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00:00I might have mentioned that Maxime Crepeau, Alphonso Davies, the biggest questions, that's not to say it's an extensive list
00:08of questions.
00:08You think of Kyle Lahren, you think of Jonathan David, goals from those players, my goodness, the two most successful
00:16in this program's history, 69 between them.
00:18They were invisible at times in Edmonton and we'll be hoping for a different story tonight against the boys in
00:25green.
00:25The boys in green also wear white tonight, they will defend the goal to the left side of your screen
00:29in this opening 45 minutes and attack Canada's at the right here at Stadsabuno.
00:35Canada in all black, defending right and attacking left in half number one.
00:42We're underway from Stadsabuno tonight on Fox Sports 2, great to have you along with us, my name is Adam
00:48Jenkins.
00:57Liam Miller finds a little bit of space in behind Jadozi Ogbeni.
01:05Captain Ishtakio.
01:09Derek Cornelius.
01:13Alistair Johnston, one of the few players that knows this pitch well, Stadsabuno, the former CF Montrealer, before his big
01:19move out to Celtic.
01:34Tayshaun Buchanan, Johnston, Canada encroaching towards the box, Buchanan's early shot forces a good save from Travers.
01:43Second phase, cross from the wing, Miller couldn't reel it in, Richie Larea hustles over, the Toronto FC left back.
02:00Ishtakio, Larea just off, wanted Kyle Laird making the run into the box, Miller collects the loose ball.
02:05Liam Miller, his cross in for Jonathan David, first attempt from the Ottawa product, and he puts it into the
02:12seats.
02:13Two minutes in, positive start for Jesse Marsh's side.
02:27Of course, Jesse Marsh, his connections to Montreal run deep.
02:31He dusted off the Francais the other day at the pre-match press conference.
02:35Coach Tier, it was really his first professional gig.
02:38After retiring in 2009, joining Montreal Impact 2011 and 2012, before stops with New York Red Bulls.
02:47Red Bulls, Salzburg, Leipzig, his Premier League stint with Leeds United, before taking over as Canada head coach in 2024.
03:04And Daba, Watford's James Abenkwa.
03:14Bernelius Steps, this time, then Larea, high-lofted, sliced ball into touch.
03:22And Heimir Halgrimson, the Icelandic manager of Iceland, pardon me, of Ireland.
03:3958-year-old who is not on his first national team job.
03:45Coach Jamaica from 2022 through 2024, so no stranger to CONCACAF.
03:51And coached his native Iceland from 2013 through 2018, and brings a wealth of European experience to this group.
04:07Connor Coventry.
04:10Couldn't find either JNume or Ogbeni.
04:14Troy Parrott has his first attempt blocked.
04:24Quite the scenes for Troy Parrott back in November, as Ireland were still looking to push towards World Cup qualifications.
04:32Scored an incredible goal that certainly brought the country's knowledge of the budding young striker.
04:41Dublin even infamously and cheekily changed the name of their airport to Troy Parrott International.
04:49Troy said to the media, shortly after the renaming, albeit temporary, said,
04:55it's a shame that that's not the permanent name.
04:57I don't know that I've done quite enough for that to be the case just yet.
05:00But that sign is still somewhere inside the terminal.
05:04Can't imagine not chuckling every time you see your name in big, bold letters traveling to represent your country.
05:18Parrott switches the pitch collected by Seamus Coleman, 37 years old.
05:25He is the only player in his 30s in the starting 11, which clears the field by about a decade.
05:31A Arist 시대.
05:32And the rest of your country is the only player in East Port of France.
05:34The pitch of the national level, is the only player in the starting 11, which is the only player in
05:35the beginning.
05:39And the state of the national level.
05:45And the state of the national level.
05:45Ishtakiyov.
05:49And the state of the national level.
05:57Luke Dufujerol.
06:01This is going to be followed by a year.
06:01in Belgium on loan from Fulham, a 20 year old born in London, England, representing
06:08Canada on the national stage for the 13th time.
