Fourteen matches in 14 days

It has been 36 years since Canada last played on Hallowe’en – an international friendly match as part of an Eastern European tour for Canada’s men’s national team. This year, Canada’s national teams have two matches on Hallowe’en 2010: the men’s U-17 team in Montego Bay, Jamaica and the women’s national team in Cancún, Mexico. Actually, it has been a busy two weeks for all of Canada’s national teams. There have been 14 matches in 14 days from 18 October to 31 October.
​This year, Canada has operated 11 national teams featuring 333 different players. By year’s end, Canada will have participated in more than 100 matches from FIFA & CONCACAF tournaments, international friendly matches, and exhibition matches. Highlights include victories at the 2010 Cyprus Women’s Cup and 2010 CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Championship as well as participation in the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. Canada has also participated in important international friendly matches against two-time world champions – the men against Argentina and the women against Germany.
​Canada’s 11 national teams in 2010 are the men’s national team, the men’s U-23/Olympic team, the men’s U-20 team, the men’s U-17 team, men’s U-15 team, the Para Soccer team, the women’s national team, the women’s U-20 team, the women’s U-18 team, women’s U-17 team, and the women’s U-15 team.
​The men’s U-17 team kick off at 17.00 local (18.00 ET / 15.00 PT) in an international friendly match against Jamaica in Montego Bay. Now in their fourth trip of the year, Canada is preparing for next year’s 2011 CONCACAF Men’s Under-17 Championship.
​Canada’s women’s “A” team, meanwhile, kick off at 17.00 local (19.00 ET / 16.00 PT) in a CONCACAF Women’s World Cup Qualifier against Guyana. This will be Canada’s second of three group matches in the tournament. With a win on Hallowe’en, Canada will qualify for the semi-final stage on 5 November.