Episode 101 – The CanMNT World Cup post-mortem (Part 1)

Ben, Peter and Alex dive into your 50+ listener questions now that we've had some time to digest the Canadian men's national team's showing at the World Cup and what comes next for the team ahead of a potentially transformative 2026 cycle.
We'll cover every angle of the post-mortem, plus other news like player transfers and the formation of a new women's league, in two parts. Part 1 entails a look back at Canada's World Cup performance, changes that need to be made within the CSA and a quick lookahead to 2023.
Part 2 will cover the 2024 Copa América questions, John Herdman's stock, our new women's league, recent player transfers and more!
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RUNNING ORDER:
3:30 - Initial thoughts on player movement
8:40 - How Canada’s attacking numbers ranked
13:13 - Did Canada meet expectations, or were expectations inflated?
23:45 - Healthy Eustaquio = points for Canada?
29:15 - Why did Herdman go with that XI vs. Morocco?
36:10 - Best player, worst player, most surprising starter/sub, etc.
46:26 - Mistake not to take Arfield?
48:45 - What changes need to be made at CSA?
1:02:21 - Will Vitoria be phased out?
1:07:37 - Updated Concacaf rankings ahead of 2023
1:11:06 - What needs to be in 2023 to build towards 2026?
1:16:48 - How could Canada approach March window?
1:20:00 - When can Canada arrange marquee friendlies and can they secure top opponents?
1:26:22 - Uncapped players who could break through in 2023
1:28:24 - St. Clair and Goodman as Canada’s 1-2 punch?
1:32:43 - Will Koleosho be cap-tied in 2023?
1:35:00 - Assessing Canada’s midfield
Produced by Ben Steiner and Peter Galindo.