Canada begins Nations League with expected rout of USVI 9 Sep 2018 You have to wonder, if there comes a time when the likes of Jonathan David or Cyle Larin or Lucas Cavallini threaten the all-time record for national-team goals, how much their fortunes were boosted by being part of the first-ever CONCACAF Nations League qualifying campaign. It will be almost unfair to look at their ledgers and compare them to Canadian national-team players of the past.
Herdman: U.S. Virgin Islands offers a “different challenge” for Canada 7 Sep 2018 “It’s one of those tier-three matches that, when you frame this up for the players, it’s a different challenge than playing against a Mexico,” Herdman said in a conference call from Canada’s camp in Florida on Friday. “There’s an expectation to rack up a scoreline.”
Wotherspoon hasn’t actually been to Canada yet, but he’s relishing the Nations League challenge 6 Sep 2018 If David Wotherspoon is named to the Canadian roster for the Oct. 16 Nations League qualifier against Dominica, he’ll be making his first-ever trip to the country he’s representing.
Canada wins ugly against a scrappy Brazilian side 2 Sep 2018 But, as Canada preps for the CONCACAF championships — this region’s qualifiers for the 2019 Women’s World Cup — maybe this scrappy 1-0 win was exactly the kind of game that was needed. The Brazilians hacked. They whacked. The game had very little in terms of flow.
Herdman sees Canada playing in the World Cup in four years time 30 Aug 2018 “There are parts of this team that I’m really comfortable with and, when I look to the future and I’m projecting out four years time and we’re in a World Cup playing against tough opposition, top opposition, which of the players are going be able to cope with that level of competition?”
CONCACAF CONCACAFs CAF: United gets World Cup 2026, as Moroccan vote collapses 13 Jun 2018 The World Cup will be played on Canadian soil in 2026.
Late winner from Williams gets Canada to U-17 Women’s World Cup 12 Jun 2018 Andersen Williams’s 88th-minute header bounded right through a pack of Haitian defenders before it crossed the line — giving Canada a 2-1 win and a berth in the U-17 Women’s World Cup.
Stop the cheerleading: The cracks in the Canadian women’s program are there for everyone to see 10 Jun 2018 Sunday wasn’t what we’d call a banner day for the Canadian women’s program.
Karpenko’s heroics not good enough to prevent Americans from defeating Canada 8 Jun 2018 Canada lost its final group-stage game of the CONCACAF U-17 Women’s Championship to the United States by a 1-0 scoreline. But, if not for the heroics of Canadian keeper, Anna Karpenko, the scoreline would have been a lot more severe.
Williams’s two-goal effort propels Canada to victory over Costa Rica 6 Jun 2018 Canada resumed play in the CONCACAF Women’s U-17 Championships on Wednesday, beating Costa Rica by a 2-1 score thanks to a brace from Andersen Williams.
