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Post by epjr on Jul 17, 2010 21:05:57 GMT -6
Canada – Peru men’s international friendly The Canadian Soccer Association announced today that the kick off time for the Saturday 4 September Canada-Peru men’s international friendly has been changed to 17.30 ET from 19.30 ET. Tickets for the match went on sale to the public today at 10.00 ET through Ticketmaster (Ticketmaster.ca or 416.872.5000). www.canadasoccer.com/news/viewArtical.asp?Press_ID=4341 The match will mark Canada’s return to international action following the completion of this summer’s 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™. Canada has already faced two South American opponents in 2010 falling to FIFA World Cup™ quarter-finalists Argentina and drawing with Venezuela in May
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Post by epjr on Jul 17, 2010 21:06:23 GMT -6
Tickets for Canada-Honduras in Montréal on sale Tuesday 20 JulyCanada will host 2010 FIFA World Cup™ participant Honduras on Tuesday 7 September at Stade Saputo in Montréal, QC. The match, presented by BMO, will kick off at 19.30. "This is simply an excellent opportunity for the national team and its players," said national head coach Stephen Hart. "Playing at home is always special and I am certain both the players and Canadian fans will welcome this announcement." www.canadasoccer.com/tourney/FIFA_WC/national.asp
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Post by epjr on Jul 17, 2010 21:07:04 GMT -6
FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking (CONCACAF ZONE)Last Updated 14 Jul 2010 Ranking Zonal Ranking Team Pts Jul 10 +/- Ranking May 10 +/- Pts May 10 13 1 USA 969 1 12 24 2 Mexico 872 -7 -23 46 3 Honduras 644 -8 -90 49 4 Costa Rica 584 -9 -126 76 5 Trinidad and Tobago 405 19 52 83 6 Jamaica 368 -2 -31 90 7 El Salvador 343 -18 -109 94 8 Panama 323 -20 -111 100 9 Canada 295 -37 -221 114 10 Cuba 215 12 21 118 11 Guatemala 204 -4 -37 119 12 Guyana 203 3 -2 123 13 Suriname 187 14 34 128 14 Barbados 174 7 19 129 15 Antigua and Barbuda 168 -10 -50 130 16 Haiti 167 -39 -195 133 17 Grenada 158 -9 -40 147 18 St. Kitts and Nevis 110 4 -3 150 19 Netherlands Antilles 108 4 5 159 20 Bermuda 91 -25 -69 160 21 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 87 3 -4 161 22 Nicaragua 86 -6 -15 170 23 Puerto Rico 52 -4 -24 173 24 Cayman Islands 39 0 0 179 25 Bahamas 34 2 0 180 26 Dominica 33 3 0 182 27 Belize 32 -3 -4 182 28 Turks and Caicos Islands 32 2 0 185 29 Dominican Republic 26 2 0 188 30 St. Lucia 19 3 0 191 31 British Virgin Islands 18 3 0 197 32 Aruba 11 1 0 199 33 US Virgin Islands 5 0 0 202 34 Anguilla 0 0 0 202 35 Montserrat 0 0 0
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Post by epjr on Jul 17, 2010 21:39:48 GMT -6
CANADA v. UKRAINEFFU vice-president Volodymyr Lashkul informed that Ukrainians will meet the team of Argentina at one of the domestic stadiums, but it is not yet decided on which one. Four days before this on October 8 blue-yellows will host a match against another representative of the north-American continent - Canada’s national team. This match will probably be played in Lviv. Volodymyr Lashkul also mentioned that negotiations as to the other friendly matches on September 7 (probable opponents are Wales, Northern Ireland and Uruguay) and November 17 (there are negotiations with the Federations of Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Portugal, Scotland, Russia, Serbia, Israel, Slovakia and Denmark, because there are no yet any agreement with the Football Association of Czech Republic) are being carried on. www.ffu.org.ua/eng/teams/teams_main/5579/
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Post by epjr on Sept 24, 2010 12:43:30 GMT -6
Canada moves up to seventh in CONCACAF rankingCanada has moved up to seventh amongst CONCACAF nations on the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking. Canada played two Men’s International Friendly matches on the recent FIFA International Dates, posting an 0:1 loss to South America’s Peru on 4 September and a 2:1 victory over North America’s Honduras on 7 September. Canada gained 73 points and jumped 13 places on the world ranking (two places within CONCACAF). www.canadasoccer.com/tourney/FIFA_WC/national.asp
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Post by epjr on Oct 12, 2010 19:14:06 GMT -6
