Canada enjoyed one final session on Monday night in advance of CONCACAF Stage 2 Match Day 2 of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Qualifiers(tm). The team trained under stadium lights and in a soft drizzle at the Estadio Juán Rámon Loubriel in Bayomón, Puerto Rico. The Canada-Puerto Rico match kicks off at 20.00 ET sharp on Tuesday 6 September 2011.
Canada has arrived in San Juan, Puerto Rico in advance of its Tuesday match in CONCACAF Stage 2 of the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. The team arrived in the early evening, just over 48 hours out from its 20.00 ET kickoff on 6 September 2011 against Puerto Rico.
This Tuesday’s Canada-Puerto Rico match will be broadcast live on Rogers Sportsnet One. The 6 September 2011 match kicks off live at 20.00 ET / 17.00 PT, with on-air commentary by Gerry Dobson and Craig Forrest. The match falls on Match Day Two of CONCACAF Stage 2 of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Qualifiers(tm).
Canada has taken the lead in Group D for CONCACAF Stage 2 of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers™. Canada opened its account with three points following a 4:1 victory over St. Lucia on Friday 2 September 2011 in Toronto, ON. The victory came in front of 11,500 fans at BMO Field.
Canada had the support of a terrific home crowd on Friday 2 September for its opening match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers™. The Canadian team replied with a 4:1 victory over St. Lucia in the first of six matches in CONCACAF Stage 2 (September to November 2011).
The Canadian Soccer Association is pleased to announce that John Herdman will become the new Head Coach for the Women’s National Team effective immediately.
L’Association canadienne de soccer a le plaisir d’annoncer qu’un nouvel entraîneur-chef a été embauché pour diriger l’équipe nationale féminine du Canada. L’Association canadienne de soccer accueille Monsieur John Herdman qui entre en fonction à titre d’entraîneur-chef dès maintenant.
Canada’s men’s national team completed a third morning of training in Alliston, ON before traveling down to Toronto on Wednesday afternoon. The move comes just two days away from the opening match of the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers™, set for this Friday 2 September 2011 at BMO Field in Toronto, ON.
Centre back Kevin McKenna has been named Canada’s captain for the upcoming FIFA World Cup Qualifiers™, with matches set to begin Friday 2 September in Toronto at BMO Field. Canada will face St. Lucia, Puerto Rico and St. Kitts and Nevis in CONCACAF Stage 2 from September to November 2011, with only the group winner allowed to proceed to CONCACAF Stage 3.