Soccer in Canada | Canada Hosting the 2026 World Cup - Page 114

elly63 · #**2261** Posted **Jan 12, 2026, 1:48 PM**

Good news, bad news

The bad news is Theo Bair has suffered an ankle injury and will be out for possibly two months.

The good? news is Liga MX Tigres forward Marcelo Flores scored two great goals (49,77) in his last game. He is a born and raised Canadian kid and has played for the Mexican NT.

He has been invited to the present Canadian camp but will have to sign a permanent switch to play in the game vs Guatemala.

The Mexican pundits are raving about him now and Marsch has said before this latest game that because of club commitments Flores may show up late to the camp. Will he show up? Will he make the switch?

trece verde · #**2262** Posted **Jan 20, 2026, 2:42 AM**

"Friendly" vs. Guatemala ends in a 1-0 win for Les Rouges with a nice headed finish by Jacen Russell-Rowe. Lots of the younger guys getting a chance to get minutes in this one balanced with some experience in Laryea, Choiniere, Miller, and Osorio, and to be honest, for the most part, they impressed. Detractors will claim that since this is a B match, the quality of opposition wasn't overwhelming, but from a gaffer's perspective, the players you want to get a decent look at need competitive minutes regardless of what level it's at.

trece verde · #**2263** Posted **Jan 20, 2026, 2:43 AM**

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Originally Posted by elly63

Good news, bad news

The bad news is Theo Bair has suffered an ankle injury and will be out for possibly two months.

The good? news is Liga MX Tigres forward Marcelo Flores scored two great goals (49,77) in his last game. He is a born and raised Canadian kid and has played for the Mexican NT.

He has been invited to the present Canadian camp but will have to sign a permanent switch to play in the game vs Guatemala.

The Mexican pundits are raving about him now and Marsch has said before this latest game that because of club commitments Flores may show up late to the camp. Will he show up? Will he make the switch?

No Flores evident.

elly63 · #**2264** Posted **Jan 20, 2026, 12:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by trece verde

No Flores evident.

The story continues. We knew going into it that if he was going to be at the camp he would be late. It's possible that Marsch seeing him score the goals decided to leave him with his club as they had two games coming up and it would be best for all concerned if he solidified his place at Tigres. The whole idea for the CMNT players is that they should be playing and not sitting on the bench with their club teams going into the WC.

Flores' Tigres coach said the team wanted him to make the Canadian team. It doesn't look like Mexico will put him in their roster and there is a good chance that Canada will so he will have to decide by March.

We have the March friendlies as the last time of experimenting. When we get to the June friendlies it's likely the roster will be set for the WC and there will be no changes.

elly63 · #**2265** Posted **Jan 20, 2026, 9:38 PM**

Good day for Canada as Ali Ahmed gets his first goal in the Championship and Tani Oluwaseyi gets his first Champions League goal. Liam Millar also scored for Championship club Hull City

Ahmed scored in his second game with Norwich City after assisting in his first and Tani gets a similar goal for Villarreal vs Ajax

Update: The Nico Sigur to Celtic rumour was false. Although Celtic were/are interested in was never close to a signing.

elly63 · #**2266** Posted **Jan 22, 2026, 6:39 PM**

Halifax Wanderers' Tiago Coimbra sold to Swedish Top Division (Allsvenskan) club IFK Göteborg

elly63 · #**2267** Posted **Jan 24, 2026, 3:24 AM**

Cyle Larin may be on the move, fellow Eredivisie side FC Twente is a possibility. Championship side Blackburn Rovers and Konyaspor and Kayserispor in Turkey are some other destinations that have been mentioned.

elly63 · #**2268** Posted **Jan 24, 2026, 6:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by trece verde

No Flores evident.

elly63 · #**2269** Posted **Jan 24, 2026, 7:48 PM**

Rumours of Stephen Eustacquio going from Porto to La Liga's Celta Vigo

elly63 · #**2270** Posted **Jan 26, 2026, 5:04 AM**

elly63 · #**2271** Posted **Jan 27, 2026, 3:43 AM**

elly63 · #**2272** Posted **Jan 31, 2026, 5:35 PM**

elly63 · #**2273** Posted **Feb 1, 2026, 5:12 PM**

Rumours of Cyle Larin to Championship side Southampton.

As a guide, the Opta Power Ranking measures league strength and we have a fair number of Canadians playing in those top leagues. Notice the quality of the Championship, a second division league.

1 English Premier League
2 Italian Serie A
3 German Bundesliga
4 Spanish La Liga
5 French Ligue 1
6 English Championship
7 Belgian Jupiler Pro League
8 Portuguese Primeira Liga
9 Brazilian Serie A
10 Danish Superligaen
11 US Major League Soccer

elly63 · #**2274** Posted **Feb 1, 2026, 7:00 PM**

elly63 · #**2275** Posted **Feb 1, 2026, 7:36 PM**

elly63 · #**2276** Posted **Feb 2, 2026, 7:11 PM**

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Originally Posted by elly63

Rumours of Stephen Eustacquio going from Porto to La Liga's Celta Vigo

Looks like the destination may now be LAFC of MLS.

elly63 · #**2277** Posted **Feb 3, 2026, 7:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by elly63

Looks like the destination may now be LAFC of MLS.

trece verde · #**2278** Posted **Feb 5, 2026, 2:48 AM**

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Originally Posted by elly63

Forge 0 Tigres 0 in Hamilton last night, with field temperature allegedly at -10C.

Flores was definitely featured for Tigres, and was an effective player for them. From what I saw, I don't think he's going to just walk into a National Team roster spot, but the lad has talent and he will definitely make decisions interesting for Coach Marsch.

trece verde · #**2279** Posted **Feb 5, 2026, 2:56 AM**

Other musings:

* J. David scores again for Juve in a bit of a whomping (4-1) over Parma...
* Fonzie's back on the field for Bayern!
* Nice to see Senhor Eustaquio and his stache get a chance at meaningful minutes after seemingly falling out of favour in Porto.

elly63 · #**2280** Posted **Feb 5, 2026, 1:31 PM**

Marcelo Flores has a unique skillset that will be valuable to the Canadian team. While he won't be a starter he does have the ability to help break down a low block which the team desperately needs.

JD almost had a second goal in that Parma game. He headed the ball towards the net and it was going in and then a teammate toed it in at the goal line.

Ismael Kone is no longer loaned from Marseille to Sassuolo. Sassuolo has bought his contract. He is on a upward trajectory and should have a high resale value when the time comes.