last time checked were 83rd
2006-07-02 17:06:17 · 17 answers · asked by JENNIFER C 4 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ FIFA World Cup (TM)
I'm an English bloke that happens to live in Canada. I have played a lot of football (soccer) in Canada and England. The first thing is that ice hockey is very big in Canada because of the climate and history but I have seen a decline in registration for hockey, reason being it is so expensive, soccer registration is on an increase, but still the youth that I have worked with at soccer camps have heroes such as Beckham, Ronaldo, and Owen. I think until Canadian players are household names soccer can never really compete with hockey. Soccer in Canada needs T.V. revenue and a good professional league, then good Canadian players like Owen Hargreaves may stay instead of moving to Europe. Also you must remember that in other countries soccer is really the only game in town where as in Canada you not only have hockey but baseball, basketball and Canadian football. I think it will be a long time before Canada can genuinely compete in world soccer.
2006-07-02 18:20:08 · answer #1 · answered by hammer 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Because Canada isnt a soccer sport, but come one 83rd, thats not bad, its over the top half. there are some 215ish countries in FIFA so actally not bad. Sure you wont make the world cup for a while, but that happens to all countries, seriously, the US had onyl been in 7, and we are improving.
And look at it like this, Canada and Russia have Hockey, the US Football (not football), and the rest of the world has soccer (football)
2006-07-02 17:16:54 · answer #2 · answered by fbgav 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Soccer is an easy and fun game to play. That is why it is popular with youth in Canada. However, there is a huge difference between playing sports and professional sports. Few people are going to spend huge amounts of time getting really good at something if there isn't a pay off. In Canada/US... the professional money is in football, baseball, basketball, and hockey. They professional leagues (NFL, CFL, NBA, MLB, etc.) simply have the billions to drive advanced athletes into those sports. This in-turn has junior, college, university, etc. leagues, and then down to high school and others. It's fine playing soccer in Canada, but... sometime in your teens you need to move onto something which has some type of payoff. If you are a young teen athlete in Canada... your chances of earning a living playing soccer are almost nil. If you are that good... you go to Europe. Meanwhile, there are 127 junior-A hockey teams, hundreds of other teams, plus of course a possibility at the NHL. Same with baseball, basketball, or football. If you are good, you can earn a living. If you are great, you can become rich. This is the reverse in Europe and Asia. There are few professional sports leagues besides soccer. As such, while basketball or hockey might be fun to play... the money is in soccer. By the time you reach your mid-teens... if you want to make a career is sports in Europe... soccer is it. If you are really good in hockey or basketball... you move to North America.
2016-03-27 01:59:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think in the next 10-15 years you'll see canada become more of a "soccer" nation. Hockey is becoming very very expensive, and even the little kids hockey is overly competative. Now many communities are building big sport complexes with indoor pitches. Everyone I know that has kids, have them in soccer and they love it. So it will come...eventually.
2006-07-02 17:20:50 · answer #4 · answered by faeriefriend2000 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well... Canada is still better than a lot of other countries. At least the players play with their heart and won't think they are the superstars...
Maybe most athletes in Canada choose for Hockey... baseball and basketball nowaday!
2006-07-02 17:16:04 · answer #5 · answered by niverpool 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess cause hockey is the number one sport in canada ppl focus more on that and yes like everyone else that mentioned it is cold up there. But give them time... look at our guy's the socceroo's they've stepped up and made their mark on the football world. Im sure canada will do the same :-))
2006-07-02 17:23:42 · answer #6 · answered by Tigerlilly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
FIFA rankings are often misleading and in soccer anything can happen. Brazil was ranked #1 and they didn't even make it to the semi-finals. It would not be inconceivable for Canada to do well in future World Cups.
2006-07-02 17:21:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cos soccer is not ur sports
When u come to hockey, u guys are amazing
2006-07-02 17:43:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because we're too busy concentrating on hockey. Let the rest of the world have their soccer. :)
2006-07-02 17:12:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
maybe weather, its cold in canada hard to play soccer in the cold, also europe and south america have schools for soccer something that canada doesnt have
2006-07-02 17:10:16 · answer #10 · answered by locomexican89 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