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With the Canadian Men’s National Team set to face off against the third-ranked team in the world, Colombia, on Tuesday October 14th on neutral ground at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey, Head Coach Benito Floro has elected to go with a squad consisting of a large number of the team’s veteran regulars who suited up in Canada’s last match against Jamaica.
“The match against Colombia will be very difficult for us, due to the quality of the opponent. At the same time, the game will be a very interesting test for us, as we need to see our competitive level and our spirit against top teams,” Floro said. “The most important question for us is the attitude and at the same time to keep confidence in our capacity to create chances in the attack.”
In addition to regular first choice players such as Julian de Guzman and David Edgar, the Spaniard has also called up a significant number of the young players who are expected to play a key role for the U-23 national team that Floro is also the Head Coach for.
“We will have youth players with us and I want to show and teach these players how to play in the first team,” said Floro. “My goal for this match against Colombia is to prepare the team and continue to improve how we press our opponents. We need to improve a lot in these situations.”
The Canadian team will train at a camp in Cancun, Mexico prior to heading to the United States for the match against Colombia.
Canadian fans wishing to support the team can join the Voyageurs in the official Canadian supporters section at Red Bull Arena. Ticket information is available via the Voyageurs website.
CANADA
GK- Lars Hirschfeld | NOR / Valerenga
GK- Milan Borjan | BUL / Ludogorets Razgrad
GK- Quillan Roberts | CAN / Toronto FC
D- Nik Ledgerwood | GER / Energie Cottbus
D- Jeremy Gagnon-Laparé | CAN / Impact de Montréal
D- Andre Hainault | GER / VfR Aalen
D- Doneil Henry | CAN / Toronto FC
D- Adam Straith | unattached / sans club
D- Karl W. Ouimette | CAN / Impact de Montréal
D- Luca Gasparotto | SCO / Glasgow Rangers
M- David Edgar | ENG / Birmingham City
M- Julian de Guzman | unattached / sans club
M- Pedro Pacheco | POR / Santa Clara
M- Kyle Bekker | CAN / Toronto FC
M- Manuel Aparicio | CAN / Toronto FC
M- Issey Nakajima-Farran | CAN / Impact de Montréal
M- Marcel de Jong | GER / Augsburg
M- Dylan Carreiro | SCO / Dundee (on loan at Arbroath)
M- Hanson Boakai | CAN / FC Edmonton
F- Tosaint Ricketts | ISR / Hapoel Haifa
F- Cyle Larin | USA / University of Connecticut
F- Marcus Haber | ENG / Crewe Alexandra
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