Canada soccer coach John Herdman names young roster for January games Globe_Sports
and make the Hex round of World Cup qualifying, the most direct route to Qatar 2022 out of the region that covers North and Central America and the Caribbean
Herdman’s selection hand was forced by the fact that the January matches fall outside FIFA’s international window. And with most European leagues still in full flight, prying players from their clubs is difficult. Cavalry FC goalkeeper Marco Carducci, FC Edmonton defender Amer Didic and Forge FC’s Borges come from the CPL. Borges, an attacking midfielder, was the leading scorer in the Canadian league’s inaugural season.
Canada is chasing No. 69 El Salvador, which currently stands sixth in CONCACAF. The June rankings will determine the top six in the region and the field for the Hex which will send three teams to Qatar.Canada will look to use FIFA international windows in March and June to boost its points total. Games played outside the windows are worth points, but not as many.
Teams ranked seventh and below in CONCACAF will have to slog through a longer qualifying process. The last team standing will face the fourth-place Hex finisher to determine who advances to an intercontinental playoff with a World Cup berth on the line.Herdman calls the secondary qualifying route “very doable for Canada.”
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