Canada has announced its roster for the upcoming FIFA World Cup Qualifiers™ matches on 12 and 16 October 2012 in Toronto and Honduras. Canadian head coach Stephen Hart has selected 21 players to participate in the matches against Cuba and Honduras, the fifth and sixth matches in the six-match CONCACAF 3rd Round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ Qualifiers.
From the goal out, Canada’s squad features goalkeepers Milan Borjan, Lars Hirschfeld and Kenny Stamatopoulos, defenders Marcel de Jong, David Edgar, André Hainault, Dejan Jakovi\u0107, Ante Jazi\u0107, Mike Klukowski and Kevin McKenna, and midfielders/forwards Patrice Bernier, Terry Dunfield, Julian de Guzman, Iain Hume, Atiba Hutchinson, Simeon Jackson, Will Johnson, Nik Ledgerwood, Olivier Occean, Pedro Pacheco and Tosaint Ricketts.
On Friday 12 October, the Canada-Cuba match kicks off at 19.30 at BMO Field. The match will be broadcast live on Sportsnet One, with a pre-match show starting at 19.00 ET / 16.00 PT. The group finale will be played on Tuesday 16 October at Estadio Olímpico in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
Hart’s current squad features a mix of footballers attached to clubs in 10 different countries, including Dunfield (Toronto FC) and Bernier (Impact Montréal) who play professional football in Canada. All 21 players have participated in FIFA World Cup Qualifiers this year.
From the three groups of four teams in the 2012 CONCACAF 3rd Round of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers™ the top-two teams from each group will advance to the 2013 CONCACAF Final Round. All CONCACAF 3rd Round matches are played in June (8 and 12), September (7 and 11) and October (12 and 16). After four matches, Panama (nine points), Honduras (seven points) and Canada (seven points) are in a three-way fight for the two Group C spots.
Tickets to Canada’s next two home matches in FIFA World Cup Qualifiers are available via ticketmaster.ca or by phone at 1.855.570.7500, with full information available on CanadaSoccer.com. Group discounts are available via marketing@soccercan.ca or 613.237.7678.
For full coverage of Canada’s road to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™, fans can follow all the news at CanadaSoccer.com. Fans are also encouraged to connect with Canada’s national teams via Twitter.com/CanadaSoccerEN, Facebook.com/CanadaSoccer, Flickr.com/canadasoccer, and YouTube.com/CanadaSoccerTV.
CANADA
\u200b1- GK- Lars Hirschfeld | NOR / Vålerenga Fotball
\u200b2- M- Nik Ledgerwood | SWE / Hammarby Fotboll
\u200b3- FB- Mike Klukowski | CYP / APOEL
\u200b4- CB- Kevin McKenna | GER / FC Köln
\u200b5- CB- André Hainault | USA / Houston Dynamo
\u200b6- M – Julian de Guzman | USA / FC Dallas
\u200b7- F- Iain Hume | ENG / Doncaster Rovers
\u200b8- M- Will Johnson | USA / Real Salt Lake
\u200b9- F- Tosaint Ricketts | NOR / Vålerenga Fotball
\u200b10- F- Simeon Jackson | ENG / Norwich City FC
\u200b11- FB- Marcel de Jong | GER / FC Augsburg
\u200b12- CB- Dejan Jakovi\u0107 | USA / D.C. United
\u200b13- M- Atiba Hutchinson | NED / PSV Eindhoven
\u200b14- M – Terry Dunfield | CAN / Toronto FC
\u200b15- CB- David Edgar | ENG / Burnley FC
\u200b16- M- Pedro Pacheco | POR / CD Santa Clara
\u200b17- F- Olivier Occean | GER / Eintracht Frankfurt
\u200b18- GK- Milan Borjan | TUR / Sivasspor
\u200b19- FB- Ante Jazi\u0107 | USA / Chivas USA
\u200b20- M – Patrice Bernier | CAN / Impact Montréal
\u200b22- GK- Kenny Stamatopoulos | SWE / AIK Fotbol
CANADA A-Z
\u200bBernier, Patrice | 1979 | Brossard, QC, CAN |
\u200bBorjan, Milan | 1987 | Hamilton, ON, CAN | Radnicki JP
\u200bde Guzman, Julian | 1981 | Scarborough, ON, CAN | Wexford
\u200bde Jong, Marcel | 1986 | Toronto, ON, CAN |
\u200bDunfield, Terry | 1982 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | Point Grey
\u200bEdgar, David | 1987 | Kitchener, ON, CAN |
\u200bHainault, André | 1986 | Hudson, QC, CAN |
\u200bHirschfeld, Lars | 1978 | Edmonton, AB, CAN |
\u200bHume, Iain | 1983 | Brampton, ON, CAN | Rexdale
\u200bHutchinson, Atiba | 1983 | Brampton, ON, CAN | Brampton
\u200bJackson, Simeon | 1987 | Mississauga, ON, CAN | Clarkson
\u200bJakovi\u0107, Dejan | 1985 | Etobicoke, ON, CAN |
\u200bJazi\u0107, Ante | 1976 | Bedford, NS, CAN | Bedford Hearts
\u200bJohnson, Will | 1987 | Toronto, ON, CAN & Chicago, IL, USA |
\u200bKlukowski, Mike | 1981 | Oshawa, ON, CAN | Whitby Boca Juniors
\u200bLedgerwood, Nik | 1985 | Lethbridge, AB, CAN | Lethbridge Cosmos
\u200bMcKenna, Kevin | 1980 | Calgary, AB, CAN | Calgary
\u200bOccean, Olivier | 1981 | Brossard, QC, CAN | Brossard
\u200bPacheco, Pedro | 1984 | Ponta Delgada, POR | Santa Clara
\u200bRicketts, Tosaint | 1987 | Edmonton, AB, CAN | Edmonton Juventus
\u200bStamatopoulos, Kenny | 1979 | Markham, ON, CAN | Markham Lightning