LangfordB次元官网网址檚 Westhills Stadium will host an international soccer game in March.
Canada SoccerB次元官网网址檚 national menB次元官网网址檚 team will face off against Trinidad and Tobago in a friendly match on March 27 as the Canadian side looks to improve the teamB次元官网网址檚 chances of qualifying for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Canadian head coach John Herdman, along with Canada SoccerB次元官网网址檚 chief marketing officer Sandra Gage and Pacific FC chief executive Rob Friend made the announcement on Friday morning at Westhills Stadium.
The Canadian menB次元官网网址檚 team is currently tanked 73rd in the world and seventh in the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF). The top six CONCACAF teams after the June international window qualify for the Hex, a route to qualify for the World Cup. The top three teams in the Hex round qualify for the World Cup.
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Canada Soccer is looking to close the point gap between them and El Salvador, the team that is currently sixth in CONCACAF. The Canadian side says it currently has 1,332 points, with El Salvador at 1,346. Last July, the Canadians were 30 points behind El Salvador. Trinidad is currently 11th in CONCACAF.
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Friend, also a former Canadian soccer player, said the March match is a must-see for fans.
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If Canada does not qualify for the Hex, the team will have to endure a more complicated path to the World Cup, competing in a second CONCACAF qualifying competition with the winner facing off against the fourth place finisher from the Hex.
The Canada versus Trinidad and Tobago game in Langford takes place during the March international window which runs March 23 to 31.
Tickets for the game will go on sale on Feb. 20.
-With files from The Canadian Press
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