Olympique_de_Marseille Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 5 minutes ago, narduch said: And McGill Is the logic here that Sirois is better served by playing matches at club level rather than ridin' the pine at Copa? Corazon, johnyb, Canuckia and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnyb Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 (edited) 15 minutes ago, narduch said: Damn, that conflicts with Italy vs Albania! Surely they could've had it 1 hour earlier. Edited June 14 by johnyb Grammer Addona, narduch and costarg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 37 minutes ago, narduch said: Looks like today was arrival day. The grand roster reveal trickle YorkRegionFan and costarg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
74 Whitecap Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 (edited) 28 minutes ago, Watchmen said: I don't think the ratings mattered so much for the seeding here. Mexico is ranked below Uruguay. For the 2016 edition, Mexico and the US were ranked below 4 other teams but still put in pot 1. In a general sense, it will still matter for Canada of course. If you believe Wikipedia, the process was as follows: "For the draw, the four teams in Pot 1 were pre-seeded into their respective groups, determined as follows: The reigning Copa América champions, Argentina, were seeded into Group A The reigning CONCACAF Gold Cup champions, Mexico, were seeded into Group B The highest ranked CONCACAF team in the October 2023 FIFA World Rankings, the United States, was seeded into Group C The next-highest ranked CONMEBOL team in the October 2023 FIFA World Rankings, Brazil, was seeded into Group D The remaining 12 teams were placed into Pots 2–4 according to their October 2023 World Rankings, with placeholders for the 2 CONCACAF participants yet to be determined at the time of the draw each being automatically placed into Pot 4" So a higher FIFA rating could have mattered, (if we hadn't lost to Jamaica, and had to go in via playoff with T&T) - potentially improving our chances of making the next round, setting up a match with one of Bolivia/Jamaica/Costa Rica or Paraguay at the group stage Edited June 14 by 74 Whitecap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 7 minutes ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said: Is the logic here that Sirois is better served by playing matches at club level rather than ridin' the pine at Copa? Maybe there is an extreme hardship rule if a keeper gets hurt mid tournament? Besides that we can make changes up to 24 hours before the first game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAVIERF Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 21 minutes ago, 74 Whitecap said: If you believe Wikipedia, the process was as follows: "For the draw, the four teams in Pot 1 were pre-seeded into their respective groups, determined as follows: The reigning Copa América champions, Argentina, were seeded into Group A The reigning CONCACAF Gold Cup champions, Mexico, were seeded into Group B The highest ranked CONCACAF team in the October 2023 FIFA World Rankings, the United States, was seeded into Group C The next-highest ranked CONMEBOL team in the October 2023 FIFA World Rankings, Brazil, was seeded into Group D The remaining 12 teams were placed into Pots 2–4 according to their October 2023 World Rankings, with placeholders for the 2 CONCACAF participants yet to be determined at the time of the draw each being automatically placed into Pot 4" So a higher FIFA rating could have mattered, (if we hadn't lost to Jamaica, and had to go in via playoff with T&T) - potentially improving our chances of making the next round, setting up a match with one of Bolivia/Jamaica/Costa Rica or Paraguay at the group stage No, it would have been Panama all the way, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costarg Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 34 minutes ago, narduch said: And McGill And Ali! narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 1 hour ago, 74 Whitecap said: If you believe Wikipedia, the process was as follows: "For the draw, the four teams in Pot 1 were pre-seeded into their respective groups, determined as follows: The reigning Copa América champions, Argentina, were seeded into Group A The reigning CONCACAF Gold Cup champions, Mexico, were seeded into Group B The highest ranked CONCACAF team in the October 2023 FIFA World Rankings, the United States, was seeded into Group C The next-highest ranked CONMEBOL team in the October 2023 FIFA World Rankings, Brazil, was seeded into Group D The remaining 12 teams were placed into Pots 2–4 according to their October 2023 World Rankings, with placeholders for the 2 CONCACAF participants yet to be determined at the time of the draw each being automatically placed into Pot 4" So a higher FIFA rating could have mattered, (if we hadn't lost to Jamaica, and had to go in via playoff with T&T) - potentially improving our chances of making the next round, setting up a match with one of Bolivia/Jamaica/Costa Rica or Paraguay at the group stage I was talking more specifically about the Pot 1 seeding for the Copa (shocker! Both tournaments ended up with Argentina/Brazil/Mexico/US in pot 1!), but yeah ranking could impact Canada's pot in the future. Though I also think most of us aren't unhappy with the pot (challenging but 2 beatable opponents, and also non-CONCACAF). 74 Whitecap 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borjans Sweatpants Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 I saw Corbeanu's in Miami. Coincidence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 4 minutes ago, Borjans Sweatpants said: I saw Corbeanu's in Miami. Coincidence? The team is in Atlanta though Olympique_de_Marseille, MauditYvon, YorkRegionFan and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borjans Sweatpants Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 Just now, narduch said: The team is in Atlanta though Right, sorry his Instagram post was of him in Miami yesterday or the day before haha. Pretty close proximity, but would be surprising to be with the team after not being in the friendlies I think. narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 1 hour ago, Joe MacCarthy said: No Liam Fraser mention here as a possible midfield reinforcement, like Oliver Platt suggested in an earlier podcast after the matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 Think it's reasonable to assume that the players we are seeing arriving are part of the 26. Can't imagine they would cut guys on the 1st day of camp. Unless there is an injury reserve group, who will be part of the camp. narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 So are we going to find out who is really there when the MLS injury report drops tonight? Anyone follow CF Montreal? Was Sirois in training today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 Now that our guys have landed and are camped out in Atlanta already before Copa America begins...I wonder if any of you fans are out there in Atlanta? Hopefully you all are able to watch the boys practice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treppy2 Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 Draw whatever conclusion you like: the current betting odds for a Canada win/draw/loss against Argentina are nearly identical to what they were for Scotland ahead of their match against Germany. Kusch to the Corner, 74 Whitecap, TGAA_Star and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuckia Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 36 minutes ago, Treppy2 said: Draw whatever conclusion you like: the current betting odds for a Canada win/draw/loss against Argentina are nearly identical to what they were for Scotland ahead of their match against Germany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 Guatemala beating Argentina. Doesn't sound hard😉. narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 Argentina line up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mihairokov Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 Well I wasn't going to watch any of it but Argentina going down to Guatemala early is too tempting. TGAA_Star 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SthMelbRed Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 Didn't last long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 Peru line up for their friendly v El Salvador. Reminder it's on TLN YorkRegionFan and WestHamCanadianinOxford 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 5 minutes ago, Mihairokov said: Well I wasn't going to watch any of it but Argentina going down to Guatemala early is too tempting. If I watch, it will probably be Peru's game tonight. Don't know them well and I fancy our chances just a bit more against them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mihairokov Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 Peru/ES is definitely the more interesting match but Guatemala are doing a good job of pestering Argentina through 20' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryker911 Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 Peru and Argentina prepping for CONCACAF teams. Too bad for them we couldn't possibly play anymore different than either of those teams.. 74 Whitecap 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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