{
    "title": "Canada releases preliminary roster for CONCACAF Gold Cup",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-05 17:34:06",
    "published_at": "2007-05-19 11:00:00",
    "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/canada-releases-preliminary-roster-for-concacaf-gold-cup",
    "short_url": "http://prez.ly/50Fd",
    "culture": "en",
    "language": "EN",
    "subtitle": "OTTAWA (ONTARIO) \u0096 All 12 preliminary rosters for the 2007 CONACACAF Gold Cup have been released this week at goldcup.org, the tournament\u2019s official website. Canada has named 30 players to its preliminary roster Canada\u2019s final roster does not need to be submitted until 23 May, 15 days before their f\u2026",
    "slug": "canada-releases-preliminary-roster-for-concacaf-gold-cup",
    "body": "<p>OTTAWA (ONTARIO) \u0096 All 12 preliminary rosters for the 2007 CONACACAF Gold Cup have been released this week at goldcup.org, the tournament&rsquo;s official website. Canada has named 30 players to its preliminary roster<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bCanada&rsquo;s final roster does not need to be submitted until 23 May, 15 days before their first match on 6 June. Canada&rsquo;s final roster will consist of 23 players.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bCanada opens their tournament on 6 June against Costa Rica at the Orange Bowl in Miami, FL. Their next two opening-round matches are on 9 June against Guadeloupe and 11 June against Haiti, both of which will also be played at the Orange Bowl. Canada also has an international friendly just before the tournament starts, 1 June against Venezuela at the the Estadio Jos&eacute; Pachencho Romero in Maracaibo.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bFrom the tournament&rsquo;s 16-year history (eight finals), Canada were Gold Cup champions in 2000. The 2007 Gold Cup team will be coached by Stephen Hart.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bPatrice Bernier MD 23.09.1979 Troms&oslash; I.L./NOR<br>\u200b<br>\u200bAdam Braz DF 07.06.1981 Toronto FC<br>\u200b<br>\u200bJim Brennan MD 08.05.1977 Toronto FC<br>\u200b<br>\u200bJulian DeGuzman MD 25.03.1981 Deportivo La Coruna/ESP<br>\u200b<br>\u200bDwayne DeRosario AT 15.05.1978 Houston Dynamo/USA<br>\u200b<br>\u200bRobert Friend AT 23.01.1981 FC Heerenveen/NED<br>\u200b<br>\u200bAli Gerba DF 27.07.1982 FC Gothenborg/SWE<br>\u200b<br>\u200bGabriel Gervais DF 18.09.1976 Montreal Impact<br>\u200b<br>\u200bSandro Grande MD 29.09.1977 Viking Stavanger/NOR<br>\u200b<br>\u200bAndrew Hainault DF 16.06.1986 Said Most FC/CZE<br>\u200b<br>\u200bKevin Harmse MD 04.07.1984 Los Angeles Galaxy/USA<br>\u200b<br>\u200bLars Hirschfeld GK 17.10.1978 Rosenborg/NOR<br>\u200b<br>\u200bIain Hume MD 20.10.1983 Leicester City/ENG<br>\u200b<br>\u200bAtiba Hutchinson MD 08.02.1983 FC Copenhagen/DEN<br>\u200b<br>\u200bDaniel Imhof MD 22.11.1977 Bochum/GER<br>\u200b<br>\u200bAnte Jazic MD 27.02.1976 Los Angeles Galaxy/USA<br>\u200b<br>\u200bMike Klukowski MD 27.05.1981 FC Brugge/BEL<br>\u200b<br>\u200bKevin McKenna AT 12.01.1980 Energie Cottus/GER<br>\u200b<br>\u200bIssey Nakajima-Farran MD 16.05.1984 FC Vejle Bodklub/DEN<br>\u200b<br>\u200bMartin Nash MD 27.12.1975 Vancouver Whitecaps<br>\u200b<br>\u200bOlivier Occean AT 23.10.1981 Lillestrom/NOR<br>\u200b<br>\u200bChris Pozniak DF 10.01.1981 Toronto FC<br>\u200b<br>\u200bMarco Reda DF 22.06.1977 Toronto FC<br>\u200b<br>\u200bAntonio Ribeiro MD 08.10.1980 Montreal Impact<br>\u200b<br>\u200bDave Simpson AT 11.01.1983 Sparta Prague/CZE<br>\u200b<br>\u200bJosh Simpson MD 15.05.1983 FC Kaiserslautern/GER<br>\u200b<br>\u200bPaul Stalteri MD 18.10.1977 Tottenham Hotspur/ENG<br>\u200b<br>\u200bKenny Stamatopoulous GK 26.08.1976 Troms&oslash; I.L./NOR<br>\u200b<br>\u200bGreg Sutton GK 19.04.1977 Toronto FC<br>\u200b<br>\u200bJosh Wagenaar GK 26.02.1985 ADO Den Haag/NED</p><div class=\"release-content-contact\" id=\"contact-95db7cb4-8fcb-44fb-b216-f29c62833670\">\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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