WCQ: Canada vs USA - Sunday, Jan 30, 3pm EST / noon Pacific - Hamilton

[Onelessstar]

Not sure if this has been posted...

Is Canada the Soccer Rival the U.S. Needs?

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/28/sports/soccer/canada-usmnt.html

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[Xavier.]

According to someone on the Canada Soccer discord, USMNT is staying in the Sheraton Hamilton Hotel in Jackson Square 

 

[JAVIERF]

28 minutes ago, gigi riva said:

The only people I see not cheering for us would be Canadian Consevatives AKA Wanna be Americans

I think it was yout national treasure irish-canadian Martin Short who isn't a conservative at all....and  joked around with Steve Martin about how Canada changed the last 30/ 40 years .... Steve Martin says on the video something like " I don't know what happened between us we were a marriage, we use to be like brothers and sisters we were so alike .".. Jokingly.... And Short goes with  a deadpan delivery "we just became more European ".   I always say that you gave to the world  world-class comedians your production is endless.

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this one cracked me up

[Treppy2]

I drove from Ottawa to the Niagara region today, and it wasn’t too much of a detour to stop at Tim Hortons Field to check out logistics for tomorrow.

Along the way, was a bit surreal to see literally hundreds of cars flying Canadian flags. But of course they weren’t going to the match, they were headed in the opposite direction, to Ottawa for the protest.

I got to the stadium at 3pm, exactly 24 hours before kickoff. It was a beautiful, sunny afternoon- perfect for soccer in Hamilton in January. From what I could see if the pitch, it looked perfect. And I believe there will be a few pitch-side snowbanks available to jump into during goal celebrations.
 

There is very limited parking on streets near the stadium, but there really isn’t a lot of big snowbanks on the streets - at least by Ottawa standards. There are no time restrictions for street parking on Sundays.

Behind closed doors, there’s lots of merch ready to be sold, especially with numbers 19 and 20.

We’re all Canadians, so I don’t really need to say this, but don’t skimp on the clothing tomorrow - bring and wear all the cold-weather gear you own.

See you there tomorrow. It’s going to be epic.

 

[CanadianSoccerFan]

 

[canuckgbp]

 

[Vasi]

1 minute ago, canuckgbp said:

 

Dam you beat me to it..excellent!

Wonder who fed nef the misinformation

[scullion44]

Unbelievably good news. 

[Gian-Luca]

1 minute ago, canuckgbp said:

 

Unfortunately being in Bermuda won’t do us much good, unless it is just the stopover from his flight from Portugal to El Salvador.

Oh, hang on a sec…

 

[The Beaver 2.0]

3 minutes ago, canuckgbp said:

 

The musical?

[shorty]

3 minutes ago, canuckgbp said:

 

😮‍💨🚫

[canuckgbp]

Nef looking suspect tbh. 

[The Beaver 2.0]

Just now, canuckgbp said:

Nef looking suspect tbh. 

Or maybe he is in Hamilton but not dressing for tomorrow? Who knows? Or JH is gaming us.

[Approve My Account Pls]

7 minutes ago, canuckgbp said:

 

Great news, but I kinda wish Wheeler didn't say anything and let him come thru like John Cena when the lineup gets posted tmmr

[canuckgbp]

1 minute ago, The Beaver 2.0 said:

Or maybe he is in Hamilton but not dressing for tomorrow? Who knows? Or JH is gaming us.

Nef said he wouldn't be travelling for this match though.... Clearly when he tweeted that Stef was on a flight. 

[canuckgbp]

Props to whoever this is. He gave us the only breadcrumb and it turned out good. 

Edited January 29, 2022 by canuckgbp

[lenny]

Anyone know when to expect the replay to be available on either Sportsnet or Onesoccer?

My favourite U14 team is playing at the same time tomorrow.

[Ally McCoist]

 

[scullion44]

3 minutes ago, canuckgbp said:

Props to whoever this is. He gave us the only breadcrumb and it turned out good. 

He needs to chill though, acting like he was violated or something.

[The Beaver 2.0]

3 minutes ago, canuckgbp said:

Props to whoever this is. He gave us the only breadcrumb and it turned out good. 

Hold it a sec: Is he in Hamilton or Toronto? I might be from Vancouver, but I'm pretty sure these are not the same place. One is the Centre of the Universe, and the other is Toronto.

[canuckgbp]

1 minute ago, The Beaver 2.0 said:

Hold it a sec: Is he in Hamilton or Toronto? I might be from Vancouver, but I'm pretty sure these are not the same place. One is the Centre of the Universe, and the other is Toronto.

Sounds like he arrived in Toronto around 2pm, and according to Wheeler he is now in Hamilton. 

[RJB]

1 hour ago, narduch said:

Another Guardian article 

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/jan/28/world-cup-qualifier-will-canada-use-extreme-cold-as-a-weapon-against-the-us

The thing about the extreme cold is that the USA just played in Columbus, and we're coming from Honduras.  I don't think it is so useful to us.  In the last window, Mexico were coming from a warm climate and we were waiting for them having just played in the cold.  This time, we're coming from a warm climate and the USA are waiting for us having just polayed in the cold.  

Edited January 29, 2022 by RJB

[Weng]

They played in Columbus.  They play in Minnesota after Hamilton.  It’ll be colder in Minnesota than it was in Columbus or Hamilton 

[canuckgbp]

Assume this is to give the Americans something to think about. I would be shocked if he doesn't play tomorrow after all this. Must be a big boost internally for the team. 

 

USMNT twitter has been a hoot all day with the Weah stuff... I am sure they will continue to lose their minds over this lol.