Canada's Gold Cup 2005 Chances?

[BigRedMapleLeaf]

With the Gold Cup just around the corner, what are Canada's chances in
this tournament? IMHO the first game against Costa Rica will decide how
Canada does. A win and we're off and running, a draw and the pressure,
mounts, and a defeat, well we will be in a little trouble with the next game
against the Americans.

[Maccabi 4ever]

Canada has nothing. As much as i would like to believe the soccer program in canada is developing it has nothing to devolop on. But i think with soccers growing popularity in the states will start to propel soccer in canada. In the meantime all we can hope for is Gold cup succes but maybe oneday gold will be changed to World :p

[BigRedMapleLeaf]

Canada has nothing. As much as i would like to believe the soccer program in canada is developing it has nothing to devolop on. But i think with soccers growing popularity in the states will start to propel soccer in canada. In the meantime all we can hope for is Gold cup succes but maybe oneday gold will be changed to World :p

People think that way about hockey as well. Hockey in Canada is alive and
well yet America still sucks at the game. All Canadian soccer needs is a
league to play in then we will be fie. :angel:

[SantosLaguna]

People think that way about hockey as well. Hockey in Canada is alive and
well yet America still sucks at the game. All Canadian soccer needs is a
league to play in then we will be fie. :angel:

liar hockey died last year

[6Evil Weasel6]

Only in the United States it did you nimwad. Canada's just waiting for it to start up, as soon as it does it'll be all good.

As for Canada's football....MASSIVE POTENTIAL. MASSIVE.

Look, when the current Canada players were kids, barely anyone knew soccer existed.Both my parents weren't even aware professional soccer was around until the late 1980s! Now, Canada (at least where I am) is football mad, when liverpool won the CL I saw people on the streets doing the Dudek Dance. Gazillions more people are watching.....and PLAYING (!) soccer, more then ever before. IT won't be a surprise when the number of footballers exported to europe will go up exponentially in the next decade. I have every reason to be optimistic about Canada's future in the world of football.

[BigRedMapleLeaf]

Only in the United States it did you nimwad. Canada's just waiting for it to start up, as soon as it does it'll be all good.

As for Canada's football....MASSIVE POTENTIAL. MASSIVE.

Look, when the current Canada players were kids, barely anyone knew soccer existed.Both my parents weren't even aware professional soccer was around until the late 1980s! Now, Canada (at least where I am) is football mad, when liverpool won the CL I saw people on the streets doing the Dudek Dance. Gazillions more people are watching.....and PLAYING (!) soccer, more then ever before. IT won't be a surprise when the number of footballers exported to europe will go up exponentially in the next decade. I have every reason to be optimistic about Canada's future in the world of football.

All we need is a proper Canadian league or enough big Canadian cities in MLS then soccer will start to come round. soccer is popular all over Canada, not just one part of it, a bit of success at the gold cup might go a long way for making up after that terrible wcq campaign. Go Canada Go

[Toke-E-Yo]

All we need is a proper Canadian league or enough big Canadian cities in MLS then soccer will start to come round. soccer is popular all over Canada, not just one part of it, a bit of success at the gold cup might go a long way for making up after that terrible wcq campaign. Go Canada Go

I live in Caanda, but what the hell is the Gold Cup?

[BigRedMapleLeaf]

The Gold Cup is our version of the european championships/south american,
etc. Canada won in 2000 and runners up in 2002? Where were you the JMC
school of Canadian soccer? We are not favored this time, we will be lucky
to win a match under Frank yallops leadership, then we wait till the 2007
Gold Cup then off to wcq in 2008 where we will go out early yet again, this
keeps repeating till 2018 when we should qualify for the wc again.

[Dado_Prso_09]

Id like to beleieve canada is developing some players but in reality there not the youth team sucks the NT sucks and in the future im sory to say but there goina suck too Hopefully the canadian NT will prove me wrong :rolling:

[Joe MacCarthy]

The Gold Cup is our version of the european championships/south american,
etc. Canada won in 2000 and runners up in 2002? Where were you the JMC
school of Canadian soccer? We are not favored this time, we will be lucky
to win a match under Frank yallops leadership, then we wait till the 2007
Gold Cup then off to wcq in 2008 where we will go out early yet again, this
keeps repeating till 2018 when we should qualify for the wc again.Everytime you post it that WCQ date gets farther away. What's next 2052?

[Joe MacCarthy]

I live in Caanda, but what the hell is the Gold Cup?

I was forced there, and I do not live in Canada rioght now, Im back in Japan, were half the country arent rednecks who grow wheat for a living I havent taken one befit from Canada,Ive been there for 2 years, and never gone to the doctor, so Ive pretty much not used your one true resource...I'm confused where is it you live?

[Milos_]

i tink he lives in victoria

[BigRedMapleLeaf]

Id like to beleieve canada is developing some players but in reality there not the youth team sucks the NT sucks and in the future im sory to say but there goina suck too Hopefully the canadian NT will prove me wrong :rolling:



There's a site for all simple minded Canadian fans it called Voyageurs.com
tell them the "Beast" sent you.........

[aguilas]

Why isn't there a pro league in Canada?

[Ese_Guy]

Costa Rica has a pretty tough NT. I'd really like to see Canada win though.

Last I heard, Canada is trying to join the MLS. I actually hope this comes through.

[Toke-E-Yo]

The Gold Cup is our version of the european championships/south american,
etc. Canada won in 2000 and runners up in 2002? Where were you the JMC
school of Canadian soccer? We are not favored this time, we will be lucky
to win a match under Frank yallops leadership, then we wait till the 2007
Gold Cup then off to wcq in 2008 where we will go out early yet again, this
keeps repeating till 2018 when we should qualify for the wc again.

Sorry I dont follow Canadian soccer...or to be more specific mens...if a womens game is on, ill watch it but if canadians men is on, i mite as well watch golf

[Toke-E-Yo]

I'm confused where is it you live?


My home country is Japan, were im at rite now for the next few months wer we have decnt football, lol. I moved from japan to NY to Victoria, then im studying bak in japan

[Ese_Guy]

Jafet Soto's penalty kick goal lifts Costa Rica over Canada (http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=3075)

"7.7.05 - Costa Rica opened Group B play of the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup™ beating Canada 1:0 at Qwest Field in Seattle, Washington USA on Thursday.

Costa Rica (1-0-0, 3 Points) was able to open the scoring in the 30th minute after Canada's (0-1-0, 0 Points) defender Patrice Bernier was called for a handball in the penalty box."

“I think we put everything into the game, and I think we should have got something out of it, it’s frustrating to come away with no points," said Frank Yallop, who is at the helm of Canada. "I thought we handled Costa Rica very well and created many chances. I thought we did some very good things but were unlucky.”