GDT: Canadian Soccer | Canada at the Copa America - July 9 vs Argentina in the SF

[EchoesoftheEighties]

Best. Team. In. CONCACAF.

Don't @ me.

 

[Del Preston]

Holy

 

[BlackDogg]

Saw that goal!

I may never see another soccer goal at the rate I've been watching.

 

[Marty McSurly]

f***ing amazing.

 

[CupofOil]

Holy shit. I was feeling the goosebumps on that goal. Listening to the Spanish broadcast made the moment all the more better.

 

[HockeyGuy1964]

Huuuuuuuuge win!!!!!!!!!

 

[Garbo Man]

LETS f***IN GO BOYS SEE YOU IN QATAR

 

[Skar]

I changed my mind about this sport after this game

 

[AddyTheWrath]

LETS f***ING GOOOOOOOO

 

[walktheboulavard]

 

[Zenos]

We're watching Canadian sports history being written ladies and gentlemen.

Just sit back and enjoy it!

 

[McDrai]

This team could do some damage and I'm not talking just CONCACAF

 

[PBandJ]

So if we take down El Salvador on Wednesday, would that basically seal it?

 

[Beerfish]

We can score and we have a goalie, the two things totally missing from previous Canada teams.

 

[ujju2]

What a match!

 

[AM]

Kind of a stupid question, but how many indoor fields are there to keep kids active in soccer in the winter in Edmonton?

Five main centres, when you include Scottish and Victoria. I’ll say about five smaller venues, butterdome and the like. And a couple fields in all surrounding towns. Quite abit now.

 

[rboomercat90]

Worth noting. Panama is down 1-0 to Jamaica in the first half and they’ve missed a penalty. A loss widens the gap to 8 points with 4 games remaining for the guaranteed WC spot.

 

[AM]

We can score and we have a goalie, the two things totally missing from previous Canada teams.

We always had good goalies.

 

[PBandJ]

So if we take down El Salvador on Wednesday, would that basically seal it?

I did some reading, I guess a win and some help and Canada clinches. This is really amazing to follow. Canada hasn't made a World Cup in my lifetime.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Five main centres, when you include Scottish and Victoria. I’ll say about five smaller venues, butterdome and the like. And a couple fields in all surrounding towns. Quite abit now.

Nice. There are basically 3 main venues here in our area. We are fortunate to be able to play outdoors year around (outside of flooding events) but I was just wondering how Canada produces as many quality players as they do in spite of only having optimal weather for soccer roughly half of the year. What are the indoor pitches like? Artificial turf? How does the ball play on such surfaces? Is there a big futsal following up there?

 

[PositiveCashFlow]

Is Canada super good all of the sudden, or have the good Canadian born players stopped changing their nationalities?

 

[AM]

Nice. There are basically 3 main venues here in our area. We are fortunate to be able to play outdoors year around (outside of flooding events) but I was just wondering how Canada produces as many quality players as they do in spite of only having optimal weather for soccer roughly half of the year. What are the indoor pitches like? Artificial turf? How does the ball play on such surfaces? Is there a big futsal following up there?

A lot of development goes on during the indoor season, it’s slot longer. A lot of teams practice in schools, there is a huge player base. But covid has winnowed it substantially. The fields are a mixture between outdoor sized soccer and hockey sized with cement and a “carpet” cover. Depending on the age depends on the turf. For instance a previous professional league played in the northlands coliseum. It was scary though as the hockey boards are hard and right there. The ball tends to play from fast to slow depending on the weather and the amount of rubber pellets on the surface. The bounces are all different from field to field.

 

[AM]

Is Canada super good all of the sudden, or have the good Canadian born players stopped changing their nationalities?

A little of both. The 100% World Cup berth next 4years is the main thing.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

A lot of development goes on during the indoor season, it’s slot longer. A lot of teams practice in schools, there is a huge player base. But covid has winnowed it substantially.

Cool. Futsal has basically shut down here during covid but thankfully the outdoor seasons have gone on after a disruption early on in the pandemic.

 

[VainGretzky]

How many matches does Canada have left ?