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Canada’s Men’s National Team have arrived in Detroit, MI ahead of the team’s 7 June match against the USA (20.00 local kick-off) to begin their 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup campaign.
Should Canada go far in this year’s run at the FIFA Women’s World Cup, you know that team chemistry will be a big part of that success. Just ask Marie-Eve Nault, one of the so-called “newer” players on the team that has fit in so well under coach Carolina Morace’s system.
Canada’s Kevin McKenna has made his 50th appearance for Canada’s national team. McKenna reached the milestone as part of Canada’s starting XI for the 1 June Men’s International Friendly match against Ecuador in Toronto.
Canada scored a last-minute goal to come away with a 2:2 draw at home on Wednesday 1 June. The Men’s International Friendly match was Canada’s last test before the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup which opens next Tuesday 7 June in Detroit. Canada’s 2:2 draw with Ecuador was played in front of 14,356 fans at BMO Field in Toronto.
Chelsea Stewart was just a tad bit nervous before her first start with the national team. It was a good thing that teammate Karina LeBlanc was there to reassure her.
Chelsea Stewart était un tout petit peu nerveuse avant de jouer avec l’équipe nationale pour la toute première fois. Heureusement, sa coéquipière Karina LeBlanc était là pour la rassurer.
The Canadian Soccer Association has a new powerhouse partner on its bench. In a new four-year partnership, Powerade sports beverage will be at every game and practice, quenching players’ thirst and supporting our Canadian National Teams as they strive for peak performance.
The Canadian Soccer Association is preparing for an action-packed month of June, during which the Men’s, Women’s, Men’s U-17 and Para Soccer teams will compete in major events.
Seventeen members of Canada’s squad trained together this morning in Thornhill, ON in preparation for Wednesday’s Men’s International Friendly against Ecuador in Toronto (19.00 local kick-off).
