Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team historic FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Qualifiers run to be broadcast in both official languages
Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team continues the battle in the Concacaf Final Round FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, having earned two points after two draws. Canada meets El Salvador tonight in Toronto at 7:30pm ET as they continue a 14-game qualifying round.
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total of 13 of Canada’s games will be broadcast on OneSoccer, Mediapro Canada’s
dedicated soccer channel which is the home to Canada Soccer’s Men’s and Women’s
National Teams and the Canadian Premier League.
Starting with tonight’s match, RDS will broadcast the remaining 12 qualifying games exclusively in French. RDS is Canada’s French-language sports broadcasting leader. In addition to its world-class content delivered across multiple platforms, including RDS, RDS2, RDS Info, RDS Direct, RDS.ca and the RDS app, RDS offers the broadest portfolio of French-language sports programming in the world.
“We are pleased that Canada Soccer’s Men’s
National Team can be seen by Canadians in both official languages from coast to
coast,” said Dr. Nick Bontis, President of Canada Soccer. “Our thanks to Mediapro and RDS for making
this commitment to ensure that all of our French speaking fans can be a part of
the journey on the road to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™.”
“Mediapro
and our broadcast division, OneSoccer, are pleased to be able to broadcast
these games in both of Canada’s official languages and reach as many Canadian
soccer fans as possible,” said Óscar López García, CEO of MEDIAPRO Canada. “We are passionate supporters of
Canadian soccer on all levels and work to continue to broaden our OneSoccer audience, while building
the prominence and visibility of the sport across the country.”
Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team continues the battle in the Concacaf Final Round FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, having earned two points after two draws. Canada meets El Salvador tonight in Toronto at 7:30pm ET as they continue a 14-game qualifying round.
A total of 13 of Canada’s games will be broadcast on OneSoccer, Mediapro Canada’s dedicated soccer channel which is the home to Canada Soccer’s Men’s and Women’s National Teams and the Canadian Premier League.
Starting with tonight’s match, RDS will broadcast the remaining 12 qualifying games exclusively in French. RDS is Canada’s French-language sports broadcasting leader. In addition to its world-class content delivered across multiple platforms, including RDS, RDS2, RDS Info, RDS Direct, RDS.ca and the RDS app, RDS offers the broadest portfolio of French-language sports programming in the world.
“We are pleased that Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team can be seen by Canadians in both official languages from coast to coast,” said Dr. Nick Bontis, President of Canada Soccer. “Our thanks to Mediapro and RDS for making this commitment to ensure that all of our French speaking fans can be a part of the journey on the road to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™.”
“Mediapro and our broadcast division, OneSoccer, are pleased to be able to broadcast these games in both of Canada’s official languages and reach as many Canadian soccer fans as possible,” said Óscar López García, CEO of MEDIAPRO Canada. “We are passionate supporters of Canadian soccer on all levels and work to continue to broaden our OneSoccer audience, while building the prominence and visibility of the sport across the country.”
Matches will be hosted by RDS host and soccer analyst, Olivier Brett with Claudine Douville and Jean Gounelle will handle play-by-play and colour commentator duties to ensure viewers have the very best in pre-game, half-time and post-game storylines, and analysis.
OneSoccer is home to all of Canada Soccer’s Men’s and Women’s National Teams, Concacaf Gold Cup, Concacaf FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, Concacaf Champions League, the Canadian Championship and the Canadian Premier League.