Friendly match: USA vs Canada - Saturday, September 7th - 4pm Eastern / 1pm Pacific - Kansas City, Kansas

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

USA vs Canada
Friendly match #1 of the FIFA window
Saturday, September 7, 2024
4pm Eastern / 1pm Pacific / 3pm local and Central
Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas

Tickets:
https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/060060D4F7039971
Given how many Voyageurs went to Kansas City for Copa America, no Voyageurs section was organized for this match.

Broadcast in Canada:
OneSoccer (online)

Broadcast in the USA:
TBS, Telemundo, Universo, Max, Peacock and Fútbol de Primera

Canada's roster:
https://canadasoccer.com/news/canmnt-roster-announced-for-september-friendlies-against-fifa-world-cup-26-co-hosts-usa-and-mexico/
Adekugbe has been replaced by Saliba
https://twitter.com/CANMNT_Official/status/1830259366433575163
Bair has been replaced by Russell-Rowe
https://twitter.com/CANMNT_Official/status/1831362952508907926

USA's roster:
https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/09/us-mens-national-soccer-team-roster-players-2024-september-friendlies
Gio Reyna has been replaced by Cade Cowell
https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/09/cade-cowell-added-to-usmnt-training-camp-roster-for-september-friendlies

 

Weather:
A beautiful September afternoon, 23°C  and sunny

Referee:
Keylor Herrera Villalobos. A Costa Rican ref.
He was our ref during the nil-nil draw at Jamaica during WCQ in 2021.
He was also our ref at the previous Gold Cup last year against Cuba, the 4-2 win.

Notes:
- Kickoff time was originally later. This match has been moved from being an evening game to an afternoon game

- The USA will have an interim coach, Mikey Varas. He has some interesting theories
https://sports.yahoo.com/know-mikey-varas-coach-leading-174900097.html
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/next-potential-usmnt-coach-mikey-varas-believes-most-important-motor-skills-developed-before-puberty

Edited September 8 by Olympique_de_Marseille

[JamboAl]

The Vs didn’t ask for tickets because we have had next to no interest, there are thousands of tickets still available in all sections and the ticket price for the friendly in the same seats we had against Peru are triple the price (around $200 US).

[gigi riva]

2 hours ago, JamboAl said:

The Vs didn’t ask for tickets because we have had next to no interest, there are thousands of tickets still available in all sections and the ticket price for the friendly in the same seats we had against Peru are triple the price (around $200 US).

Jesus Louie

[BearcatSA]

4 hours ago, JamboAl said:

The Vs didn’t ask for tickets because we have had next to no interest, there are thousands of tickets still available in all sections and the ticket price for the friendly in the same seats we had against Peru are triple the price (around $200 US).

Wow, for a friendly!  Crazy.

[JamboAl]

I will clarify that there are seats available for around US $80 ($110 Canadian) including fees behind one of the goals.  Those are the cheapest seats in the stadium. 

[frattinator]

16 hours ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said:

 

- The USA will have an interim coach, Mikey Varas. He has some interesting theories
https://sports.yahoo.com/know-mikey-varas-coach-leading-174900097.html
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/next-potential-usmnt-coach-mikey-varas-believes-most-important-motor-skills-developed-before-puberty

The Athletic just reported Pochettino expects to be coaching for the US during this friendly. 
 

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5720499/2024/08/24/mauricio-pochettino-usmnt-when/
 

“Mauricio Pochettino and his staff are expected to join the U.S. men’s national team for their friendly against Canada on September 7.

U.S. Soccer continues to work on finalizing the Pochettino deal. His contract situation with former club Chelsea, specifically his severance package, has not yet been resolved.“

Edited August 26 by frattinator

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

2 hours ago, frattinator said:

The Athletic just reported Pochettino expects to be coaching for the US during this friendly. 
 

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5720499/2024/08/24/mauricio-pochettino-usmnt-when/
 

“Mauricio Pochettino and his staff are expected to join the U.S. men’s national team for their friendly against Canada on September 7.

U.S. Soccer continues to work on finalizing the Pochettino deal. His contract situation with former club Chelsea, specifically his severance package, has not yet been resolved.“

Did the article say he would be present or that he would be head coach by then?

