World Cup Archives

Welcome Home, Ed

Posted on September 12, 2023November 15, 2023 by Brampton Adult Soccer

Please join us in congratulating our own Ed Kiwanuka for a successful international referee schedule. This year saw Ed officiate in Guatemala, Mexico, US, and of course here at home. “The biggest highlight this year”, Ed says, “was refereeing at the Homeless World Cup in Sacramento, California.” The wonderful spectacle that is the Homeless World […]

Congratulations, Argentina

Posted on December 18, 2022December 20, 2022 by BASPresident

What did we just witness? I’m not talking about what the pundits are calling the “greatest match of all time” (did they catch the first 80 minutes?), but the entire Qatar 2022 spectacle. You’d be hard-pressed to argue with FIFA boss Infantino that this was the best World Cup ever. For starters, there were the […]

Qatar 2022 – Round of 16 Review

Posted on December 9, 2022December 23, 2022 by Burns, Michael

Will penalties be taken properly again? The Dutch seem to be doing just enough to get through their matches this World Cup and it is proving to be a game plan the players are really “buying in to” with the stern faced Van Gaal. I chose the USA to overcome the Oranje with the opening […]

World Cup Contest Winner

Posted on December 5, 2022December 5, 2022 by Brampton Adult Soccer

We are pleased to announce that self proclaimed “2nd best ref in BAS”1, Danny Shields has won the World Cup Contest. To win the contest, Danny correctly guessed that Alphonso Davies would score our first ever World Cup goal and beat out others – who had also picked Davies – on the tie-breaker. Congrats Danny. […]

Qatar 2022 – Group Stage Review

Posted on December 3, 2022December 23, 2022 by Burns, Michael

Asleep At The Wheel This tournament’s group stage had the usual slow start for some; of which a few managed to shift gears with each passing game. Then there were some who didn’t bother to get off the plane, two players who got back on the plane, some that looked like they were playing to […]

Canada’s Tactical Path Out of Group F at the World Cup

Posted on November 20, 2022December 23, 2022 by Brampton Adult Soccer

Can Canada qualify out of Group F at the 2022 World Cup and advance to the knockout Round of 16? Yes. Is it likely? Will it be easy? Is it an impossible task? No to all 3 of the above. Canada is in a difficult group with 3 other nations replete with quality players; players […]

2022 World Cup Team Guides

Posted on November 18, 2022December 3, 2022 by Brampton Adult Soccer

The Guardian, one of England’s most prominent publications, has published it’s 2022 World Cup Team Guides to whet our appetites for the big event. You can find a complete list (as the articles are released) here: Group F We’re starting with Canada’s group… …well, because it’s Canada’s Group. Canada “Alphonso Davies is the star but […]

Brampton Soccer at the World Cup

Posted on November 15, 2022November 15, 2022 by Brampton Adult Soccer

With the release of Canada’s squad for the 2022 Qatar World Cup we can finally have the conversation about “Brampton Soccer at the World Cup”. Other than BramptonSoccer.com most publications and media outlets have largely ignored the fact that Brampton’s soccer culture has contributed greatly to Canada’s recent successes on the global stage and ostensibly […]