06:11Thijon Buchanan trying to create something despite the best efforts of Ndaba, that's
06:15out for a Canadian corner.
06:35Despite rampant opportunities, no open play goals for Canada against the Uzbeks, a rarity
06:41for them to get both of their second half goals from open play.
06:45Buchanan makes the run, short to the flag.
06:49Ishtakia, Montreal's Ismail Kone, crossed into the box, a header from Nfugero, not on target.
06:57It's a solid opportunity for Canada.
07:00That's the second productive trip they've had into the opponent's defensive third.
07:07Really nice run from Jonathan David as well.
07:11Had that ball been just a bit under hit, one of a different reaction from the 52 year old
07:17native of Racine, Wisconsin.
07:22Garnelius, mistake, give Sireland possession.
07:31Majax, Ontario, representing Olympique, Marseille, and Ligue 1.
07:45Mdaba.
07:48Lame, had his hands full with the fousia roll, Johnston comes to help, and ends up in possession.
07:54Johnston looking long, Kyle Lahren buoyed by his big contract announcement today with Southampton.
08:05Liam Miller finds his way into the box
08:07Cuts over onto his right
08:08Tries to wrap it
08:12Lots for Jesse Marsh to like
08:14The Canadians coursing with confidence in Quebec
08:25No doubt a significantly nicer evening
08:29Than what we had single digit temperatures
08:32Torrential rain at Commonwealth Stadium
08:34And play Alberta Fields
08:35Earlier in the international window
08:39It's 27 degrees warmer
08:41When you factor in the humidity
08:42It is muggy
08:48Herod continues to apply good pressure
08:50Causing the Canadian centre-backs to be unsettled
08:53Then led into the box
08:54Crate balls out
08:55And then it's pinballing around
08:57Of both Cornelius and Johnston
08:59And just stays out
09:12Caipou got a piece
09:13And then Cornelius
09:14Who had a friendly fire incident
09:16With Moise Bombito
09:19Early in the first half as well
09:21The last time out
09:24Looking like he's a bit out of rhythm
09:26And I'm sure that that is something
09:28That is being murmured
09:30About Stad Saputo
09:33Troy Parrott seems to be
09:35In all kinds of discomfort here
09:38Not sure if it's quite knee-on-knee
09:40But he certainly got spun around
09:42By Richie Larea
09:48Sticky massaging
09:49Just underneath the shin guards
09:51And
09:52I'm here
09:53Algrim's son's thinking
09:54I don't know that I have
09:57An out-and-out nine
09:58To replace him
10:00Most experienced outfield player
10:02On the bench
10:03Is Liam Scales
10:03On just 15 caps
10:14Nothing
10:14The freezing spray
10:15And a little blue Gatorade cancel
10:3024-year-old
10:31Dubliner
10:36After 2017
10:37With Belvedere
10:38Move to Tottenham Hotspur
10:40Two appearances there
10:42Before loans out to Millwall
10:44Ipswich Town
10:44MK Dons
10:45Preston North End
10:46And Excelsior
10:47He has been with
10:49AZ
10:52And apologies in advance
10:54To my American friends
10:56And viewers tonight
10:57It is AZ
10:58In this part of the world
11:01That is of course
11:02Alkmar
11:04In the air
11:05DBZ
11:24Chick O'Brien stops
11:26On Bennett
11:28Searching for the ball
11:30It is last off
11:31The Irish right winger
11:37Heard's going to try to grid it out
11:38But he is hobbling
12:03Cornelius wins his aerial duel
12:10Gio
12:10Gio
12:13Gio
12:13Jamie sport
12:18Bene had fared decently well
12:21On virtual array
12:22Until he's
12:22Stacchio
12:23Came by to assist
12:33Ismael Kone
