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Canada Soccer

IanO said:
Here's hoping for 35-40k for those November games....

*starts sun/late fall dance.
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I'm happy to learn the staff association at my workplace is purchasing some tickets for these games for staff draws.

Whether I have to buy my own or win some at work, I will be going to the Mexico game for sure, if not both. I'm not used to the cooler nights yet right now, it is going to be interesting in mid November haha.

I imagine that our national team and the visitors will be here a couple weeks in advance, or at least a week, to get used to climate.
 
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I think attendance will be very weather dependent. I despise winter, but will definitely be there just because I love soccer. If by some miracle we end up having decent weather, I think it’ll bring out a lot more people that aren’t necessarily big soccer fans. Mexico game should have quite a large number of Mexico supporters. Costa Rica I’m not sure. Many more people of Mexican origin then Costa Rican in Canada. I’m so curious to know how many people will be torn between cheering for their home country versus Canada. I really don’t know who I would support if Canada ever played Portugal.
 
Having asked a bunch of friends (all soccer fans) if they want me to get tickets, very few have any interest due to time of year/weather.
 
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Mattyeg said:
I think attendance will be very weather dependent. I despise winter, but will definitely be there just because I love soccer. If by some miracle we end up having decent weather, I think it’ll bring out a lot more people that aren’t necessarily big soccer fans. Mexico game should have quite a large number of Mexico supporters. Costa Rica I’m not sure. Many more people of Mexican origin then Costa Rican in Canada. I’m so curious to know how many people will be torn between cheering for their home country versus Canada. I really don’t know who I would support if Canada ever played Portugal.
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I would easily support Canada if it ever played Brazil. Not that the chances of it happening are big... hahaha
 
https://twitter.com/x/status/1450540094771826691

Tickets on sale Friday, pre-sale on Thursday. Range from $20-$60 and there is a 2 match package available.

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Voyageurs members can also purchase tickets through the members area of https://www.thevoyageurs.org/

It's a bit of a homecoming for them as well:

History

The Voyageurs first appearance at a match came at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, on August 30, 1996, displaying two banners at Canada's match with Panama to kick off the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign. The group developed a strong online presence through the hard work of early members like Edmonton's Reza Khalili in an effort to help foster a pro-Canada support for our national teams when they played at home. The name "The Voyageurs" was chosen by Vancouver’s Martin Rose for being bilingual and for reflecting the difficult task ahead for supporters of Canadian soccer.

Throughout the years the Voyageurs presence at home games grew and famous Voyageurs banners like “Super Canucks” became a staple at Canada matches. Although the group was growing Canadian soccer still struggled through a difficult period and home games were few and far between, in a pre-social media world members of the group were able to show their appreciation to our players through initiatives like an annual Christmas card mailing to all Canadian pros abroad.

In the early 2000s without a domestic league no professional national championship the Voyageurs took matters into their own hands and through private member donations created and funded the Voyageurs Cup for Canada’s best men’s club team. Between 2002 and 2007 the trophy was awarded to the Canadian USL-1 (formerly the A-League) side finishing the regular season with the best record in intra-Canadian league matches. In 2008 Canada Soccer created a new Canadian Championship and the winner is now awarded the Voyageurs Cup. The trophy is still presented to the winning team every year by a member of the group.

As the Voyageurs numbers grew we continued supporting our men’s and women’s teams at games across the country as well as organizing trips to away games around the world and the game in Canada continued to grow alongside the Voyageurs. In recent years Canada has hosted the 2002 U-19 Women’s World Cup, the 2007 U-20 Men’s World Cup, the 2014 U-20 Women’s World Cup and the 2015 Women’s World Cup with loud Voyageurs sections leading the home crowds at every match. In 2019 Canada launched its own men’s professional league the Canadian Premier League, the first domestic pro league in Canada for more than twenty years. As we look towards hosting the Men’s World Cup in 2026 the Voyageurs are sure to be an essential part of the future of Canadian soccer.
 
I’ve got tickets to both games! It looks like they are selling very well! Considering this is just a pre-sale. Only singles available in the centre section of the west side. Upper level is an open yet, but you would think they’ll open it for regular sales.
 
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Global news this morning mentioned that Canada soccer is reporting they are expecting capacity crowds and possibly even a record crowd for Canadian men’s national team :)

According to Wikipedia current record is 54,798 in Vancouver against Mexico in 2016
 
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