In the latest episode of the CanPL.ca Newsroom, hosts Kristian Jack, Charlie O’Connor Clarke, Benedict Rhodes, Marty Thompson, and Brady Reid tee up the Canadian men’s national team’s massive week as they open the final round of 2022 World Cup qualifying.
The gang discusses the Canada squad called by John Herdman (5:01) hashes out a projected XI (8:08) vs. Honduras (7:30pm ET on OneSoccer) and debate how many points it would take for, dare we say it, Canada’s qualification for the World Cup.
Up next is Canadian Premier League action, starting with Forge FC’s swashbuckling win over York United Saturday (20:31). How has Woobens Pacius become such an integral part of this Hamilton squad and, a more theoretical question spurred on by Barton St. Battalion, who are Forge FC?
Next is Atletico Ottawa’s 2-2 draw to HFX Wanderers FC (26:29) in a match that defies description or logic. Regardless, Marty tries to parse Ryan Telfer’s red card and yet another match in which Stephen Hart’s Wanderers side dropped points.
Sunday’s second of three matches on the day, Al Classico between FC Edmonton vs. Cavalry FC (34:02), brought a debate among the guys with Charlie gushing over Joe Mason and others simply commiserating with an FC Edmonton side that just can’t quite crack their Albertan rivals.
Finally, Pacific FC’s 3-2 win over Valour FC (39:29) as the Tridents continue the momentum from their Canadian Championship midweek victory. Has Terran Campbell found a new gear and just what went wrong for Valour?
Week 23: Fireworks in Forge-Cavalry, Babouli & DeRo shine (ft. David Choinière)
Week 22: Valour join top 4,York impress at Pacific (ft. Dominick Zator)
Week 21: Valour stay in the race, Eddies win homecoming (ft. Rocco Romeo)
Week 20: Ottawa back on top, York win 905 Derby (ft. Pacific’s Jordan Brown)
Cavalry-Forge drama, chaos at York & home wins all around (ft. Tommy Wheeldon Jr.)
Valour’s big week, Ballou shines in the storm & Forge stay hot (ft. Phil Dos Santos)
Week 17: Away wins, Pepple to Luton Town & Pacific in Concacaf (ft. Marco Bustos)
Playoff race heating up + Pacific Concacaf League preview (ft. Mateo Restrepo)
A pair of hat-tricks & York end their winless skid + CanWNT review
Beyond the Pitch: William Akio
Week 14: Ottawa-Cavalry stalemate & Pacific win again (ft. Josh Heard)
Canada Day Weekend: Atleti, Eddies win big & Pacific-Cavalry heavyweight tilt (ft. Fernando LĂłpez)
Week 12: HFX, Valour & Cavalry win big + Canada reactions (ft. Phil Dos Santos)
Week 11 Recap: Edmonton wins, Forge dominate HFX + CanChamp SF preview (ft. Adam Jenkins)
Abzi to Ligue 2, Cavalry go top in Week 10 & Canada U-20s (ft. York United’s Angus McNab)
Beyond the Pitch: CanMNT Winger Junior Hoilett
Beyond The Pitch: CanMNT Midfielder Stephen Eustáquio
Forge-TFC CanChamp Final reaction + Atlético Ottawa put CPL on notice (ft. Carlos González)
Week 8 recap + CanChamp roundup (feat. Forge’s Alex Achinioti-Jönsson)
Week 7 recap & CanChamp QF preview (feat. Niko Giantsopoulos)
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