NEWS: Canada hosting decisive World Cup qualifier at Toronto's BMO Field
Canada will play their final home match in the Concacaf Final Round of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers at BMO Field in Toronto on March 27. The Sunday afternoon fixture comes in the middle of a three-match FIFA window for the Men’s National Team who will face Costa Rica away on 24 March, Jamaica at home on 27 March, and then Panama away on 30 March. Ticket details will be announced in the coming weeks for the pivotal FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Qualifiers match. The Canada home match kicks off at 16.00 local time.
Canada sits undefeated at the top of the table in the Concacaf Final Round of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers with 25 points after 11 matches. Canada have won six matches in a row dating back to their last home match in Toronto on 13 October against Panama. Canada are now four points up on both USA and Mexico and eight points ahead of fourth-place Panama.
Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team are undefeated in 19 consecutive matches at BMO Field since 1 June 2011, including three matches in the Concacaf Final Round of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. In the most recent FIFA window, Canada won away in Honduras for the first time since 1985, beat USA in FIFA World Cup Qualifiers for the first time since 1980, and won away in El Salvador for the first time since 1996. Canadian fans continue to show their ardent support for the Men’s National Team in the stands, online and through record viewership across all broadcast platforms including OneSoccer, Sportsnet and RDS.
All matches in Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team World Cup Qualifiers will be broadcast LIVE on OneSoccer, including TELUS channel 980, onesoccer.ca, Sportsnet and RDS. Fans will find extended coverage across Canada Soccer’s digital channels on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube featuring the hashtag #CANMNT.