Canada receives Honduras as a favorite this Thursday (6.05 am Channel 5 TVC) on Camp BMO of Toronto in the first date of the octagonal one of CONCACAF, that will leave three classified and a quarter with right to repechaje towards the World-wide one of Qatar-2022.
His stars playing in European clubs and his recent participation in the Gold Cup put the team on the maple sheet most likely to get all three points at the start of the playoffs. But Honduras has its weapons to be able to respond.
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In front, the “H” of the Uruguayan DT Fabián Coit has been a rise and fall, with many irregularities and appears in the early days of the playoffs without his best attack letter, Alberth Elis, recently hired by the Girondins of Bordeaux of France.
The Canadian team will be led by veteran Atiba Hutchinson (Besiktas, Turkey) who is participating in the fifth round and will feature among its main stars Alphonso Davies of Bayern Munich in Germany and Jonathan David of Lille in France.
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The players “know that they have a huge opportunity to play in front of their fans for the first time in almost two years, but more importantly: they have the opportunity to start this journey in a big way in the next World Cup qualifiers. “, said John Herdman in the official statement of the call.
“There has been a lot of competition in this selection to have a place, so being able to make that call brought me several problems as a coach,” he added.
For Canadians, playing at home and with the public is another stimulus to kick-start the dispute for a ticket to the World Cup in Qatar.
I’m “very happy to be back home and be part of the team again” and “looking forward to what’s to come,” Hutchinson said.
Davies stressed the need for unity imposed by this instance. “This is a time when we all need to be together. We still have little work to do together, but I’m sure we can make a good set,” Davies stressed.
Coit is optimistic, but realistic
The best weapons in Honduras are Andy Najar from DC United (MLS) and Romell Kyoto (Montreal, MLS). “We always aim to improve. We have to bring things clear to the matches. I want an orderly team that fights for results, that is replenished with arguments and that, in short, that speaks of a mature team,” said Coit regarding game with canada.
“We would like to win every match, but we have to be aware of the rivals we have,” the DT emphasized.
The Honduras Marathon begins in Canada, plays in El Salvador (September 5) and then hosts in the United States (September 8). Canada after Thursday’s clash visits the United States on the fifth and receives El Salvador three days later.
In the last Gold Cup, Honduras only beat Granada 4-0 and Panama 3-2 and fell 2-0 to guest Qatar and was thrashed 3-0 by Mexico. Canada meanwhile thrashed 4-1 in Martinique and Haiti, falling 1-0 to the United States and 2-1 in the semifinals with Mexico.
Probable alignments:
Canada: Maxime Crepeau, Steven Victoria, Kamal Miller, Alistair Johnston, Alphonso Davies, Liamn Frasier, Atiba Hutchinson, Stephen Eustachio, Mark-Anthony Kaye, Cyle Larin and Jonathan David. DT: John Herdman.
Honduras: Luis López – Andy Najar, Marcelo Pereira, Maynor Figueroa, Diego Rodríguez – Brayan Acosta, Deybi Flors, Edwin Rodríguez, Alex López – Anthony Lozano and Romell Quioto. DT: Fabián Coito.
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (MEX)