{
    "title": "Canada meets eve of season finale",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-05 17:25:44",
    "published_at": "2008-11-18 09:00:00",
    "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/canada-meets-eve-of-season-finale",
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    "culture": "en",
    "language": "EN",
    "subtitle": "For more information on this match, please visit the following fixture link. Canada\u2019s men\u2019s national team had its final day of training for the 2008 season tonight at the National Soccer Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica. The one-hour training session was planned in advance of Wednesday\u2019s 2010 FIFA World\u2026",
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    "body": "<p>For more information on this match, please visit the following <a href=\"https://canadasoccer.com/tourney/FIFA_WC/game_profile.asp?gameId=1312\">fixture</a> link.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bCanada&rsquo;s men&rsquo;s national team had its final day of training for the 2008 season tonight at the National Soccer Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica. The one-hour training session was planned in advance of Wednesday&rsquo;s 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa\u0099 Qualifiers match against Jamaica. The 19 November match (20.00 kickoff) will mark the end of the 2008 season.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bWednesday will be the sixth and final day in CONCACAF Stage III of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa\u0099 Qualifiers. Regardless of the Wednesday outcome, Canada will finish fourth in the so-called &ldquo;Group of Death&rdquo; and will not advance to the final round.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bTo date, Canada has scored in every one of its matches in the FIFA World Cup\u0099 Qualifiers campaign, a first in Association history.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bOf note, two more Canadian players arrived on the island and joined the team for their first day of training &ndash; Adrian Cann and Andrzej Ornoch. Both had been originally named to the roster, but took an extra day to arrive because of their club schedules with Esbjerg Fb in Denmark.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bFrom Canada&rsquo;s 18-man roster in Jamaica, nine are returning from the last match in Edmonton (15 October) and two more have returned from earlier in the stage (Cann and Issey Nakajima-Farran). There are seven new members, including 21-year old rookies Asmir Begovic, David Edgar, Simeon Jackson and Will Johnson.</p><div class=\"release-content-contact\" id=\"contact-2a8d1406-4551-402d-a687-1a76b4b40265\">\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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            "description": "Chief Communications & Content Officer | Chef des communications et du contenu",
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