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Due to the violence in the Haiti league championship , CONCACAF decided to ban club competitions in Haiti for one year. Archaie will host Cruz Azul in the Dominican Republic. It has not yet been confirmed whether it will also be banned for WCQ matches.

More updates regarding the Concacaf qualifiers. On this occasion, the group C matches will be played only in Curaçao and Guatemala. San Vincent & the Grenadines and the British Virgin Islands decided to play their home games in Curacao. While Cuba will play its home games at the Doroteo Guamuch Flores stadium in Guatemala City. https://futbolcentroamerica.com/noticias/Eliminatorias-Concacaf--Guatemala-tendra-dos-partidos-de-visitantes-en-Curazao-20210212-0003.html

The Suriname Football Federation(SVP) has just authorized 3 new players who will be able to play for Suriname.

Details of some first round matches of the Concacaf qualifiers begin to clarify. According to the president of Fepafut, all the group "D" matches scheduled for March will be played in the Dominican Republic . Due to the Covid situation, Dominica, Barbados and Anguilla will not play at home. Panama is renovating the Estadio Nacional Rommel Fernandez.

FT USA 7-0 Trinidad & Tobago. Salvadorans and Puerto Ricans gain more confidence.

Although they are not direct rivals of Canada, it is always good to analyze and see how some countries in the area prepare for the qualifiers, here you can see the Dominican Republic vs Puerto Rico live. (While we wait for the CSA to show some of the scrimmage vs USA)

I'm not very optimistic about seeing a Canada friendly match before their official game against Suriname on March 25th. As for Panama, according to unofficial information they are trying to play against Haiti, Trinidad & Tobago, Serbia and Puerto Rico. According to Dominican and Puerto Rican sources, Panama could play at the Felix Sanchez stadium in Santo Domingo vs Puerto Rico and Serbia. It is incredible that the Dominican Rep. baseball country par excellence is now the axis of so many friendlies

Due to the lack of information from the CSA in relation to possible friendly matches, I continue to share these sources from the south , this time from the Dominican Republic where it is reported that several nations are planning friendly matches in Florida for the month of January, Canada included. This so far does not have a confirmation but at least it keeps our minds occupied.

There is talk of having Martinique as a rival, two games away. The negotiation with Canada seems to be cooling off. In my personal opinion, if the game with Canada does not take place, I do not think it is due to a lack of interest from Fepafut, since the arrival of Danish coach Christiansen, a lot has been invested in friendly matches. And the local media leaked the news of the games with Canada. I believe more that the CSA has not confirmed and therefore has not reached a happy agreement. But these are just my speculations, let's see what will happen.

Well, it seems that Qatar is taking seriously its preparation for the World Cup that it will organize in 2022. I wonder if Canada, USA and Mexico will follow its example when they are hosts in 2026 ..... https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/dec/08/qatar-get-guest-spot-in-european-world-cup-qualifying-group-for-friendlies

Just a false alarm! There was a rumor in the public opinion that they would close the country due to the increase in the number of cases. Today everyone was waiting for a press conference dictated by the Ministry of Health, where they were informed that they would fine people who violate security measures such as not wearing masks, or having private parties with a large number of people, etc. But not a Lockdown. Fepafut is still looking for rivals to play with in January, Canada's option is still on the table and Caribbean rivals are also being sought (apparently Puerto Rico).

Dear friends, the possibility of playing here vs Canada in January still stands, this time a well-known local sports journalist Ricardo Icaza referred it today in a tweet. According to him, Panama would use players from the local league to test them before the qualifiers and it would be two games ... I wonder what players Canada would bring.

There has been no news about this friendly match here in Panama. Any new news I will keep you informed

In the hypothetical case that Arcahaie wins, the match vs. Forge would be played at the Olimpico stadium in Santo Domingo, just as it was going to be played vs. Verdes de Belize, since the Silvor Cator stadium in Port-au-Prince does not meet the requirements demanded by Concacaf. The Dominican Republic opened international tourism for weeks ago and they do not require a Covid-Negative result to enter the country, they only do random tests to a miniscule number of passengers.

It has been raining all day in Panama City, due to the influence of Hurricane ETA. And more rains are expected during the night. The Rommel stadium had very bad conditions on its grass, imagine how it will look tonight. It will be a tough match, where physical condition will prevail more than technique.