Canada WCQs at home: All-time host cities
As a follow-up to Monday's post about home field advantage in World Cup qualifying, here's a (mostly) just-the-numbers look at how Canada has fared in the different cities that have hosted at least one WCQ match:
EDMONTON
| City | Date | Opponent | GF | GA | result | wins | 5 |
| Edmonton | 2008-10-15 | Mexico | 2 | 2 | draw | draws | 3 |
| Edmonton | 2004-09-04 | Honduras | 1 | 1 | draw | losses | 1 |
| Edmonton | 2000-07-16 | T & T | 0 | 2 | loss | points | 18 |
| Edmonton | 1997-10-12 | Mexico | 2 | 2 | draw | win % | 56% |
| Edmonton | 1997-06-01 | Costa Rica | 1 | 0 | win | pts % | 67% |
| Edmonton | 1996-10-13 | Cuba | 2 | 0 | win |
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| Edmonton | 1996-10-10 | Cuba | 2 | 0 | win |
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| Edmonton | 1996-08-30 | Panama | 3 | 1 | win |
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| Edmonton | 1993-07-31 | Australia | 2 | 1 | win |
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KINGSTON
| City | Date | Opponent | GF | GA | result | wins | 2 |
| Kingston | 2004-06-16 | Belize | 4 | 0 | win | draws | 0 |
| Kingston | 2004-06-13 | Belize | 4 | 0 | win | losses | 0 |
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| points | 6 |
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| win % | 100% |
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| pts % | 100% |
MONTREAL
| City | Date | Opponent | GF | GA | result | wins | 1 |
| Montreal | 2008-06-20 | St Vincent | 4 | 1 | win | draws | 0 |
| Montreal | 2008-06-09 | Honduras | 1 | 2 | loss | losses | 1 |
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| points | 3 |
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| win % | 50% |
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| pts % | 50% |
ST JOHN'S
| City | Date | Opponent | GF | GA | result | wins | 2 |
| St John's | 1985-09-14 | Honduras | 2 | 1 | win | draws | 0 |
| St John's | 1972-08-20 | USA | 3 | 2 | win | losses | 0 |
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| points | 6 |
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| win % | 100% |
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| pts % | 100% |
TORONTO
| City | Date | Opponent | GF | GA | result | wins | 4 |
| Toronto | 2008-08-20 | Jamaica | 1 | 1 | draw | draws | 4 |
| Toronto | 2000-11-15 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | draw | losses | 2 |
| Toronto | 1993-05-09 | Mexico | 1 | 2 | loss | points | 16 |
| Toronto | 1992-11-01 | Jamaica | 1 | 0 | win | win % | 40% |
| Toronto | 1985-08-17 | Costa Rica | 1 | 1 | draw | pts % | 53% |
| Toronto | 1980-10-18 | Mexico | 1 | 1 | draw |
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| Toronto | 1972-08-24 | Mexico | 0 | 1 | loss |
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| Toronto | 1968-10-17 | USA | 4 | 2 | win |
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| Toronto | 1968-10-06 | Bermuda | 4 | 0 | win |
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| Toronto | 1957-06-22 | USA | 5 | 1 | win |
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VANCOUVER
| City | Date | Opponent | GF | GA | result | wins | 6 |
| Vancouver | 2004-10-13 | Costa Rica | 1 | 3 | loss | draws | 3 |
| Vancouver | 2004-08-18 | Guatemala | 0 | 2 | loss | losses | 4 |
| Vancouver | 1997-11-09 | USA | 0 | 3 | loss | points | 21 |
| Vancouver | 1997-04-13 | Jamaica | 0 | 0 | draw | win % | 46% |
| Vancouver | 1997-04-06 | El Salvador | 0 | 0 | draw | pts % | 54% |
| Vancouver | 1996-11-03 | El Salvador | 1 | 0 | win |
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| Vancouver | 1993-04-18 | Honduras | 3 | 1 | win |
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| Vancouver | 1992-11-15 | Bermuda | 4 | 2 | win |
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| Vancouver | 1992-11-08 | El Salvador | 2 | 3 | loss |
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| Vancouver | 1988-10-15 | Guatemala | 3 | 2 | win |
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| Vancouver | 1980-11-01 | USA | 2 | 1 | win |
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| Vancouver | 1976-10-10 | Mexico | 1 | 0 | win |
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| Vancouver | 1976-09-24 | USA | 1 | 1 | draw |
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VICTORIA
| City | Date | Opponent | GF | GA | result | wins | 2 |
| Victoria | 1985-04-20 | Guatemala | 2 | 1 | win | draws | 0 |
| Victoria | 1985-04-13 | Haiti | 2 | 0 | win | losses | 0 |
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| points | 6 |
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| win % | 100% |
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| pts % | 100% |
WINNIPEG
| City | Date | Opponent | GF | GA | result | wins | 1 |
| Winnipeg | 2000-10-09 | Panama | 1 | 0 | win | draws | 1 |
| Winnipeg | 2000-06-11 | Cuba | 0 | 0 | draw | losses | 0 |
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| points | 4 |
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| win % | 50% |
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| pts % | 67% |
ALL-TIME HOME
| wins | 23 |
| draws | 12 |
| losses | 7 |
| points | 81 |
| win % | 55% |
| pts % | 64% |
As always, it is a bit of a chore to comb through the stats on the CSA site. A number of matches played in Kingston, Jamaica, were listed as being played in Kingston, Ontario. Swangard Stadium seemed to move from Burnaby, BC to Vancouver almost weekly. But I am fairly confident of the numbers posted here.
I promised to refrain from reading too deeply into these numbers. The main reason is because they stretch over a period during which Canada's strength within CONCACAF has varied significantly. However, some items of note:
- Only Edmonton, Toronto, and Vancouver have hosted more than 2 matches. Of these, Edmonton has the best record (56% winning percentage, 67% of available points). Vancouver (46% / 54%) and Toronto (40% / 53%) have done worse. Vancouver has hosted the most matches with 13 (Toronto 10, Edmonton 9).
- Canada's all-time percentages (55% winning; 64% of points) compare favourably with CONCACAF's numbers over the last two WCQs (57% / 63%). However, a disproportionate number of wins came earlier in our history. We all know that our record is much worse in recent years.
- Canada is unbeaten in WCQs in 4 cities: Kingston, St John's, Victoria and Winnipeg.
- Canada's home record against the region's power, Mexico, is 1 win, 4 draws and 2 losses. The only 2 losses were in Toronto.
1 Comments:
Drag teams to St John's for qualifying. The sheer logistics of flying there for many CONCACAF teams will be worth points. The cold and fog won't be well liked either.
We need to use the every advantage we can employ in order to qualify. We don't have an Azteca stadium or crowds lobbing bags of piss so we need to use our geography !
We can't do anything about the dodgy CONCACAF officiating unless we can petition UEFA for membership !
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