Men’s National Team Tickets For Sale

Tickets for Canada-Honduras in Montréal on sale Tuesday 20 July
Tickets for the Canada-Honduras Men’s International Friendly match will go on sale this Tuesday 20 July at 10.00 ET. Canada will host 2010 FIFA World Cup™ participant Honduras on Tuesday 7 September at Stade Saputo in Montréal, QC. The match, presented by BMO, will kick off at 19.30.

Fans can purchase their tickets via Admission at www.Admission.com or 1.800.361.4595. Ticket prices start as low as $20 while premium tickets cost just $40. Group rates are available in select sections with the purchase of 10 or more tickets.

“This is simply an excellent opportunity for the national team and its players,” said national head coach Stephen Hart. “Playing at home is always special and I am certain both the players and Canadian fans will welcome this announcement.”

Canada will play back-to-back home matches on FIFA international dates in early September. On 4 September (17.30 kickoff), Canada faces Peru at BMO Field in Toronto (Ticketmaster / 416.872.5000). The Canadian team then flies to Montréal to face Honduras on 7 September (19.30 kickoff).

Canada last faced Honduras at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the quarter final stage. Honduras won 1:0 on a penalty kick goal. In 2010, Honduras was one of three CONCACAF nations that participated in the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™.

Honduras is Canada’s second 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ opponent this year. In a trip to South America in late May, Canada lost to eventual quarter-final participant Argentina on 24 May. On that same trip, Canada also drew 1:1 with Venezuela on 30 May.

With South Africa now complete, the world turns its attention to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™. The Canada-Honduras match is part of Hart’s early preparations in advance of the next FIFA World Cup™ Qualifiers, which are expected to begin in 2012. In between, Hart and the Canadian squad will also have the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup (schedule also yet to be announced).

Canada – Peru tickets on sale Monday 12 July
International soccer returns to Toronto as Canada hosts four-time World Cup™ participants Peru in an international men’s match on 4 September at BMO Field. Tickets to the upcoming Canada-Peru soccer friendly will go on sale to the public Monday 12 July at 10.00 ET through Ticketmaster (Ticketmaster.ca or 416.872.5000). The match, presented by Sony, will kick off at 19.30.

“We are pleased to be facing an established opponent like Peru on our home soil,” said Canadian national head coach Stephen Hart. “This match gives us an excellent opportunity to prepare against solid competition. We look forward to playing this match in front of our home fans.”

The match will mark Canada’s return to international action following the completion of this summer’s 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™. Canada has already faced two South American opponents in 2010 falling to FIFA World Cup™ quarter-finalists Argentina and drawing with Venezuela in May.

Canada will be looking to continue to build on the positive momentum it has created with its 2010 schedule. The team is just beginning its early preparations for the next round of FIFA World Cup™ Qualifiers in 2012. .

This will be the first visit for Peru to Canada and the second time that the two countries have met in international competition. The two sides first and only meeting came on 26 March 1988 in Lima Peru. Canada won that match 3:1 in front of 45,000 fans on goals from Lyndon Hooper, Nick De Santis and John Catliff.

Peru enjoys a strong soccer pedigree having reached the FIFA World Cup four times (1930, 1970, 1978, and 1982). La Blanquirroja have also won the South American Championship – Copa America on two occasions in 1939 and 1975.

The 4 September match will be Canada’s first on the newly installed grass at BMO Field and it’s first in Toronto since a 1:1 draw with Jamaica on 20 August 2008 as part of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa qualifying process. That match was memorable for the impressive Canadian support that turned out to cheer on Canada in their red and white.

Canada’s all-time home record is 44 wins, 17 draws, and 37 defeats.

Tickets for the Canada-Peru contest cost between $36-$110 each. Group rates are available in numerous sections with the purchase of 10 or more tickets. This match is the first of a two-match home series that will see Canada meet Honduras in Montréal on 7 September.