Canada will defend its favoritism against Guadeloupe in the Gold Cup

Canada begins this Tuesday (today) its participation in CONCACAF Gold Cup 2023 with what is expected to be an enjoyable home game against a team from French territory Guadeloupe.

Guadeloupewhich is not a part Fifa because it is an overseas region France and therefore does not occupy a single place in the classification of the international football organization, which advanced to the final stage golden cupor after the defeat last week Guyana 2-0.

Tuesday’s match at the BMO stadium in Toronto it will be the fourth time Canada and Guadeloupe they face in their story. Canada He won twice. But the team from the small South American archipelago beat the North American team 2-1 in the Golden Cup 2007.

At this occasion, Canada llega as a clear favorite, not only for the match against Guadalupe, but also for winning first place in Group D golden cup which also includes Cuba and Guatemala.

Although they lost 2-0 to NOW in the finalin the Concacaf League of Nations, The Canadian team is at the best moment in its history.

Last year, Canada he disputed World Cup in Qatar 2022, he agreed to a glass for the first time World from Mexico 1986. He did so after winning the Octagonal Championship and defeating teams considered far superior, such as those from Mexico and the United Statestwo.

For Tuesday’s game against Guadalupe, Coach John Herdmann, You will be without some of the players who catapulted Canada to Qatar, such as Alphonso Davies, Jonathan David, Cyle Larin, Alistair Johnston and Ismaël Koné.

All of these players are part of European squads and are not involved in Tuesday’s game to continue their pre-season preparations with their clubs.

These absences will allow Herdman to test new players against perceived inferior opposition, such as Nashville SC winger Jacob Shaffelburg, Columbus Crew forward Jacen Russell-Rowe, Portland Timbers defender Zac McGraw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC midfielder Ali Ahmed.

This is the first time that Russell-Rowe, McGraw and Ahmed have been called up to the senior Canadian team.

For its part, Guadeloupe is expected to appear at BMO with its main stars: Bordeaux goalkeeper Davy Rouyard, defenders Meddy Lin and Andreaw Gravillon, and forwards Luther Archimede of Sacramento Republic FC and Jordan Tello of France’s Grenoble.