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

[Unnamed Trialist]

We are playing Qatar because Montagliani already has a good relationship with them, since the Gold Cup and as a FIFA VP. It is also part of Qatar doing friendlies with most Confederations in FIFA, if you look at how they've been doing them it has been spread around, they've done friendlies with every Confederation except Oceania.

This is something set up by Montagliani, bailing out Bontis once again.

Uruguay seemed to already have their Qatar friendly set up, we just came in alongside.

The last time Qatar was doing friendlies in Austria they played in the Admira Wacker stadium, a smaller venue which is on the outskirts of Vienna. Sounds like the right sort of place.

 

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

1 hour ago, narduch said:

that sweet dirty oil money from Qatar

http://www.espn.com/soccer/watford-engwatford/story/4691301/watford-cancel-qatar-friendly-after-fans-voice-concerns-over-human-rights

Imagine we have to cancel the match against Qatar!

[narduch]

Just waiting for CSB to announce the lucrative Qatari Airways sponsorship to go with this.

 

[Ally McCoist]

24 minutes ago, narduch said:

Just waiting for CSB to announce the lucrative Qatari Airways sponsorship to go with this.

 

At least it's not TikTok...

[PegCityCam]

What happens when Uruguay in Qatar?

 

[mrtoddcan]

38 minutes ago, PegCityCam said:

What happens when Uruguay in Qatar?

 

More like this 😁

[The Beaver 2.0]

2 hours ago, PegCityCam said:

What happens when Uruguay in Qatar?

 

Uruguayan Freddie Mercury! 

[Unnamed Trialist]

Uruguay already announced their friendlies in Austria on July 1: Qatar and Iran.

If the rumours are true, we've apparently broken into their existing arrangements.

If we are now playing Qatar and Uruguay in that window, then those rivals will have to find other rivals for a second game. 

Iran says they are playing Uruguay on the 22nd and that appears in various sources: if so, then that would make sense for us. We then play Qatar. Iran does not report a 2nd friendly that window. I have not found the Qatar match schedule, other than they are playing Mallorca, in Austria, next Tuesday.

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

Edited July 13, 2022 by Unnamed Trialist

[An Observer]

6 hours ago, InglewoodJack said:

That’s fair. I hope the Qatar game is in Qatar so the players can get a taste of playing in like 55 degree weather.

Why?  We wont be playing in 55 degrees heat or even 40.  Daily average high is 29 and low is 20 in November. As we play our first match at 10pm, it will likely be in the low 20s. December is even lower.  24.5 high and 16 low.  Weather is a none factor (especially as humidity is low at this time of the year as well).

[Greatest Cockney Rip Off]

Really wish I wasn’t broke and having to find a new place for my family to live as I haven’t been to Austria in a few years. Hopefully a few of you travel for this as it will be a great time. 

[Buchta]

Vienna is only 90 minutes by car from where I live, so I will definitely be going to at least one match.

[narduch]

6 hours ago, Unnamed Trialist said:

Uruguay already announced their friendlies in Austria on July 1: Qatar and Iran.

If the rumours are true, we've apparently broken into their existing arrangements.

If we are now playing Qatar and Uruguay in that window, then those rivals will have to find other rivals for a second game. 

Iran says they are playing Uruguay on the 22nd and that appears in various sources: if so, then that would make sense for us. We then play Qatar. Iran does not report a 2nd friendly that window. I have not found the Qatar match schedule, other than they are playing Mallorca, in Austria, next Tuesday.

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

This just highlights the fact that none of this stuff is official yet and could still change.

Hell, after the last window I won't believe any of these matches are really happening until 1 hour before and the line ups are announced 

Edited July 13, 2022 by narduch

[Alex]

 

[Unnamed Trialist]

5 minutes ago, Alex said:

Relieved, little more. 

Odd that the CSA feels they have to feed the news exclusively to Wheeler in advance so he can get 43 likes on a tweet and remain their faithful shill. 

Error in the article: the Qatar match is not a "Thursday match", odd they'd write that when they specifically state it is to be played on a Friday. Maybe they are trying to trick the players into not boycotting?

Just the same: hoping to go to one of these.

[InglewoodJack]

I just realized I’ll be flying back home from Europe about 10 days before the friendly, and I won’t be too far from Vienna. If these were announced a month ago, I’d have tried harder to attend.

[RS]

7 minutes ago, Unnamed Trialist said:

Odd that the CSA feels they have to feed the news exclusively to Wheeler in advance so he can get 43 likes on a tweet and remain their faithful shill. 

Rick Westhead tweeted it a few minutes before Wheeler, although he names the players as his source.

 

[Unnamed Trialist]

7 minutes ago, RS said:

Rick Westhead tweeted it a few minutes before Wheeler, although he names the players as his source.

Right.

One journalist has indirect sources (players leaking the info amidst conversations about other things) while the other just states it as fact, with greater precision. 

I also have gotten exclusive information at times about the team, through internal sources, but only ever repeat it to people I know personally, never here and never publically. Or else only after the fact. I imagine you would have such sources as well.

Edited July 13, 2022 by Unnamed Trialist

[scullion44]

ugh all the wizz air/ryan air flights from my city fly in to Vienna on the 25th and fly back on the 29th. Really not interested in staying 4 days. Already been before so not much to visit again.

[RS]

Just now, Unnamed Trialist said:

Right.

One journalist has indirect sources (players leaking the info amidst conversations about other things) while the other just states it as fact, with greater precision. 

I also have gotten exclusive information at times about the team, through internal sources, but only ever repeat it to people I know personally, never here and never publically. Or else only after the fact. I imagine you would have such sources as well.

Yeah, I'm not arguing your larger point. Wheeler obviously has someone in the CSA feeding him info.

His tweet currently has 849 likes, though.

[Unnamed Trialist]

Was curious about Qatar only playing one match in Austria: now I see they are scheduled to play Chile in Austria on Sept 27 after playing Morocco in Barcelona on the 23rd.

I sure hope they don't do a double header at the same venue in Vienna on the 27th. 

https://redgol.cl/seleccionchilena/Seleccion-chilena-confirma-a-dos-rivales-mundialistas-en-Espana-y-Austria-en-la-fecha-FIFA-de-septiembre-20220706-0077.html

[Unnamed Trialist]

4 minutes ago, RS said:

Yeah, I'm not arguing your larger point. Wheeler obviously has someone in the CSA feeding him info.

His tweet currently has 849 likes, though.

Geez, how many Twitter accounts do you have anyways? 

 

[Califax]

14 hours ago, TOcanadafan said:

This dude called it.

Gotta print this off and frame it. Feels fucking GREAT to be right on the internet.

Im so tempted to go over. Catch Uruguay Canada and hit the North London Darby on the way back. 
 

[RS]

4 minutes ago, Unnamed Trialist said:

Geez, how many Twitter accounts do you have anyways? 

 

Me personally? Just one. I've run several over the years, though.

I just looked at Wheeler's tweet embedded on the previous page of this thread. It has the 'like' counter at the bottom left.

[narduch]

 

 

[Califax]

 

🤣🤣

as a side note, they don't seem too happy about the match up as it pertains to their preparedness for the cup. 

Edited July 13, 2022 by Califax