I was hoping that at least Canada would have a shot at the World Cup in qualifying in the final six of their division. (CONCAAF?) But the 8-1 drubbing by Honduras was a disgrace!! Why can't this country compete at a higher level in trying to qualify for the world's most popular sporting event? And don't give me any excuse that we are a winter sports country and hockey is number one. Look at the Scandinivian countries: they usually send a Swedish, Danish team to the World Cup. All we send is excuses for not showing up.
Canadian Men's Soccer: What a disgrace!
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Oh yes! Please dismiss this team! I don't want my tax money goes into trash! Can I get a full refund, then?
Another reason would be a lot of our best young athletes get into hockey instead as it's a much bigger part of our culture and being an NHL player looks,sounds,and pays a whole lot better than being a soccer player.
There's a lot of European and South American immigrants in this town who are very passionate about soccer, and all their kids play it.
The infrastructure is there, but I really don't know why it isn't successful at the higher levels. Maybe it's the politics, and the advancement of kids who are somehow 'connected' rather than the most talented.
The infrastructure is there, but I really don't know why it isn't successful at the higher levels. Maybe it's the politics, and the advancement of kids who are somehow 'connected' rather than the most talented.
Changes in youth development are starting, but it will be 15 - 20 years before we will get any tangible results. The Canadian MLS teams have started development programs in absence of the the American College systems which provide a pool of players for their teams. Although in North America, these players are available to both Canadian and American teams, they are not available for Canadian National teams.
I would not dismiss Central American teams as little countries we should be able to easily beat simply because we are a first world nation. The big clubs in Europe have been developing players in these countries for the last 40 years to fill their rosters. Most of those countries have more representation in the European leagues than Canada does.
I would not dismiss Central American teams as little countries we should be able to easily beat simply because we are a first world nation. The big clubs in Europe have been developing players in these countries for the last 40 years to fill their rosters. Most of those countries have more representation in the European leagues than Canada does.
I always wondered why that was...
Soccer is not my thing whatsoever - I would rather watch a paint drying competition, to be honest
Some great points have been raised in this thread.
The loss to Honduras was and is a complete embarrasment. We have more people playing soccer in this country then play hockey believe it or not. Proffesional soccer pays very well over in Eroupe, consider that to be similar to the NHL especially teams playing in Spain, Italy, and England.
We do need to get soccer minded people running the program, we eventually will get there will just take some time.
The loss to Honduras was and is a complete embarrasment. We have more people playing soccer in this country then play hockey believe it or not. Proffesional soccer pays very well over in Eroupe, consider that to be similar to the NHL especially teams playing in Spain, Italy, and England.
We do need to get soccer minded people running the program, we eventually will get there will just take some time.
