{
    "title": "Canada arrives in Columbus",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-05 17:20:27",
    "published_at": "2009-07-04 11:00:00",
    "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/canada-arrives-in-columbus",
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    "subtitle": "Canada\u2019s men\u2019s national team arrived in Columbus, OH today, one day after winning the opening match of the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The team flew from Los Angeles to Columbus where it will spend the next few days before its Tuesday 7 July match against El Salvador. Both Canada and El Salvador have th\u2026",
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    "body": "<p>Canada&rsquo;s men&rsquo;s national team arrived in Columbus, OH today, one day after winning the opening match of the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The team flew from Los Angeles to Columbus where it will spend the next few days before its Tuesday 7 July match against El Salvador.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bBoth Canada and El Salvador have three points after the opening night of the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup (Group A). Canada won its opening match 1:0 over Jamaica while El Salvador won its opening match 2:1 over Costa Rica. On Tuesday 7 July, Canada faces El Salvador and Costa Rica faces Jamaica.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bOnly one Canadian player did not make the trip. Kevin Harmse, who was not 100% healthy and did not dress for the Friday match, has stayed in Los Angeles. He will rejoin his Major League Soccer club Chivas USA.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bIn Saturday&rsquo;s CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B action, USA moved into first place in Group B with a 4:0 win over Grenada. Honduras, meanwhile, sits in second place after a 1:0 win over Haiti. Of note, when the teams cross over from the group phase to the quarter-final stage, it will be the second-place team in Group B that faces the first-place team in Group A.</p><div class=\"release-content-contact\" id=\"contact-43d131fa-29ee-4f6f-90e6-78a44d17761b\">\n    \n    <div class=\"release-content-contact__details\">\n        <strong class=\"release-content-contact__name\">Paulo Senra</strong>\n        <em class=\"release-content-contact__description\">Chief Communications &amp; Content Officer | Chef des communications et du contenu, Canada Soccer</em>\n        <ul class=\"release-content-contact__details-list\"><li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"mailto:psenra@canadasoccer.com\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"psenra@canadasoccer.com\"><svg class=\"icon icon-paper-plane release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-paper-plane\"></use>\n            </svg>psenra@canadasoccer.com</a></li>\n<li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"tel:(416)&nbsp;882-7919\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"(416)&nbsp;882-7919\"><svg class=\"icon icon-mobile release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-mobile\"></use>\n            </svg>(416)&nbsp;882-7919</a></li></ul>\n    </div>\n</div>",
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            "name": "Paulo Senra",
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