8.10.2010 CAN 2:2 UKRCanada came away with a 2:2 draw against European side Ukraine in a Men's International Friendly match in Kyiv, Ukraine. The match was played on Friday 8 October as part of the schedule of FIFA International Dates. Canada scored two goals in the first half before a different Ukrainian lineup evened the score with two goals in the second half. Canada got goals from Simeon Jackson and Atiba Hutchinson before Ukraine equalised with goals from Artem Milevsky and Anatoliy Tymoschuk. It was Jackson who opened the scoring in the 12th minute. To score, Jackson beat a defender and fired a quick shot over Ukrainian goalkeeper Andriy Piatov who was off the line. The shot caught Piatov by surprise and was placed perfectly underneath the crossbar. The Jackson goal was assisted by Hutchinson. www.canadasoccer.com/tourney/FIFA_WC/game_profile.asp?gameId=1832
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Post by epjr on Dec 26, 2010 20:18:07 GMT -6
Canada to play February friendly in Greece Canada will visit former European champion Greece for a men's soccer friendly Feb. 9. The match, at a venue to be announced later, will be part of Canada's early preparations for the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Greece is currently ranked 12th in the world by FIFA, compared to No. 88 for Canada. "Whenever you play a FIFA World Cup team, it is a special occasion," Canadian coach Stephen Hart said in a statement. "It was also not that long ago that Greece was a European champion, so the match will be challenging. Playing Greece in Greece will be good for us as we continue to develop as a team." Read more: www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2010/09/28/sp-fifa-canada-greece.html#ixzz19H4L012M
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Post by epjr on Jan 9, 2011 18:55:57 GMT -6
Venue announced for Canada-Greece away match The venue, stadium and kickoff time for Canada's upcoming Men's International Friendly match against Greece has been announced. The two nations will meet this 9 February 2011 in Larissa, Greece at the A.E.L FC Arena. The match kicks off at 17.00. This will mark Canada's first-ever trip to Greece. The two sides last met on 28 May 1988 in the Sir Matthews Cup in Toronto, ON. In the tournament final, Canada won 4-2 on kicks from the penalty mark following a 0:0 draw with Greece. Just last year, Greece took part in the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™. The European club won one of its three group matches, a 2:1 victory over Nigeria. For Greece, currently the 12th ranked country in the world, it was its second participation at a FIFA World Cup™ (1994 and 2010). Just six years ago, Greece won the European Championship at UEFA Euro 2004. www.canadasoccer.com/news/viewArtical.asp?Press_ID=4625
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Post by epjr on Feb 3, 2011 20:39:34 GMT -6
Last Updated 02 Feb 2011 Next Release 09 Mar 2011 Ranking Zonal Ranking Team Pts Feb 11 +/- Ranking Jan 11 +/- Pts Jan 11 18 1 USA 869 0 2 27 2 Mexico 803 0 8 39 3 Honduras 613 17 82 48 4 Costa Rica 560 21 93 59 5 Jamaica 525 0 3 60 6 Panama 518 7 43 65 7 Cuba 498 -3 -14 80 8 Canada 414 4 3 92 9 Grenada 357 2 8 94 10 Trinidad and Tobago 351 -7 -22 96 11 Haiti 349 -6 -9 98 12 El Salvador 347 18 96 104 13 Antigua and Barbuda 303 -1 4 112 14 Guyana 274 -1 -1 117 15 Suriname 257 -2 0 118 16 St. Kitts and Nevis 242 3 0 126 17 Guatemala 220 -9 -27 128 18 Dominica 196 1 0 130 19 Puerto Rico 187 1 3 132 20 Barbados 183 -2 -4 148 21 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 110 -4 -22 150 22 Netherlands Antilles 107 0 0 156 23 Cayman Islands 88 0 0 161 24 Nicaragua 79 -4 -7 167 25 Bermuda 67 5 12 168 26 Dominican Republic 66 -1 0 169 27 Belize 64 4 10 177 28 British Virgin Islands 41 0 0 181 29 St. Lucia 37 0 0 186 30 Turks and Caicos Islands 19 0 0 194 31 Bahamas 13 0 0 199 32 Aruba 7 0 0 200 33 US Virgin Islands 5 0 0 203 34 Anguilla 0 0 0 203 35 Montserrat 0 0 0
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Post by epjr on Feb 9, 2011 17:49:26 GMT -6
MLSers in action as Canada fall to Greece
