{ "title": "Canada to Face Cuba on June 4 and 11", "modified_at": "2026-05-05 17:47:27", "published_at": "2000-05-22 11:00:00", "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/canada-to-face-cuba-on-june-4-and-11", "short_url": "http://prez.ly/h5Fd", "culture": "en", "language": "EN", "subtitle": "Ottawa, Ontario \u2013 Canada will face Cuba in a home and away series on June 4 and June 11 following Sunday night\u2019s dramatic victory by Barbados over Cuba in penalty kicks.", "slug": "canada-to-face-cuba-on-june-4-and-11", "body": "

Ottawa, Ontario – Canada will face Cuba in a home and away series on June 4 and June 11 following Sunday night’s (May 21) dramatic victory by Barbados over Cuba in penalty kicks. Tied 1-1 after the first leg in Havana (May 7), the second game in Barbados finished 1-1 after regulation, forcing penalties. Barbados netted all five of their attempts while the Cubans only missed one, giving Barbados an automatic berth in the semi-final round of World Cup Qualifying.
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\u200bCuba will host Canada on June 4 with the return leg scheduled for June 11 at 7:00 p.m. in Winnipeg. The winner of the series advances to the semi-final round of World Cup Qualifying in Group C with Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago and Panama. Panama earned an automatic berth with a 4-0 win over Nicaragua which left Honduras (expected to advance to Group C) needing to beat Haiti to advance.
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\n Paulo Senra\n Chief Communications & Content Officer | Chef des communications et du contenu, Canada Soccer\n \n
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