Canada qualify for the FIFA U-17 World Cup Peru 2023

Canada qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup Peru 2023 after a 3:0 win over Puerto Rico at the Concacaf Men’s Under-17 Championship. Kyler Vojvodic, Antoine N’Diaye and captain Lazar Stefanovic were the goalscorers while goalkeeper Nathaniel Abraham and his backline posted the clean sheet.

Canada Soccer Match Centre & Match Report :
https://canadasoccer.com/national/matches/national-team-match-upcoming/?matchId=4413

“What an accomplishment for the boys and the program,” said Andrew Olivieri, Canada Soccer’s Men’s U-17 Coach. “They haven’t been together long, but they’ve committed fully over this time together to push themselves to new levels. I’m so grateful we get to continue down this path together.

Canada’s matches are broadcast live on OneSoccer, available as a linear channel on Telus’s Optik TV (Channel 980) as well as online at OneSoccer.ca, through the OneSoccer app and on the fuboTV Canada platform. Fans will find extended coverage for the matches across Canada Soccer’s digital channels on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter featuring the hashtag #canm17.

“The opportunity to face world-class opponents, like the ones we will face at Peru 2023 as well as our next opponent USA in the Concacaf Semi-Finals, will help these boys drive their careers forward. We are so happy for them and the staff.”

Canada will face USA in the Concacaf Semi-Finals on Friday 24 February at 19.00 local (20.00 ET / 17.00 PT). From there, the winner will play in Sunday’s Concacaf Final against the winner of the other Semi-Finals match, Mexico v Panama/Honduras.

CANADA SOCCER’S MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM
Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team are the reigning Kings of Concacaf, having finished first overall in the Concacaf Final Round of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers from September 2021 to March 2022. It marked the third time that Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team won a Concacaf title, having previously won the 1985 Concacaf Championship and the 2000 Concacaf Gold Cup.
 
Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Youth Teams have won two Concacaf titles: both the 1986 and 1996 Concacaf Men’s Youth Championships. Canada have qualified for 16 FIFA men’s youth tournaments: eight editions of the FIFA U-20 World Cup and eight editions of the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Across Brazil 2019 and Peru 2023, Canada have qualified for back-to-back FIFA U-17 World Cups.

Canada Soccer’s Men’s EXCEL Program channels our nation’s exceptional players into the best soccer environments. The Canada Soccer Pathway works in collaboration with our provincial and territory partners as well as the professional clubs and academies. For Canada’s elite players, the program emphasizes player development on the pathway to representing Canada’s Men’s National Team in international soccer.

CAN 3 : 0 PUR
2023-02-22 Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala
Doroteo Guamuch Flores Stadium, att.72
Referee / Arbitre : Dominique Stowe (Alfredo Quiros, Cristina Tinoco, Carlo Banegas)  

Goals / Buts
CAN 8′ Kyler Vojvodic (head / tête) 1-0 (a.Jeevan Badwal)
CAN 36′ Antoine N’Diaye (PK right foot / pied droit) 2-0 
CAN 55′ Lazar Stefanovic (FK right foot / pied droit) 3-0

CANADA – 1 GK Nathaniel Abraham, 11 Lucas Ozimec (9 Erik Pop HT), 3 Gaël de Montigny (16 Étienne Godin 64′), 6 Lazar Stefanovic capt., 5 Chimere Omeze, 12 Aidan Fong (2 Theo Rigopoulo HT), 8 Jeevan Badwal (17 Liam MacKenzie 64′), 4 Alessandro Biello, 19 Kyler Vojvodic (7 Ibrahim Higazy 76′), 10 Antoine N’Diaye, 13 Richard Chukwu,. Coach / entraîneur Andrew Olivieri. Unused substitutes / substituts non utilisés: 18 GK Alexander O’Brien; 14 Ruben de Sa, 15 Victor Fung, 20 Andrei Dumitru

Gatorade Performance of the Match / Performance du match Gatorade :
Lazar Stefanovic : http://canadasoccer.com/profile/?id=56215