12:35A wonder kid
12:37He's beloved in Montreal
12:39And the career
12:40That so many in this city
12:42Believe he's going to have
12:46From a Canadian supporter's
12:48Vantage point
12:49The relief
12:51You would hear
12:51When you spoke
12:52To the Voyagers
12:54About the fact
12:55He finally felt
12:56Settled at Sassuolo
12:59Much less drama
13:00Seemed like
13:01He turned a page
13:04You wonder what
13:05The next big move
13:05Might be for Kone
13:11Telson DeVoy
13:32Buchanan
13:33Point the tussle
13:34On the touchline
13:36Lost off the Canadian winger
13:38And you can
13:39Get used to that
13:40James Abankwa
13:40That's the type of match
13:41Are in for it
13:56Fortunate enough
13:57The arm of Troy Parrott
13:58Brings out the referee's whistle
14:04Not even a helping hand
14:06No love lost
14:07Between those two
14:07Evidently
14:29Time and space
14:30For Cornelius
14:31Popped up the first touch
14:34Line of six abreast
14:37For Canada
14:37Just outside the box
14:38Kone
14:41Diffusio roll
15:01Right to left and back again
15:03Buchanan
15:07I don't know
15:08Lumped on the cross
15:08This time
15:09And is that off
15:10The arm of Parrott
15:11For a second time
15:12In about 90 seconds
15:25Miller
15:25Off balance
15:27As he rounded the corner
15:29Ireland weren't happy
15:31Ireland weren't happy
15:31With how fast
15:31Canada took that restart
15:33They're arguing
15:33That Parrott was speaking
15:34To the referee
15:36Canada were never told
15:37To wait for the whistle
15:52Miller trying to make
15:53The most of his minutes
15:54As Jacob Schaffelberg
15:56Looks to return
15:58To some level
15:58Of match fitness
15:59Before the World Cup
16:00Finals begin next week
16:01He was seen jogging
16:03Around the pitch
16:03As part of his
16:04Return to play protocol
16:14Schaffelberg affectionately
16:15Nicknamed
16:16And the Maritime Messi
16:19In his hometown
16:22Of Kentville, Nova Scotia
16:4717th minute here
16:48It's that Saputo
16:53The second opponent
16:54In a row
16:55That Canada need to
16:56Try to find a way
16:57To solve
16:58The compact block
17:01Has been one of
17:02The biggest struggles
17:03They've had
17:04In the Marsh era
17:05They are athletic
17:06They are fast
17:07They can press
17:09But when they're frustrated
17:10They're waiting
17:11For that key
17:14Lahren
17:15Arm in the back
17:16And pushed over
17:18By Nathan Collins
17:19Winning a free kick
17:20In a good spot
17:34Both arms in the back
17:35In an extension
17:55Stefan Ishtakia
17:56Right arm raised
17:57Eyes in the box
17:58Go short
17:59Kone
17:59He's going to shoot
18:02Something off the trading
18:03Ground
18:03But maybe needs to stay
18:05There for another day
18:05Or two
18:06Kone looked surprised
18:08By the pass
18:08Didn't have a great
18:09First touch
18:10Sean was in the same
18:28Vane
18:28Kone hustling back
18:31Stealing the ball
18:32For Canada
18:32Midfield
18:33Shrugs off
18:34Parrot a couple of times
18:35And then sends in
18:37Tayshaun Buchanan
18:40Tayshaun Buchanan
18:41Wanted Kyle Lahren
18:42Who wanted the ball
18:43At the back post
18:44So he could run on
18:45And finish
18:54Ironing out some wrinkles
18:55Les Rouge
18:58They are
18:59Les Noirs tonight
19:18That swinger from
19:19Ishtakia
19:20Nathan Collins
19:23Without much resistance
19:26Gets the defensive
19:27Header
19:27Switched round
19:29Played and left footed
19:30By Ishtakia
19:31And then Ishtakia
19:32Ishtakia
19:33Header
19:33To the
