Canada will host Honduras at Toronto’s BMO Field in CONCACAF Nations League play on March 28.
The League A match marks Canada’s first on house soil for the reason that World Cup in Qatar, coming a 12 months and a day after a history-making 4-0 win over Jamaica in World Cup qualifying on the lakefront stadium.
“The final time we performed in Toronto in March, we certified for the FIFA World Cup,” Canada coach John Herdman stated in an announcement Thursday. “This is simply the beginning of the journey and we hope the followers that have been there celebrating will assist us on our first step towards our house World Cup preparations for 2026.”
Canada (1-1-0 in Nations League play) will open the FIFA worldwide window March 25 in Curacao (1-2-0) earlier than heading again house to face Honduras (2-1-0).
The 53rd-ranked Canadian males misplaced 2-1 at No. 81 Honduras on June 13, 4 days after blanking No. 86 Curacao 4-0 at Vancouver’s B.C. Place Stadium. Those Nations League matches got here amidst turmoil within the Canada camp, with gamers refusing to participate in a deliberate July 5 pleasant in opposition to Panama over ongoing labour talks.
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Group winners advance
Canada, Curacao and Honduras make up Group C, one in all 4 swimming pools in League A.
The 4 group winners from League A will meet in June in a knockout format, that includes semifinals, third-place match and ultimate.
The high two groups from every of League A’s teams routinely qualify for the 2023 Gold Cup, as do the 4 group winners from League B. The remaining 4 Cup berths might be determined in a playoff.
The CONCACAF Nations League options 41 groups from the confederation break up into three tiers: League A (12 groups), B (16) and C (13).
There is promotion and relegation, with groups that end backside of their teams in Leagues A and B relegated and changed by international locations that win their teams in Leagues B and C.
The Canadian males are unbeaten in a report 15 matches at house, a run that features seven straight wins. The Canadian women and men, in the meantime have a mixed 11-match undefeated streak at BMO Field since June 2017.
Canada completed atop the ultimate spherical of World Cup qualifying in CONCACAF, which covers North and Central America and the Caribbean. The Canadians completed with a 14-2-4 report over three rounds of qualifying.
