Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty, Justin Smith highlight CanM20 provisional 60-man roster

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Canada have published their 60-player Provisional List for the 2022 Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Championship. From this list of 60 players, the final squad of 20 players for the Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Championship will be selected no later than 10 days prior to the opening match. All players competing in the 2022 Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Championship must be born between January 1, 2003 and December 31, 2007.

CONCACAF MEN’S UNDER-20 CHAMPIONSHIP
Canada have been drawn into Group E for the 2022 Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Championship, a dual qualification tournament for both the Olympic Games in 2024 and the FIFA U-20 World Cup Indonesia 2023. Canada have been drawn into the group phase alongside Cuba, St. Kitts and Nevis and USA from which the top-three teams will advance to the Concacaf Round of 16.

This year’s Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Championship runs from 18 June to 3 July 2022 in San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa, Honduras. From the group stage, the knockout phase will feature the Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Championship Final, with the top-four nations qualifying to the FIFA U-20 World Cup (winners from the Quarterfinals) and the top-two nations qualifying for the Olympic Games (winners from the Semifinals).

Some #CanM20 stats:

7 #VWFC players
10 #CFMTL players
8 #TFCLive players
8 #CanPL players
22 European-based players
2 South American players
3 US-based players

Good mix of prospects and pros. That pro experience could be crucial for them in Honduras
— Alexandre Gangué-Ruzic (@AlexGangueRuzic) May 18, 2022

CANADA SOCCER’S MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM PROGRAM
Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team are three-time Concacaf champions, previously winning the 1985 Concacaf Championship, 2000 Concacaf Gold Cup, and 2021-22 Concacaf Qualifiers. Canada most recently qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar and have previously featured at the 1976 and 1984 Olympic Games, the 1986 FIFA World Cup, and the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup.

Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Youth Teams have won two Concacaf titles: both the 1986 and 1996 Concacaf Men’s Youth Championships. Canada have qualified for 15 FIFA men’s youth tournaments: eight editions of the FIFA U-20 World Cup and seven editions of the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Canada most recently qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019, which was the last FIFA men’s youth competition before the global pandemic.