From my understanding he will be present but in a learning capacity, to give him time to adjust.

[TOcanadafan]

I found this link for tickets to the game… at checkout, a pair of the lowest priced seats was $104 USD (with fees).

https://ussoccer.spinzo.com/us-mens-national-team-vs-canada-2024-09-07-QGSYM?group=united-night-out-7mbh

 

[frattinator]

2 hours ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said:

Did the article say he would be present or that he would be head coach by then?

From my understanding he will be present but in a learning capacity, to give him time to adjust.

You know what you are right, it doesn't say that he will coach the match, just that he and his staff will be there. 

[Kent]

22 hours ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said:

Notes:
- Kickoff time was originally later. This match has been moved from evening game to afternoon game

It's like they didn't even account for my kids' soccer tournament.

[narduch]

 

[ahmedou]

As Canada we should have no mercy againt USA. Even if it's at Children's Mercy Park.

Friendly game, Official game, etc. They're our #1 rivals.

[JamboAl]

16 minutes ago, ahmedou said:

As Canada we should have no mercy againt USA. Even if it's at Children's Mercy Park.

Friendly game, Official game, etc. They're our #1 rivals.

I would say for us old timers, it might still be Honduras.  

[TGAA_Star]

Well it is a match I look very forward to

[mpg_29]

What differences do we expect from the Copa roster? Tajon obviously won't be there but what other differences?

[frattinator]

2 minutes ago, mpg_29 said:

What differences do we expect from the Copa roster? Tajon obviously won't be there but what other differences?

Probably no Kone given he just moved to a new club and is carrying a minor knock. Not sure if players like Bombito who just made a move and is trying to settle in at a new club would appreciate coming back to NA for two friendlies. Good opportunity for Marsch to blend in some players that he didn't have a chance to see during Copa, and maybe we get dual nats like a Lopez as a training piece. 

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

1) Given Cavallini is out, I wonder if he will call Ugbo?

2) I would expect Tani to lead the line over David in the friendlies.

[Mihairokov]

33 minutes ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said:

Given Cavallini is out, I wonder if he will call Ugbo?

I'd like to imagine that we're deep enough up front now that we don't need to call Cavallini. I'd rather see Promise get a run out. 

[narduch]

Oluwaseyi is probably out too.

Didn't play on the weekend 

Edited August 27 by narduch

[Borjans Sweatpants]

Bring in some new faces to see what they’ve got, and let some guys in new clubs have a break (like Bombito / Cornelius). Let them rest and be full strength for vying for their club positions. 

Wonder if Choiniere joins, or rests as we await the official move. An injury that throws off the transfer would be devastating (unless I missed the transfer). Bring someone like Saliba instead personally. 

Same logic goes for Poku. Yes he’s not waiting on a transfer, but an injury that throws things off would just blow.

 

[dyslexic nam]

Jebbo to lead the front line with Sigur anchoring the midfield and Koleosho replacing Tajon on the wing.  

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

52 minutes ago, Mihairokov said:

I'd like to imagine that we're deep enough up front now that we don't need to call Cavallini. I'd rather see Promise get a run out. 

The point was that he may have been deserving, given his recent LigaMX form, until his ACL injury earlier this month.

Edited August 26 by Olympique_de_Marseille

[Kadenge]

These 2 games are vs the top 2 teams in our region. We can't treat this as a camp poutine. I would expect some rotation for fringe & injured players but I'm expecting the strongest side available.  I doubt Marsch can afford to not call up Bombito or Cornelius. The US players will be pumped especially after their poor Copa performance & to impress their new coach in waiting. The same for Mexico. These are going to be 2 difficult games. We need our best players.

[canadianbacons]

Hoping for 2-3 changes max.

Out: Tajon, Tani, maybe Sam P

In: Sigur, Ugbo, Saliba

[Bison44]

Oh yeah, this isnt the time to let a couple starters sit out a camp.  The injuries will give us the excuse to bring in new faces, but lets not screw around.  USA is going to be fired up, looking to prove something and if we really want to be in the mix...we need to go after them hard.  Forget its a endless string of USA home games, we need iron to sharpen iron, get it done in their back yard!!