No need to be sad. Since you're improvising yourself as an historian, allow me to reply in kind. The US weren't that much better until they qualified in 1990. Canada started to send a team to qualifiers only in 1958 and the US were unable to qualify ever since until 1990 nor reach the final round. Whenever they met to qualifier matches, it ended up being 6-2-2 for Canada. Canada was in the final round 3 times during that period, the US, none. See how irrelevant it gets to go that far back? It's called cycles for a reason. US had their bad cycle, we're just getting out of ours and who the hell knows what's wrong with Netherlands. Let's not forget how far along Iceland has came. I don't dispute the last 15 years being bad, but it gets old when some posters assume that Canada was always like that without bothering to do some research. Winning the 1985 tournament was good but winning the 2000 Gold Cup would be the highest point, beating both Mexico and Colombia back to back. We think we're on the path to get in the hex for the 2022 campaign. See? CYCLES. I'm excited for when both Canada and US have great cycles at the same time. The Canadian Premier League will transform the landscape here drastically.
In the 1980's Canada were better than the USA. Canada actually came very to close to making the 1982 World Cup in Spain.
I don't see the need to mock Canada nor the USA. We both have a lot of learning and changes to do. Better to work together.
I don't like the expansion to 48 teams in 2026, but will be nice to see both Canada and the US in the tournament together.
First things first 1) we have to win the bid (here's hoping FIFA execs' greed will overcome their animosity toward the FBI) and 2) FIFA would then have to decide if all three of us qualify automatically. If not, I'd hope that we'd resolve it on the field, e.g. a NAFTA round-robin, 3rd place has to go through regular qualifying.
I don't see the need to magically suggest they are equals. I see a USA-lite. A smaller version of the USA, with a rich, diverse population that by-and-large is consumed with other sports. Doesn't mean that I see them as immediate competitors like Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, or Honduras. Which doesn't mean they won't compete with the US for WC spots in the future. But so will Jamaica. And Trinidad. And Guatemala. And we don't have a thread for each of those countries, do we? We don't have Guatemalans going "well, we're basically you, we're both not in the WC".
You're clearly misunderstanding what he's saying USA-lite? The more time passes, the less similarities both countries actually have. It's starting to look like night and day.
Stephen Antunes Eustáquio is a promising 21 year old Canadian prospect who's a midfielder at Leixoes S.C in Portugal 2nd Division. He helped shut down F.C Porto (1st Division) .@stepheustaquio played 90 mins for Leixões in a 0-0 away tie against FC Porto in the Taça CTT (Portuguese League Cup)— Canucks Abroad (@Canucks_Abroad) October 24, 2017 Great game by the young midfielder, not giving any space to FC Porto players to operate— Canucks Abroad (@Canucks_Abroad) October 24, 2017 On his way to the National Team if he keeps this up
Hoping this is a new trend that will spread across the country. If so, that's a huge step in the right direction Great initiative for 🇨🇦 sport! https://t.co/UyFpEqG4R7— Jason deVos (@jasondevos) October 24, 2017 Sports advocates get Moncton councillors to ditch youth user fees http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/youth-sports-moncton-fees-1.4367893
Both are surprisingly similar: in Canada also most people into soccer are not rooting for the Canadian NT but for some other team (England, for the most part, with Ireland, Poland and Italy next). Canada & the USA are children of England, football-wise. The system in both was structured by Englishmen, and both countries exist with their eyes fixated wistfully on Europe, forgetting this is a different continent. Ignoring what's going on South of the border, Canada was left behind a long time ago. But the USA is catching up (down?).
Germany is the team Canadians pull for. England have been shit for long enough for most casual Canadian fans to know they should switch to Germany
but why germany? why not Italy like many Americans on the East coast pull for I'm gonna go unique and root on Poland
I think immigrants in Canada generally support their ancestry teams. There are many Germans in Canada as well, so sure, they support Germany. On the other hand, there are many Philippinoes in Canada as well, but since Philippines are not very good at football, their may not even care so much about the sport (they care as far as betting goes, though...).
i'd have imagined many of those Germans have integrated as well as the Germans in the USA. But I could be wrong. I'd figure the Irish/Italian immigrants whether 2nd or 3rd would still root for the mother country. Poland as well.
Trust me, Germans are less integrated then Polish; nevertheless, I cannot imagine any Pole or German would actually root for Canada before Poland or Germany, be it in 2nd or 4th generation... Canada would be second choice, at best
Orlando City SC’s Cyle Larin: Time to go play in Europe https://t.co/6p87pAxIYf— Canucks Abroad (@Canucks_Abroad) October 26, 2017 Will make the National Team that much stronger and dangerous if he polish his game in Europe
Canadians actually are huge consumers of soccer, however, the national team haven't gave most of the non-hardcore fans a reason to follow the team. USSF leagues aren't big draw either but UEFA leagues are huge here.
At least in the USA Donovan has bigger name recognition than Mia Hamm or Abby Wambach. In Canada, no male player comes close in name recognition to Christine Sinclair.