Gervais, Pizzolito et Sutton avec les Rouges le 18 août

[François]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Wednesday, August 11, 2004

YALLOP ANNOUNCES ROSTER FOR WORLD CUP QUALIFIER AGAINST GUATEMALA

Ottawa, Ontario – Canadian Men’s World Cup Team head coach Frank Yallop today named his 18-player roster for the upcoming World Cup Qualifier against Guatemala on August 18 at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby, BC.

Yallop has selected 11 players from the squad which defeated Belize 4-0 in back to back games in the first round. Several of those players are now with new clubs, with Tomasz Radzinski moving from Everton to Fulham and Jason deVos signing with Ipswich Town. Defender Ante Jazic is now in Russia at FC Kuban.

In addition, Yallop has rounded out his roster with seven players from the Development Team which competed last month in Burnaby against Millwall and Hearts in a tournament hosted by the BC Soccer Association. From that squad, Yallop has chosen Montreal Impact goalkeeper Greg Sutton (who established a club single season record of 13 shutouts), Impact defenders Nevio Pizzolitto and Gabe Gervais, 17-year-old midfielder Jaime Peters, who has landed trials with Ipswich Town, Millwall, Derby and Manchester United; midfielders Josh Simpson and Adrian Serioux, who were both handed contracts by Millwall after their impressive performances last month, and striker Olivier Occean.

“I’m very happy with this squad as it represents what I feel are the players that are showing the best form at the moment,” said Yallop. “The players who came in last month were very impressive in their performances.”

The Canadians will begin arriving in Vancouver on Saturday. The team will train at Burnaby Lakes East at 2:00 p.m. on Monday and at 11:00 a.m. at Swangard Stadium on Tuesday. The game is scheduled for a 7:00 p.m. kickoff and will be carried on Rogers Sportsnet (11:00 p.m. ET, 8:00 p.m. PT).

Canadian Roster For World Cup Qualifier vs Guatemala on August 18, 2004

Pat Onstad GK San Jose Earthquakes, MLS
Greg Sutton GK Montreal Impact, A-League

Jason deVos D Ipswich Town, English First Division
Gabriel Gervais D Montreal Impact, A-League
Paul Stalteri D/M Werder Bremen, German Bundesliga
Ante Jazic D/M FC Kuban, Russian Premier
Adrian Serioux D/M Millwall, English First Division

Daniel Imhof M St. Gallen, Swiss First Division
Atiba Hutchinson M Helsingborg, Swedish Premier
Julian deGuzman M Hannover 96, German Bundesliga
Nevio Pizzolitto D Montreal Impact, A-League
Mark Watson D Charleston Battery, A-League

Josh Simpson M Millwall, English First Division
Jaime Peters M Unattached

Tomasz Radzinski F Fulham, English Premier League
Paul Peschisolido F Derby County, English First Division
Dwayne de Rosario F San Jose Earthquakes, MLS
Olivier Occean F Odd Grenland, Norwegian Premier

[François]

Le communiqué parle du match à 23h00?

[Daniel]

On n'est pas encore sûr pour l'heure du match...

Pas de Brennan et l'inclusion de Watson sont les grandes surprises.

[François]

On n'est pas encore sûr pour l'heure du match...

Pas de Brennan et l'inclusion de Watson sont les grandes surprises.

Je vois très bien Gervais commencer le match à la place de Watson.

[Heather]

It also says they will be arriving in Vancouver on Saturday, hopefully our players can be arriving after the game on Saturday. Any word if the Can Am Cup final is still set for Aug 18th, anyone know who we will be playing?

[Bxl Boy]

Not sure the Can Am game will be on 18 because Toronto plays that day against VB
I think Toronto and Rochester still can play against us
I'm sure that at leat one game between Toronto and Syracuse this week-end still counts
I think it's friday and if Toronto wins, it won't be a Can Am final but a Can Can
I'm sure this cup is crappy organized

[François]

It also says they will be arriving in Vancouver on Saturday, hopefully our players can be arriving after the game on Saturday. Any word if the Can Am Cup final is still set for Aug 18th, anyone know who we will be playing?

The league is doing a terrible job of marketing this can-am cup.
Their is no news on the competition anywhere

[BoB]

the can-am is a joke!