Canada announces roster for next two FIFA World Cup™ Qualifiers

Canada has announced its roster for its upcoming FIFA World Cup™ Qualifiers in San Pedro Sula, Honduras and Edmonton, AB. The team will group early next week in Sunrise, FL before heading south to Honduras. Canada plays Honduras on the road on 11 October and Mexica at home on 15 October. Tickets to the home match are available via Ticketmaster at ticketmaster.ca or 780.451.8000.



Canada is currently taking part in CONCACAF Stage III of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ Qualifiers. After three matches, Canada is in third place in Group 2 with one point, trailing Honduras (six points) and Mexico (nine points). Canada needs a big win against Honduras to gain ground in the standings. Only the top-two teams will advance after six matches.



Canada has selected 18 players for the trip to Honduras. Two players – Dwayne De Rosario and Adrian Serioux – are unavailable for the match against Honduras because of suspensions, but will be added to the lineup before the match against Mexico. Also of note, Daniel Imhof and Issey Nakajima-Farran are injured and currently unavailable.



Seventeen of the 18 players arriving in Florida are coming over from European clubs. Patrice Bernier is back after serving a one-game international suspension, as is Tomasz Radzinski who suffered a hand injury in the 6 September match. New to the FIFA World Cup™ Qualifiers mix are Chris Pozniak (SCO / Dundee), Kevin Harmse (CAN / Toronto FC) and Joshua Wagenaar (ENG / Yeovil Town).



CANADA

1 Lars Hirschfeld | G | Edmonton, AB | ROM / CFR Cluj

2 Chris Pozniak | D/M | Aurora, ON | SCO / Dundee F.C.

3 Mike Klukowski | D | Oshawa, ON | BEL / Club Brugge KV

4 Kevin McKenna | D | Calgary, AB | GER / 1. FC Köln

5 André Hainault | D | Hudson, QC | CZE / FK SIAD Most

6 Julian de Guzman | M | Scarborough, ON | ESP / Deportivo La Coruna

7 Paul Stalteri | D/M | Brampton, ON | ENG / Tottenham Hotspur

8 Kevin Harmse | D/M | Vancouver, BC | CAN / Toronto FC

9 Tomasz Radzinski | M/F | Toronto, ON | BEL / K. Lierse S.K.

10 Ali Gerba | F | Montréal, QC | ENG / Milton Keynes Dons FC

11 Richard Hastings | D | Vancouver, BC | SCO / Inverness CT

12 Dejan Jakovic | D | Etobicoke, ON | SRB / Red Star Belgrade

13 Atiba Hutchinson | M | Brampton, ON | DEN / F.C. København

14 Marcel de Jong | D/M | Newmarket, ON | NED / Roda JC

15 Patrice Bernier | M | Brossard, QC | DEN / FC Nordsjælland

16 Rob Friend | F | Kelowna, BC | GER / Borussia Mönchengladbach

17 Iain Hume | F | Brampton, ON | ENG / Barnsley FC

18 Joshua Wagenaar | G | Grimsby, ON | ENG / Yeovil Town FC

Dwayne De Rosario | M/F | Scarborough, ON | USA / Houston Dynamo

Adrian Serioux | D/M| Scarborough, ON | USA / FC Dallas



Head of delegation / Chef de délégation : Dominic Maestracci

Head Coach / Entraîneur-chef : Dale Mitchell

Assistant Coach / Entraîneur adjoint : Stephen Hart

Assistant Coach / Entraîneur adjoint : Nick Dasovic

Goalkeeper coach / Entraîneur des gardiens : Paul Dolan

Manager / Gérant : Morgan Quarry

Equipment manager / Gérant d’équipements : Mike Moretto

Physiotherapist / Physiothérapeute : Garret Kusch

Physiotherapist / Physiothérapeute : Dave Foley

Doctor / Docteur : Dr. Michael Campbell