19:35Zone of the pitch
19:36Where you typically
19:37Find the last man
19:38Back off a corner
19:39Miller and Larea
19:41Were fanned out wide
20:01Trophy in a week's time
20:04It's an unprecedented port of call
20:06For this Argentina team
20:07Legendary Jordan
20:09Hair Stadium
20:10Here in Auburn
20:10Alabama
20:11I'm with Alejandro Moreno
20:12And a chance for some of
20:14Argentina's squad members
20:16To make an impression today
20:17Ali
20:17As we look at this
20:18Starting 11
20:18Yeah
20:19Already players
20:20That made a good impression
20:22In the game
20:23They played earlier
20:24This past week
20:25Valentin Barco
20:27Was one of those players
20:28That looked good
20:28Against Honduras
20:29But it's an opportunity
20:30For Nico Paz
20:32Who had such a great season
20:34At Como
20:35And supposed to be
20:37Their apparent to
20:37Lionel Messi
20:38We'll see what he does
20:40With that chance today
20:42Well this is the storied
20:43Home of the
20:45Auburn Tigers
20:46Tonight welcoming
20:48Lionel Messi
20:49In Argentina
20:49As they take on
20:51Iceland
20:51It's the first ever
20:53International friendly
20:54In this stadium
20:55And as we mentioned
20:57A massive night
20:58For some of
20:59Argentina's
21:00Squad members
21:01Four changes
21:02For them tonight
21:03From the team
21:04That beat Honduras
21:05On Saturday
21:07By two goals to nil
21:10In our pregame studio
21:11You heard
21:12Stuart Robson
21:13Worrying a little bit
21:14Ali
21:14About the age of
21:15Nicolas Ottomendi
21:16At the heart of that
21:17Argentine defence
21:18He's there wearing
21:19Number 19
21:20Captaining Argentina
21:21At the age of 38
21:22And he'll have some
21:23Young Icelandic strikers
21:25To go up against
21:26Tonight
21:26Primarily
21:27Number 9
21:28Ori Oskarsson
21:29Who's really caught the eye
21:30In Spain
21:31Yeah he has
21:33And in terms of
21:34Ottomendi chasing
21:35Around young strikers
21:36I think Nicolas
21:37Ottomendi is having
21:38Difficulties chasing
21:39All strikers
21:40It's
21:42It's actually surprising
21:43That Ottomendi
21:44Is still featuring
21:46For the Argentina
21:46National team
21:47And could very well
21:49Feature in that
21:50First match
21:50Against Algeria
21:51Credit to him
21:53But man
21:54Where is the next
21:55Generation of
21:56Centre backs
21:56For Argentina
21:57I suppose
21:57That Cristian Romero
21:58Would take that
21:59Place if he were
22:00Healthy
22:00We'll see if he'll
22:02Be ready and fit
22:02To go for that
22:03First game against
22:04Algeria
22:06So all of those
22:07Changes for
22:08Coach Lionel Scaloni
22:09Tonight
22:10Two of them
22:10Coming up front
22:11It's all changed
22:12In the attack
22:13With Jose Lopez
22:14Getting the start
22:16El Flaco
22:17And Nico Paz
22:18Also partnering him
22:19So no place
22:21For Lautaro Martinez
22:22Either
22:23Tonight from the start
22:24Also a changing goal
22:26With Geronimo
22:27Rulli
22:28Taking over
22:31So all set
22:32For action
22:32Last stop
22:33For Argentina
22:34There's been so much
22:36Talk about how
22:37Difficult it is
22:38To defend
22:38A World Cup trophy
22:39And certainly history
22:40Tells us that
22:42That is exactly
22:43What they will set
22:44Out to do
22:44In a week's time
22:46When the World Cup
22:48Gets underway
22:48For them
22:49In Kansas City
22:50But for tonight
22:51So much to enjoy
22:52Here
22:53At Jordan
22:54Hare Stadium
22:57They were closing
22:58In on
22:58A capacity sellout
