Canada arrives in Montréal

Canada’s men’s national team arrived home early Tuesday morning after a long day’s travel from Kingstown, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines. The Canucks were returning from a 3:0 win over the Saint Vincy Heat in match one of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ Qualifiers. The two sides will meet this…

Canada’s men’s national team arrived home early Tuesday morning after a long day’s travel from Kingstown, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines. The Canucks were returning from a 3:0 win over the Saint Vincy Heat in match one of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ Qualifiers. The two sides will meet this Friday20 Junefor the second leg at Stade Saputo in Montréal, QC.

In light of the team’s arrival, coach Dale Mitchell cancelled the team’s morning practice at Stade Claude-Robillard. The team is scheduled to train Wednesday and Thursday at Stade Saputo. Canada has a three-goal lead on its opponent and is in a good position to advance this Friday to Stage III of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ Qualifiers.

Tickets to this Friday’s match are still available to the general public. Tickets are available through Admission (admission.com or 514.790.1245). The 20 June match – the first-ever FIFA World Cup Qualifiers™ match to be hosted by Montréal – kicks off at 19.30 ET.

For fans unable to attend the Friday 20 June match, the match will be broadcast live on Sportsnet West (television) and THE TEAM 990 (radio AM 990 and internet team990.com). The match will also be replayed on Sportsnest Pacific, Sportsnet Ontario and Sportsnet East.

Paulo Senra

Chief Communications & Content Officer | Chef des communications et du contenu, Canada Soccer

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