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Another confirmed contender. On Saturday, March 23 Peru team He met the fourth member of The first group in Copa America 2024which will be held in the United States. Canada Defeated 2-0 Trinidad and Tobago In the qualifiers CONCACAF He qualified for one of the most demanding competitions in the world.
After being eliminated from the quarter-finals CONCACAF Nations Leaguepicture of “maple leaf” He was paired in the playoff vs “Soka Warriors” He managed to defeat them this weekend without much difficulty. The contest, played at Toyota Stadium in Texas, was decided in the second half, when scores came in from the team led temporarily Mauro Bello. The authors of the conquests were the attacker Cyril Larin And extreme Jacob Schavelborg.
The first victories came as a result of good team play that greatly distinguished their all-time top scorer in the 61st minute. The action in question began on the right side of the pitch with the Inter Milan midfielder, Tajon BuchananWho cut towards the middle of the field and passed the ball to the striker Ike Ogbo. The English Sheffield Wednesday player conceded one touch towards Larin, who did not need to control, but with a cross shot with his left foot he partially made it 1-0.
The second and final goal came in minutes of stoppage time. Exactly, at 90+1' from the last part and it was, once again, the product of a great combination of framing 'red'. After a series of passes close to the grass that started from his court, the ball ended up at the feet of the Columbus Crew striker. Jasyn Russell Rowewho in turn removed the opponent's marker and gave the ball towards Canada's main offensive reference, Jonathan David. The French Lille player controlled the ball and saw that the player was positioned better. Jacob Schavelborg He was given possession of the object. The Nashville SC athlete dominated inside the box and with a phenomenal left foot sealed the contest.
With this result, Canada tied with the Peru national team. Chile by Ricardo Gareca And the current champion Argentina In Group A of the tournament South American Confederation. In this sense, they will make their debut against Lionel Messi And the company. It will be the second day of the competition he is leading Jorge Fossati. This game is scheduled for Tuesday, June 25 at Children's Mercy Park in Kansas. The start time has already been confirmed and will be from 5:00 PM local time.
This will be Canada's first participation In the history of the most important competition at the South American level. It is worth noting that she was invited to the 2001 edition, but she rejected the offer, because her main team was focusing on participating in the Gold Cup, which was eventually postponed.
Over the years, Peru and Canada have only faced each other once before. This was in a friendly match held on September 4, 2010 at BFO Stadium in Toronto. On this occasion, the victory was decided in favor of the Inca representative with a score of 2-0. The goals came from the striker Jose Carlos Fernandez And the midfielder Gian Carlo Tragodara.
