are the teams that have confirmed friendlies in the USA in June and would not be available: Argentina Ecuador Brazil Uruguay Colombia These are the teams that may yet travel to Europe: Paraguay Venezuela Bolivia Peru (but we can't play them in a friendly if we qualify for the Copa America since they would be in our group) Chile (but we can't play them in a friendly if we qualify for Copa America since they would be in our group) @Unnamed Trialist has done a good job with that opening post and the UEFA teams but I will try to take a look. Alex and maccaliam 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 (edited) On 3/10/2024 at 8:04 PM, Unnamed Trialist said: or a team not in Euros like Northern Ireland. The rumour is Nothern Ireland will play Spain: https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/20240301/1002200604/espana-jupgara-segundo-amistoso-eurocopa.html On 3/10/2024 at 8:04 PM, Unnamed Trialist said: France, Poland, Greece.... That would make France in Bordeaux or Poland or Greece the most likely candidates. Edited March 12 by Olympique_de_Marseille Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Imagine an international window where we played Netherlands and France. RS, Club Linesman, Dominic94 and 10 others 1 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 5 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: Imagine an international window where we played Netherlands and France. I thought that kind of thing brought up the blood pressure @dyslexic nam. dyslexic nam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Whoever it is, it’s being announced tomorrow. Olympique_de_Marseille 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 28 minutes ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said: The rumour is Nothern Ireland will play Spain: https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/20240301/1002200604/espana-jupgara-segundo-amistoso-eurocopa.html That would make France in Bordeaux or Poland or Greece the most likely candidates. So maybe it is Spain. Will we play them in Mallorca? Did the Larin factor give us an edge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norrin Radd Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 28 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: Imagine an international window where we played Netherlands and France. Vigorously inflating your BP cuff? Olympique_de_Marseille and dyslexic nam 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 It’s Spanish, so I guess it’s Spain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadeau Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 I can’t believe how fast the mood has improved. I love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboAl Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 10 minutes ago, Dominic94 said: It’s Spanish, so I guess it’s Spain. I wouldn’t make that assumption. It could be a South American team at home. CanadaFan123, Atlantic and Olympique_de_Marseille 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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