Mexico is the devil we know. Maybe it’s time to do a deal with that devil, and bring some of those guts, and that know-how, to the politically correct Canadian soccer landscape

Ri Un Sim scored goals in the 78th and 87th minutes, pacing North Korea to a 2-1 win over the Canadians in Azerbaijan. Sim has scored in every game in the tournament so far.

The Laval Cometes dominate the Canadian roster for the upcoming U-20 Women’s World Cup.

“The game against the States is not the most important,” said the 29-year-old Brampton native and PSV Eindhoven midfielder in a conference call with reporters on Monday from the Canadian team’s training camp in Sunrise, Fla. “We want to be ready for the qualifying games.”

Fans can surf to http://www.ustream.tv/channel/canmnt-live for the audio coverage of the game.

The members of the Canadian national men’s team who will take the field for a World Cup qualifier Friday in St. Lucia will have to make some interesting footwear choices. Should they go with longer blades or shorter studs?

Joseph Di Chiara and Ashtone Morgan will both get their chances to earn their first-ever caps for the Canadian national team. The inclusion of the two youngsters highlights six changes made to the Canadian roster by national men’s team coach Stephen Hart ahead of World Cup qualifiers Oct. 7 in St. Lucia and Oct. 11 against Puerto Rico at Toronto’s BMO Field.

A FIFA delegation that inspected Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium said Monday that it is delighted with the progress the city has made as it prepares to be one of the host cities of the 2015 Women’s World Cup. “It’s absolutely acceptable to us,” said Tatjana Haenni, FIFA’s head of women’s competitions, in a press conference held Monday in the Alberta capital.

Edmonton Mayor Stephen Mandel will meet with Canadian Soccer Association and FIFA officials this weekend as the Alberta capital pushes hard to be the jewel in the crown of the 2015 Women’s World Cup.

“I know it’s disappointing to media and fans that we are not scoring more goals,” said the forward, who plays in England with Preston North End. “But we’re there.”