FOOTBALL PICSPAM - CONCACAF OLYMPIC QUALIFIERS

[jenni_blog]

Tonight the semifinal matches will take place to determine the two teams to advance to the Olympics this summer. This is very important to me because until recently Canada has always been an underperformer. But now we have a really good group of young players (most in this team are 17 and 18 year olds vs Mexico's over-20 players) and they have achieved a lot in coming so far in this competition. Kudos to them, though they WILL go down tonight to the powerhouse Mexicans. Mexico is just too strong. Having won the U-17 World Cup last summer, coming 3rd in the Copa America, winning the Gold Cup and even coming off a strong performance in the 2010 World Cup, they are just too strong to lose. Mexico also has a policy of letting their younger players play professionally in the league. (We do that too on a smaller scale. Two of the young Canadian players are with TFC and another plays for the Vancouver Whitecaps in the MLS.)

Okay, so here are tonight's matches. The winners will go to the Olympics. The "final" tomorrow will be played just as a friendly, since it doesn't mean anything.

#1 - 6:00 PM EST
El Salvador vs Honduras

#2 - 9:00 PM
Mexico vs Canada

This from Canada's last match vs Cuba:























From Mexico vs Honduras





From USA vs El Salvador















And from Honduras vs Trinidad & Tobago

Comments

[aglaiya.livejournal.com]

This will be hard for your young Canadians!

[just-jenni.livejournal.com]

I can't wait for the match. I am so nervous despite the fact that Mexico is much too strong for Canada to beat. And there will be lots of tears from the little 17 and 18 year old cuties who have made it so far and are almost there! If only they were on the other side and could play one of the other teams. :(

[aglaiya.livejournal.com]

Nothing is impossible!