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Tag Archives: World Cup
Canada’s path to 2014 World Cup
The groups for the third round of CONCACAF qualifying have been set now that round two is in the books. Canada took first place in its round two qualifiers against St. Lucia (pop. 161 000), St. Kitts & Nevis (pop. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014 World Cup, Canadian national men's team, Concacaf, men's national soccer team, World Cup
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Canucks playoff atmosphere…like Italia 90
In 1990 I went to the World Cup in Italy. My buddy Alex and I had tickets, courtesy of my uncle, to see a couple of Scotland’s round robin games in Genoa. It was a newly built stadium, still used … Continue reading
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Tagged Atmosphere at sports events, Canucks, Italia 1990, World Cup
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“One day we will take it back.”
From Paul Hayward’s great article in the Guardian on Friday, Dec 3: What is the World Cup meant to mean? The shirts, the fascination with each country: the buttercup yellow of Brazil, the dark brilliance of Argentina, the new Spain, … Continue reading
Puyol and Fab have a beer on the field after the game
Somehow I doubt they’ll be asked to apologize like the Canadian women’s ice hockey team were ridiculously made to after winning Olympic gold…
The Final: keys for both teams
Quick post before the kickoff… For Holland: 1. Test Casillas. People keep insisting Casillas is still one of the best. I haven’t seen that. He’s rarely been tested and I blame him for the goal against the Swiss. You can’t … Continue reading
Muller v Pique: tale of two yellows
It’s undeniable that referee calls heading into the Spain v Germany semi-final had a huge effect. Thomas Muller, Germany’s leading scorer, was given his second yellow card against Argentina. For this: Definitely one of the weakest yellow cards of the … Continue reading
Jabulani: more on adidas relationship with FIFA
Awhile back, I posted this: Adidas relationship with FIFA All the talk about the Jabulani, from what I can see, is missing the bigger point. Adidas is a sponsor of FIFA. They pay money to have an association with the … Continue reading
Vancouver Sun asks why we can’t qualify like NZ
Here’s the article It’s an interview with Tony Waiters on a variety of Canadian soccer issues. I agree with pretty much everything Tony says but it’s an oversimplification to assume that because a small country like New Zealand, where soccer … Continue reading
Less (Ballack) is more (success) for Germany
In light of the comprehensive thrashing of Argentina this morning by Germany there’s a rush to plaudits for various German players and coaches. All well deserved. Schweinsteiger, Ozil, Podolski, Muller, Klose and several others were fantastic and stamped their authority … Continue reading →