A variety of newsletters you'll love, delivered straight to you. Audience Relations, CBC P.O. CONMEBOL, the South American confederation, has also delayed its qualifying schedule, pushing games back from September to October 2020. 3:19 The Canadian team was still at its hotel in nearby … To encourage thoughtful and respectful conversations, first and last names will appear with each submission to CBC/Radio-Canada's online communities (except in children and youth-oriented communities). A new schedule for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Qualifiers will feature Concacaf matches starting in March 2021 as part of a revised international path for Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team. But CONCACAF, which covers North and Central America and the Caribbean, announced Tuesday that first-round qualifying matches will now kick off next March. Canada has not qualified for a World Cup since its only appearance in 1986 in Mexico. These are requirements and we respect requirements," he added. At issue were the pre-match COVID-19 tests taken by the Cayman Islands delegation, which did not meet FIFA requirements. Just how challenging remains to be seen, depending on the grip of COVID-19. Larin, Davies team up to help Canada crush Bermuda in World Cup qualifier, How Canada can qualify for the 2022 World Cup — and why its hopes are looking up. "If anything we'll look at the positives which are more recovery, more regen time for those players that played on Thursday," he added. Canada will have to wait until the spring to start its qualifying journey for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after CONCACAF announced Tuesday that first-round qualifying matches will now start next March. Instead, CONCACAF said it will work with FIFA to finalize a new qualifying schedule, beginning with the first round in March 2021. Canada's World Cup qualifying final stage pushed back until March 2021. Concacaf Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Guatemala, Dominican Republic finish perfect March in WCQ Haiti, Canada and El Salvador kick off WCQ in style The current FIFA international window runs through Tuesday for CONCACAF teams. In 2014 World Cup qualifying, Antigua and Barbuda pulled of a major surprise by beating Haiti and making it to the third-round. "This means our qualifying process for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 will not begin in September, as previously scheduled," CONCACAF said. The plane eventually landed in Tampa with the team not getting to its hotel until 1:30 a.m. local time Friday. We'll do whatever it's going to take.". Get World Cup 2022 standings and all tables from 1000+ soccer leagues and competitions. But Canada coach John Herdman says his team will do whatever's needed. Between 2023 to 2025 (subject to changes), 55 countries in Europe will compete for a total of 16 World Cup tickets to be awarded (out of 48). Pseudonyms will no longer be permitted. A variety of newsletters you'll love, delivered straight to you. Assembling a team for the Gold Cup, the CONCACAF championship slated for July 10 to Aug. 1 next year, could also be challenging. The new start date was announced after Concacaf and FIFA jointly agreed that the Concacaf Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 will not be played in the FIFA match windows of October or November 2020. How big of a moment was this for Canadian soccer? The plane was diverted to Miami but, as it was about to descend, the pilot was told he could not land because it was not a scheduled flight. The Hex, of course, is the final round of FIFA World Cup qualifying in … Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered on CBC Gem. Based on FIFA rankings as of July 16, 2020, Canada will kick off qualifying in the First Round, while the USA begins play in the Final Round. (Mark Blinch/CP) John Molinaro | @JohnMolinaro February 11, 2019, 5:27 PM. Herdman said he pulled his team's leadership group together in wake of the news. Photo: @FEPAFUT. Add some “good” to your morning and evening. The Canadian men, currently ranked 73rd in the world and seventh in CONCACAF, have not played since Jan. 15 when they lost 1-0 to 39th-ranked Iceland in a friendly in Irvine, Calif. Once CONCACAF qualifying starts, Canada will play each of the other teams in its first-round group once for a total of four matches — two home and two away. Herdman expects a very busy schedule next year. 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