23:00Close to
23:0087,000
23:02Here
23:02And so many
23:03Argentina fans
23:04Have travelled
23:04For far and wide
23:05Perhaps an early
23:07Indication as to
23:08Whether
23:08We're going to see
23:09Similar scenes
23:10As to those
23:12We saw in Qatar
23:12Three and a half
23:14Years ago
23:14When it seemed
23:15Like the whole
23:15Country of Argentina
23:16Had made the
23:17Trip to Qatar
23:18Alec
23:20You know full well
23:21That Argentina
23:22Will travel
23:24And they will
23:25Support this team
23:26And we saw it
23:28Ourselves
23:28Twelve years ago
23:30In
23:30In Brazil
23:32How much
23:34The Argentina fans
23:35Were supporting
23:36This team
23:38And it wouldn't
23:39Be a surprise
23:40That they're going
23:40To be essentially
23:41The home team
23:41Anywhere they play
23:42In the World Cup
23:45We'll see how far
23:46This team goes
23:47They seem to have
23:48Everything in place
23:49To be
23:49One of those
23:50That is called upon
23:51To be a favorite
23:52Going into the tournament
23:54Will they have
23:55Enough magic
23:56In them
23:57And will Lionel Messi
23:58Have enough magic
23:59In him
24:00In order to make
24:01A deep deep run
24:02It is certainly
24:03One of many
24:04Tantalizing questions
24:07Swirling around
24:09Run into the start
24:11Of the tournament
24:11Which is just
24:12Two days away
24:14Argentina
24:15Won't kick off
24:16Until a week
24:17From tonight
24:17In Kansas City
24:19And they will play
24:21Algeria
24:25Iceland of course
24:26Will be
24:26Watching the World Cup
24:28From their armchairs
24:30It's
24:31A team
24:32And a small nation
24:33That stunned
24:33The soccer world
24:34Reaching the quarterfinals
24:36Of Euro 2016
24:37And qualified
24:38For the
24:39First and only
24:40World Cup
24:41In 2018
24:43At that time
24:44They'll be sitting
24:45In the same couch
24:46As my beloved
24:47Home country
24:48Of Venezuela
24:48Watching the World Cup
24:49It's a comfortable couch
24:51Let me tell you
24:51Yeah
24:52A wide couch
24:53Very wide
24:59Only natural
25:01There's going to be
25:01Some drop-off
25:02From the heights
25:03That Iceland
25:04Reached
25:06Smallest country
25:07Ever to
25:08Qualify for a World Cup
25:09That record of course
25:09Has since been smashed
25:13Welcome Curaçao
25:14To these shores
25:18Argentina playing
25:20In a college football stadium
25:22Second time in four nights
25:23After their
25:25Journey to college station
25:27To beat
25:27Honduras on Saturday
25:28It's a fairly comfortable
25:29Win for them
25:30Well you know
25:30You saw that game
25:31As they're on the attack
25:32Here
25:36Initial shot
25:37Was charged down
25:38And the follow-up
25:40From Jose Lopez
25:45Is Giovanni Lo Celso
25:46Lo Celso
25:47Lo Celso maintaining
25:51His place
25:52In the starting line
25:52Islein able to
25:53Thwart the threat
25:54And launch a counterattack
25:57Themselves
25:57This is Albert
25:58Goodmanson
25:59On the move
26:01Against Hiei
26:02Standing right back
26:04And a chance
26:04For Islein
26:06What a ball in
26:06That was
26:09Somehow there was
26:10No touch on it
26:11Allison arriving
26:14Allison sets up
26:15His run to the back
26:16Post
26:16And Goodmanson
26:18Puts it into
26:18A dangerous area
26:19It is poor
26:20Defending from Hiei
26:21To begin with
26:21And poor defending
26:22At the back post
26:23And quite frankly
26:25Adrian Healy
26:26That is
26:27Indeed
26:27My kind of range
26:28Is a tap-in
26:29For Allison
26:31Unable to get his foot
