{ "title": "Canucks ready for big Montr\u00e9al match", "modified_at": "2026-05-05 17:28:56", "published_at": "2008-06-19 11:00:00", "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/canucks-ready-for-big-montreal-match", "short_url": "http://prez.ly/QyFd", "culture": "en", "language": "EN", "subtitle": "For more information on this match, please visit the following fixture Canada\u2019s men\u2019s national team completed its second day of training today in Montr\u00e9al, QC under the watchful eye of head coach Dale Mitchell. Mitchell wants another win to close out Stage II of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa\u0099\u2026", "slug": "canucks-ready-for-big-montreal-match", "body": "

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\u200bCanada’s men’s national team completed its second day of training today in Montréal, QC under the watchful eye of head coach Dale Mitchell. Mitchell wants another win to close out Stage II of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa\u0099 Qualifiers. Most importantly, he wants a win in front of the home crowd at Stade Saputo this Friday 20 June.
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\u200b“There is always pressure,” says coach Dale Mitchell. “There are two games and you have to get it right or it’s done. For all the teams, it is a difficult task. Anything can happen in a two-game series. There is always pressure and expectations. As players and coaches, you deal with it.”
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\u200bTickets 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\u0099 match to be hosted by Montréal – kicks off at 19.30 ET.
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\u200bFor 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.
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\u200bOf note, Canada will have just 16 players in its lineup for the 20 June match. Two players from Canada’s intended 18-player lineup – Rob Friend (back spasms) and Richard Hastings (hip flexor) – have returned home because of injuries.
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\u200bCanada’s men’s national team is looking to get back to the FIFA World Cup\u0099 for the first time since 1986. From within CONCACAF, three or four teams (out of 35 total or 24 remaining) will represent the confederation at South Africa 2010\u0099. The Canadian men are currently ranked fourth in CONCACAF based on the most recent FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings. Canada also had a top-four finish at last year’s CONCACAF Gold Cup by reaching the semi-final.

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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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