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The Men’s World Cup Team is presently training in Prague in preparation for tomorrow’s match against the Czech Republic without Fernando Aguiar who has elected to stay in Lisbon with his expectng wife.
Nick Dasovic will remain with the World Cup Team following the match and travel to with the team to Ireland before joining the Men’s U-20 Team in Turkey.
Aguiar is doubtful for the Republic of Ireland game.
Ottawa, Ontario – The Canadian Soccer Association and Rogers Sportsnet announced today the network will broadcast Canada’s upcoming international friendly against the Republic of Ireland on Tuesday, November 18 from Dublin, Ireland.
Canada’s friendly against the Czech Republic in Teplice, Czech Republic on Saturday, November 15 will not be broadcast on Sportsnet.
Tuesday, November 18, 2003
Sportsnet Ontario @ 2:30 pm
Sportsnet East @ 2:30 pm – Replay @ 8:00 pm
Sportsnet West @ 12:30 pm
Sportsnet Pacific @ 11:30 am
Following a meeting of its Executive Committee in Miami, Florida USA yesterday, CONCACAF announced the dates of the 2005 edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
The twelve-team tournament, that brings together the top nations from across the CONCACAF region every two years, will take place from 1-17 July 2005 in venues to be confirmed at a later date.
Mexico won the most recent edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, in 2003, that was hosted in Foxboro, Massachusetts; Miami, Florida USA and Ciudad de México, D.F.
Ottawa, Ontario – Canadian Men’s World Cup Team interim Head Coach Colin Miller today announced his roster for the upcoming international friendlies against the Czech Republic in Teplice, Czech Republic on Saturday, November 15 and the Republic of Ireland on Tuesday, November 18 in Dublin.
Returning to the national team for the first time since 1999 is midfielder Fernando Aguiar. Aguiar, who has been capped 13 times for Canada and last played in a friendly against Saudi Arabia in 1999, plays with Benfica in Portugal.
Ottawa, Ontario – The Canadian Soccer Association announced it will host the Final Round of the Women’s Under-19 CONCACAF Qualifying Tournament next year after the CONCACAF Executive Committee awarded the hosting rights to the CSA at a meeting in Miami, Florida.
The event will take place between May 28 and June 6, 2004 at both Ottawa’s Frank Clair Stadium and Montreal’s McGill University Molson Stadium.
“This is great news for the U-19 Team and for soccer in Canada,” said Canadian Women’s Under-19 head coach Ian Bridge. “I look forward to playing these important CONCACAF qualifying games in Montreal and Ottawa. The team will be excited and motivated to play in front of large, pro-Canadian crowds.”
Ottawa, Ontario – Canadian Women’s Under-19 head coach and World Cup Team assistant coach Ian Bridge will be inducted into the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame at an annual ceremony and dinner on Saturday, November 1st, 2003.
As a defender, Bridge played in 33 full international games for Canada including the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. He also played for the 1984 Canadian Olympic team which reached the quarter-finals before losing to Brazil, as well as the Seattle Sounders and Vancouver Whitecaps of the North American Soccer League (NASL).
Ottawa, Ontario – The Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) announced today that Canada’s Women’s World Cup Team coach, Even Pellerud, is the inaugural recipient of the Vector “Performance of the Year” Award in recognition of his team being selected as the most inspirational sports story of the year.
At the 2003 FIFA Women’s World Cup which concluded earlier this month in the United States, Canada finished a surprising fourth advancing to the bronze medal game which it lost to the U.S., the defending champions. The Canadians, the second youngest team in the tournament, were seeded 12th.
OTTAWA – L’Association canadienne des entraîneurs (ACE) a annoncé aujourd’hui que l’entraîneur de l’équipe canadienne féminine de Coupe du monde Even Pellerud est le premier récipiendaire du prix Vector de « Perfomance de l’Année », puisque son équipe a été choisie comme sujet de l’histoire sportive la plus inspirante de l’année.
À la Coupe du monde 2003 de la FIFA de soccer féminin qui a pris fin plus tôt en octobre aux États-Unis, le Canada a pris le monde par surprise avec sa quatrième place, accédant à la finale pour la médaille de bronze contre les Américaines, championnes en titre. Le Canada, deuxième plus jeune formation de ce tournoi, était classé au 12e rang mondial.
Ottawa, Canada – The Canadian Soccer Association today announced its Men’s World Cup Team will play international “A” friendlies against two of the top 15 teams in the World when they face the Czech Republic and the Republic of Ireland on November 15 and 18, respectively.
Canada will face the Czech Republic in Teplice, Czech Republic on Saturday, November 15. The Czechs, who won their European Championship Qualifying group with a record of seven wins and one draw, are ranked No. 11 in the FIFA World Rankings.
