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The OFC qualifiers will be played in a mini-tournament format featuring eight teams and consisting of a round-robin group stage, semi-finals and the final. Nine teams will participate, following the withdrawal of American Samoa and Samoa.
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Kendall Waston, Bryan Oviedo and Bryan Ruiz have been mainstays in the Costa Rica side in recent years.The format, dates and draw procedures for the OFC preliminary competition for the FIFA World Cup 2022 have also been confirmed. Goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa, midfielder Andres Guardado and striker Hirving Lozano have also played at the highest levels in Europe.Ĭosta Rica has one of the best goalkeepers in the world in Keylor Navas but he won't play against Canada on Friday after he picked up an injury with PSG. Mexico has an impressive roster headlined by Raul Jimenez, a striker for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League. Other players to watch for Canada include Jonathan David, who plays for the French league's reigning champions Lille, and Besiktas' Cyle Larin, the qualifier's top scorer with nine goals. Canada takes on Costa Rica in their World Cup match on Friday November 12, 2021. Team Canada's Alphonso Davies takes part in a practice session in Edmonton, Alta., on Wednesday November 10, 2021.
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WHO WILL BE THE TOP PLAYERS AT COMMONWEALTH?īy now, most Canadians and soccer fans across the world are familiar with Alphonso Davies, the gifted Edmonton-raised player on Bayern Munich.įriday will be the first time Davies plays a professional match in Edmonton. While the United States did not qualify for the 2018 World Cup, the Americans and Mexicans are usually the favourites to lock the top in the standings, so Costa Rica is likely Canada's main competitor for the third birth. Mexico has been to 16 of 21 World Cups, including the last seven where they always reached the Round of 16.Ĭosta Rica, meanwhile, has qualified to four of the last five World Cup, including the past two.Ĭanada has only qualified for the 1986 World Cup - in Mexico. Mexico is ninth in the FIFA rankings, while Costa Rica is 45th and Canada is 48th.
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The two Spanish-speaking countries are typically among the very best in CONCACAF, especially Mexico. The fourth-place team will enter a playoff against teams from South America, Asia and Oceania.Īfter six of 14 matches, Canada sits third in the standings behind Mexico and the United States, respectively, and two points ahead of Panama.
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Mexico, United States, Canada, Panama, Costa Rica, Jamaica, El Salvador and Honduras are facing each other twice, home and away, and the top three teams will automatically qualify for the World Cup in Qatar in late 2022.