De Rosario, Cann, Jakoviæ and Johnson earn caps in friendlyCanada fell 1-0 to Greece Wednesday in an international friendly, though MLS was well represented in the Canadian ranks as Toronto FC’s Dwayne De Rosario and Adrian Cann and D.C. United’s Dejan Jakovic all started and went the full 90. Real Salt Lake’s Will Johnson started and played 82 minutes before being subbed off. Cann and Jakovic formed the Canadian central defense in Stephen Hart’s 4-2-3-1, and he generally kept the Greeks quiet in front of 'keeper Milan Borjan. The only goal of the game came midway through the second half when right back Adam Straith was unable to handle a Greek cross, clearing the ball to an unmarked Ioannis Fetfatzidis. The Olympiacos attacker made no mistake from 15 yards, going upper-90 and leaving Borjan flat-footed. www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/mlsers-action-canada-fall-greece
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Post by epjr on Feb 9, 2011 19:51:21 GMT -6
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Post by epjr on Feb 11, 2011 21:47:07 GMT -6
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Post by epjr on Mar 29, 2011 12:43:20 GMT -6
Hainault, Canada outlast Belarus 1-0 in friendly
Dynamo defender's winner gives Canucks their first win of 2011A goal by Houston Dynamo defender Andre Hainault was the difference on Tuesday as Canada won their first match of the year, 1-0, over Belarus. The match was a closed-door friendly played in Antalya, Turkey, and pitted the Canucks against the 37th-ranked Belarusians. Canada were the more aggressive side in the opening half and went into the halftime break up 4-0 on corner kicks and outshooting the Belarusians 4-2. Yet the Canucks had nothing to show for it on the scoreboard, and the first 45 minutes ended scoreless. The second half started more evenly, with a couple of Belarus substitutions bringing a bit of fire to the match. The Canadians were up to the task, however, and in the 58th minute they finally broke the deadlock. www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/hainault-canada-outlast-belarus-1-0-friendly
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Post by epjr on May 23, 2011 12:43:07 GMT -6
De Rosario, de Guzman head Canada Gold Cup roster
Hart's list includes MLSers Hainault, Johnson and Dunfield Canada take on Ecuador in a friendly at BMO Field in Toronto on June 1 before kicking off the Gold Cup six days later against the United States at Ford Field in Detroit. GOALKEEPERS (3): Lars Hirschfeld (Vålerenga, Norway), Milan Borjan (FK Rad, Serbia), Haidar Al-Shaïbani (Nîmes Olympique, France) DEFENDERS (6): Nik Ledgerwood (SV Wehen Wiesbaden, Germany), Mike Klukowski (Unattached), Kevin McKenna (FC Köln, Germany), Andre Hainault (Houston Dynamo), Dejan Jakovic (D.C. United), Jaime Peters (Ipswich Town, England) MIDFIELDERS (10): Julian de Guzman (Toronto FC), Terry Dunfield (Vancouver Whitecaps FC), Will Johnson (Real Salt Lake), Josh Simpson (Vestel Manisaspor, Turkey), Pedro Pacheco (CD Santa Clara, Portugal), Atiba Hutchinson (PSV Eindhoven, Netherlands), Simeon Jackson (Norwich City FC, England), Marcel de Jong (FC Augsburg, Germany), Jonathan Beaulieu-Bourgault (SC Preußen Münster), Issey Nakajima-Farran (AC Horsens, Denmark) FORWARDS (4): Rob Friend (Hertha Berlin, Germany), Ali Gerba (Montreal Impact), Dwayne De Rosario (New York Red Bulls), Tosaint Ricketts (FC Politehnica Timiþoara, Romania) www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/05/23/de-rosario-de-guzman-head-canada-gold-cup-roster
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Post by epjr on Jun 1, 2011 20:00:19 GMT -6
Canada rally for 2-2 draw vs. Ecuador at BMO Field
Dunfield, Ricketts net for Canucks in final tuneup before Gold CupTORONTO — Tosaint Ricketts’ dramatic injury-time goal lifted Canada to a 2-2 draw with Ecuador at BMO Field on Wednesday night in the Canucks' final warm-up before next week's Gold Cup. Ricketts, who was a late attacking substitution for Stephen Hart’s side, potted his first international goal after receiving a quick free kick on the edge of the Ecuadorean penalty area, catching the visitors flat-footed as they argued with the referee. The late strike capped off an exciting match in which both teams looked confident in moving the ball around. Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Terry Dunfield opened the scoring in the 24th minute after receiving a nice pass from Josh Simpson, who had beaten a pair of defenders the left wing. Dunfield found himself all alone from 25 yards out, and sent a laser into the upper right corner of Marcelo Elizaga’s goal. The strike was Dunfield’s first for Canada at the senior level. www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/06/01/canada-rally-2-2-draw-vs-ecuador-bmo-field
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