Canada Pre-World Cup "friendlies" thread: news, gossip and speculation.

[InglewoodJack]

Hearing that victims of Paraguayan death squads now living in Saskatoon were not consulted before the match. As a result, Canada looks forward to playing Suriname in Reykjavik.

[Shway]

Why Austria and not a place like England?

Selfish reasons for myself, as I would have double the reason to visit my brother…but I wonder what goes into the decision making.

Is it cheaper?

[narduch]

17 minutes ago, VinceA said:

Looks like it has been clarified that the friendly isn't finalized but is being worked on.

Lol we are going to end up with Venezuela 

[Watchmen]

I think "not top 5 in CONMEBOL" is also a bit misleading in terms of quality. I mean, it's factually accurate this cycle, but outside of Venezuela (always) or Bolivia (away from home), all the teams tend to be fairly strong these days.

[JamboAl]

39 minutes ago, Shway said:

Why Austria and not a place like England?

Selfish reasons for myself, as I would have double the reason to visit my brother…but I wonder what goes into the decision making.

Is it cheaper?

I would think so especially if the game won’t draw a crowd.  No reason to use a large stadium; can just play at an Austrian or Spanish facility/resort that hosts preseason friendlies all the time.  Makes a ton of sense to me…

[Unnamed Trialist]

2 hours ago, Shway said:

Why Austria and not a place like England?

Selfish reasons for myself, as I would have double the reason to visit my brother…but I wonder what goes into the decision making.

Is it cheaper?

The CSA clearly wants to filter out fans like you who think Austria is 2nd rate. 

[Shway]

8 minutes ago, Unnamed Trialist said:

The CSA clearly wants to filter out fans like you who think Austria is 2nd rate. 

Must be drunk already, because I made no mention of such thing.

Drink some water.

[jhoops__]

I’d be happy with a Paraguay, Uruguay window.   So damn negative around here!

[Unnamed Trialist]

They were very impressed in Paraguay by our piece of shit cancellation of the Panama friendly 

https://versus.lanacion.com.py/versus/2022/06/06/insolito-canada-cancelo-juego-amistoso-contra-panama-por-huelga-de-jugadores/

[SpursFlu]

5 hours ago, InglewoodJack said:

Hearing that victims of Paraguayan death squads now living in Saskatoon were not consulted before the match. As a result, Canada looks forward to playing Suriname in Reykjavik.

Wasn't my idea

[narduch]

 

[Approve My Account Pls]

8 minutes ago, narduch said:

 

So out of the top 15 the non UEFA teams are Brazil, Argentina, USA, Uruguay. Not USA. Argentina and Brazil have to play each other for FIFA qualifying redo for that prior abandoned match, could possibly be one of those. Uruguay are ranked 13, let's be real there's already been smoke for this one and if it was Brazil or Argentina he would be saying top 5 not top 15.

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

3 hours ago, jhoops__ said:

I’d be happy with a Paraguay, Uruguay window.   So damn negative around here!

@narduch , Uruguay is not playing Nations League like the UEFA teams.

@Shway  Uruguay is already scheduled to be in Austria. They were supposed to face Iran and Qatar.

It looks like they picked us over playing Qatar:

https://www.elpais.com.uy/amp/ovacion/futbol/uruguay-confirmo-amistosos-iran-qatar-septiembre.html

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Most likely scenario is:

Sept 23: Canada vs Paraguay (somewhere in Austria)

Sept 27: Canada vs Uruguay (somewhere in Austria, likely in Vienna)

Edited July 12, 2022 by Olympique_de_Marseille

[gigi riva]

6 hours ago, jhoops__ said:

I’d be happy with a Paraguay, Uruguay window.   So damn negative around here!

Thats True amen to that

[CCrTFC]

It's all very guay

[gigi riva]

Let see when it becomes official first . I would not mind going against the Guays of  South America

[EJsens1]

A Paraguay/Uruguay window would be solid competition. I don’t put much stock into the region they’re from not matching up to our group opponents argument. You know, that old cliché! As long as they are quality opponents, that’s what matters. Playing teams in neutral setting doesn’t prepare you that much for the pressure you’ll face on the biggest stage. We have high talent and good depth. It will be about executing on the big stage, luck and health. 

[Alex]

The Guays should not be our first step. We should have started with the stans. Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, krygyzstan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Or the lands. Iceland, Switzerland, Greenland, England, Deutschland. 

[YorkRegionFan]

The onus is on the CSA leadershsip to get the contract with the players sorted out asap.  We cannot afford to screw up our preparation if the players walk out again.

[PegCityCam]

What do you get when Uruguay and I'm a guay? A Paraguays. 😐

[Neil R.]

Lots of time for everything to fall apart.

Just wait until that top 15 team is either the US or Mexico. 😂

[frmr]

54 minutes ago, PegCityCam said:

What do you get when Uruguay and I'm a guay? A Paraguays. 😐

7/10

[Unnamed Trialist]

2 hours ago, CCrTFC said:

It's all very guay

As they say in Spain, "guay de Paraguay" 

"Guay" means cool or even "fun" or a combo of in Spain. 

[Unnamed Trialist]

3 hours ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said:

@narduch , Uruguay is not playing Nations League like the UEFA teams.

@Shway  Uruguay is already scheduled to be in Austria. They were supposed to face Iran and Qatar.

It looks like they picked us over playing Qatar:

https://www.elpais.com.uy/amp/ovacion/futbol/uruguay-confirmo-amistosos-iran-qatar-septiembre.html

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Most likely scenario is:

Sept 23: Canada vs Paraguay (somewhere in Austria)

Sept 27: Canada vs Uruguay (somewhere in Austria, likely in Vienna)

Any reason for that setup of venues?

Paraguay seems to have done various stages and windows over the years in the Tyrol.

Thing is, by late September you don't need to train in the hills or mountains. 

I'd be hard pressed to get to the 27th match, though could as I could get the Wednesday off, but 24th on a Saturday works better. Though I would prefer shorter travel from Vienna. 

Folks should realize that travel to the Tyrol could be closer to Venice, which has cheap low-cost options, if near Salzburg then Múnich is closer. Vienna is in the east of Austria. 

All have decent low-cost flights and accommodation that is pricey. 

Edited July 12, 2022 by Unnamed Trialist

[Ally McCoist]

3 hours ago, CCrTFC said:

It's all very guay