26:32On the ball
26:33In a way that
26:34He could make the contact
26:35To keep it down
26:38Goes high on him
26:39And it is a miss
26:40For Islein
26:41Wasted opportunity
26:53We welcome those of you
26:55Joining us on ESPN
26:57Argentina against
26:59Iceland
26:59The first ever
27:00International friendly
27:02Here at legendary
27:03Jordan-Hare Stadium
27:04The home of
27:05The Auburn Tigers
27:06In the heart of
27:08Alabama
27:08Adrian Healy
27:09And Alejandro Moreno
27:10Whether you
27:10Missed too much
27:13Missed a
27:13Glaring
27:16Opportunity for
27:16Mikhail
27:17Elletson
27:17And Iceland
27:18To take a shot
27:19Early leads
27:21We're still trying to
27:22Digest that
27:23Ali
27:23Quite
27:23Quite how he missed
27:29But it's the profile
27:30Of attack
27:31That can hurt
27:32Argentina
27:33When you're thinking
27:34About where are they
27:35Vulnerable
27:37Going into the
27:38World Cup
27:38They lose the ball
27:39In an advanced area
27:40One ball forward
27:42Gunnison in a
27:421v1 situation
27:43Poor defending
27:44From here
27:44In a wide area
27:45Poor defending
27:46At the back post
27:47And it should have been
27:48A goal for
27:48Erlinson
27:54Changed looking
27:56Frontline for
27:57Argentina
27:57Today
27:58Trying to connect
27:58There
28:00Ball over the top
28:01For Barco
28:02There is
28:03Leonel Scaloni
28:04The fourth youngest
28:06To win a World Cup
28:08In history
28:11And the youngest
28:12Since 1978
28:13When another great
28:14Argentine
28:15Cesar Luis Minotti
28:17Lifted the trophy
28:18On home soil
28:33Argentina
28:34When you look at
28:34The odds makers
28:35Seem to be
28:37Right around
28:38Fourth or fifth place
28:39Ali
28:40In terms of
28:40The odds
28:41Do you think
28:41That's fair
28:42With France and Spain
28:43The front runners
28:46If everybody's
28:47At their best
28:48And let's assume
28:49That they're gonna be
28:50Then it seems
28:51About right
28:52In terms of
28:53Where Argentina
28:53Should be
28:54And it's not
28:55Just about
28:57Whether they can
28:58Recapture the magic
28:59Of 2022
29:01Whether they
29:01Have the same
29:02Element of good fortune
29:03And where the
29:04Ball bounces in
29:05Off the post
29:06Instead of
29:06Bouncing out
29:07Which are some
29:08More things
29:08That you need
29:09In order to win
29:09A tournament
29:10Like the World Cup
29:10Besides all of that
29:12Then you have
29:12History going
29:13Against you
29:14Let's not forget
29:14That the last time
29:16A team was able
29:17To repeat
29:17As World Cup
29:18Champion
29:18Was all the way
29:19Back in 1962
29:21Brazil
29:2158 and 62
29:23And it's only
29:24Happened twice
29:24In history
29:25Italy the other
29:26One in 1934
29:271938
29:27So history
29:29Is not on the
29:30Side of Argentina
29:31And that's why
29:32Perhaps you look
29:33Got in go
29:34Yeah they're one
29:35Of the favorites
29:36But not quite
29:37As high
29:38As they might
29:39Have been
29:39Yep
29:41Apparently right
29:42Number three
29:43In the world
29:44By FIFA
29:45Up against
29:46A team
29:47At 72 places
29:49Lower than
29:49Tonight
29:50In Iceland
29:53It's just hard
29:54It's just hard
29:54It's hard
29:54To win the
29:55World Cup
29:56Once
29:56It's hard
29:57To win it
29:58Back to back
30:00A lot of things
30:01Have to go
30:01Your way
30:02Most of all
30:03You're going
30:03To have to
30:03Have outstanding
30:04Performances
30:05There's
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