Sean Pollock/Waking The Red A new home, but all the same content you’ve enjoyed for the last 13 years. The Waking The Red team is delighted to announce that we are joining the Canadian Soccer Daily family. Waking The Red Canadian Soccer Daily We are thrilled to announce that WTR is joining the @CANSoccerDaily family. A new home, but all the same content you’ve enjoyed for the last 13 years. Huge things to come. #TFCLive pic.twitter.com/5OLFlTry4v — Waking the Red (@WakingtheRed) March 29, 2023 Once our time with SB Nation comes to an end on March 31st, wakingthered.com will fall under the ..read more

Canadian players celebrate Cyle Larin’s brace during a 4-1 victory over Honduras Tuesday evening at BMO Field, March 28, 2023. | Sean Pollock/Waking the Red The CanMNT returned to BMO Field for the first time since the FIFA World Cup and played to a 4-1 victory over Honduras Tuesday evening. TORONTO, Canada – The Canadian men’s national soccer team continued their 23-game undefeated streak at BMO Field Tuesday with the squad picking up a 4-1 win against Honduras and booking their ticket to the Nations League Finals. After winning against Honduras on home soil in front of 13,626 fans Tuesday ni ..read more

A handful of CANMNT players during training on Monday. | (@CanadaSoccerEN/Twitter) First place of League A, Group C in CONCACAF Nations League is up for grabs on Tuesday night in Toronto. It has been 366 days since the Canadian men’s national team played a match at BMO Field. That was the day they qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup after they defeated Jamaica 4-0 on a frigid afternoon by the lakeshore. This CONCACAF Nations League match against Honduras may not hold as much weight as a World Cup Qualifier, but it is important that Canada finish first in their respective group of this compet ..read more

Sean Johnson corrals the ball amongst a crowd of players in San Jose on Saturday night. | (Robert Edwards/USA TODAY Sports) The Reds played to a scoreless draw against the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night. Make that two clean sheets in a row for Toronto FC - a short-handed TFC side was able to hold steady and keep the San Jose Earthquakes off the scoreboard. A couple of Toronto FC II players were signed to short-term loans as the first team was lacking more depth than usual. Midfielder Alonso Coello debuted in MLS and he started in the middle of the park alongside Michael Bradley and Bra ..read more

Sean Pollock/Waking The Red Saturday’s victory saw Canada clinch their spot in this year’s Gold Cup. Two first half goals from both Canadian strikers earned Les Rouges a comfortable 2-0 victory against Curaçao and top spot in Group C heading into Tuesday night. Canada started the match well, controlling the play well and creating chances for their two in-form strikers. It wasn’t until the 23rd minute when Canada was able to break through the Curaçao defence. With Alistair Johnston unavailable for Saturday night’s matchup due to suspension, it created an opportunity for Toronto FC fullback Rich ..read more

Raoul Petretta in action during the home opener. | (Sean Pollock/Waking the Red) A depleted Toronto FC side visit San Jose for the first time since 2020. Will the Reds leave the west coast with all three points? Live Game Thread FT - San Jose Earthquakes 0-0 Toronto FC. 90’ +2 - BIG SAVE FROM SJ ON SJ. He really said nah, I want back to back clean sheets @SeanJohnGK pic.twitter.com/QVVz6jrPDk — Toronto FC (@TorontoFC) March 26, 2023 81’ - Hugo Mbongue takes his spot up front as Deandre Kerr is substituted off. 73’ - Victor Vázquez is replaced by Kosi Thompson. 71’ - A dangerous cross from M ..read more

GRAPHICS : JPN Guess Saturday’s final score before the 10:30 pm ET kickoff to enter our prediction and be eligible to win a Toronto FC prize! The Reds are in the win column at last! onemi16, Footy Wolverine Go Blue, and Andre Schaffner are still locked in a three-way tie after Matchday 4. Shout out goes to secondstar who recorded a perfect score! So, get those coffees ready because for those in Eastern Canada, this is gonna be a late one. GRAPHICS : JPN The point system is as follows: 2 points for guessing the correct result (Win, Loss, or Draw) 1 point for guessing the amount of Toronto FC ..read more

Matt Hedges during the match against Columbus Crew at BMO Field on March 11, 2023. | Sean Pollock/Waking The Red International break threatens to interrupt TFC’s early-season progress. Toronto FC will face their first Western Conference opponent of the season this Saturday when they pay a visit to the San Jose Earthquakes. Coming off of last week’s 2-0 victory over Inter Miami at home, Toronto will now look to win on the road for the first time in 2023. The contest in California will put team depth to the test though, with a number of key players unavailable due to international duty and injur ..read more

Canada seeks to return to its winning ways in 2023. It will be a warm evening in Willemstad Saturday where Canada will meet up with Group C opponents Curaçao for a crucial rematch of their opening clash at BC Place in Vancouver last June. In that match Canada overwhelmed their Caribbean opposition 4-0 off of goals from Steven Vitoria, Lucas Cavallini and an Alphonso Davies brace. Milan Borjan took home the clean sheet. Curaçao, currently ranked by FIFA at 86th in the world, will be looking for a much improved performance over the 53rd ranked Canadians this time around. Canada, too, will be lo ..read more

Sean Pollock/Waking The Red Examining potential lineups and strategy adjustments for the Reds against the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday, March 25th. Toronto FC had its most complete team performance against Inter Miami this past Saturday since the debut of the Italians vs. Charlotte FC on July 23, 2022. TFC kept a clean sheet, looked defensively solid, showed improvements in ball progression and combination play, and generated more scoring chances (and scored more goals) than their opponents. Ready to rep #TFCLive — Toronto FC (@TorontoFC) March 16, 2023 Building momentum from this compl ..read more