We're back with our first show of 2022 and what better way to kick off the new year than with another packed episode of the AFTN Soccer Show and another of our end of season reviews, this time turning our attention to the stellar year that was had by the Canadian men's national team.
Canada started the year 72nd in the world in the FIFA rankings and they finished it in 40th, their joint highest ever which they also reached in December 1996. The national team played 19 matches last year. All of them competitive games, with not a friendly in site. Crazy really considering how little they've played in some recent years.
There were 14 World Cup qualifiers and 5 Gold Cup matches, producing 13 wins, 4 draws, and just 2 defeats, both of those coming at the hands of traditional CONCACAF powerhouses of the US and Mexico and both of those came at the Gold Cup. Canada scored 55 goals, conceding just 11, with 16 different goalscorers.
2021 was a great year, but hopefully it's just the start of even bigger and better things for Canada. We delve into all of that and a lot more, plus we chat with CPL coaches Bobby Smyrniotis, Tommy Wheeldon Jr, and Jim Brennan to look at how the success of the national team has driven an excitement locally for the CPL teams.
Episode 537 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Group Effed)
Episode 536 - The AFTN Soccer Show (A New Generation Calling with special guest Axel Schuster)
Episode 535 - The AFTN Soccer Show (The Future Is Now)
Episode 534 - The AFTN Soccer Show (World Cup preview)
Episode 533 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Believe Us Now?)
Episode 532 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Spinning Straw Into Gold with special guest Ryan Gauld)
Episode 531 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Hot Chocolate Weather with special guest Vanni Sartini)
Episode 530 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Big Decisions)
Episode 529 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Turn Out The Light)
Episode 528 - The AFTN Soccer Show (A Series Of Fortunate Events)
Episode 527 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Keeping The Flame Alive)
Episode 526 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Getting Nowhere Fast)
Episode 525 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Every Point’s A Prisoner)
Episode 524 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Californication)
Episode 523 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Pump It Better)
Episode 522 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Wunderbar! with special guests Julian Gressel, Fabian Herbers, Easton Ongaro, Katie Collar, Jesse Symons, and Will Cromack)
Episode 521 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Champions of Canada with Ryan Gauld, Tristan Blackmon, Brian White, and Ryan Raposo)
Episode 520 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Undoing All The Good Work with guests Xherdan Shaqiri and Katie Collar)
Episode 519 - The AFTN Soccer Show (The Hurt Locker-room )
Episode 518 - The AFTN Soccer Show (When Love Turns To Hate)
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