Some big news came down in the Canadian soccer world on Friday, with the announcement that Forge FC star Tristan Borges will be joining fellow CPL players Marco Carducci (Cavalry FC) and Amer Didic (FC Edmonton) at this month’s Canadian men’s national team camp.
This is Borges’ first call-up to the national team, which he earned after a breakout CPL season, winning himself Player of the Year and Golden Boot honours as well as the inaugural league championship. He’ll be a part of John Herdman’s camp in California as they prepare to take on Barbados twice, as well as Iceland.
With the CPL’s brightest young star joining the national team for the first time, joining a number of fellow first-time call-ups, the Canadian soccer world took to Twitter.
Forge fans were delighted, of course.
I’m going to need to know what number Borges is going to be because I’m ordering that jersey pronto #CanPL #ForgeFC #CanMNT https://t.co/vnemFC0ZzH
— James (@the2ndyellow) January 3, 2020
?1,2,3,4… Tristan Borges,
Tristan Borges.
He gets a call up,
He scores the goals………? https://t.co/7W2doKqiNA— Barton St. Battalion (@BartonBattalion) January 3, 2020
Genuinely thrilled for Borges. He was saying how much that a call up would mean to him. He has more than earned it. Top lad. https://t.co/QigN9JY95g
— Allan (@offsidetwice) January 3, 2020
BORGES ON FIRE
YOUR DEFENCE IS TERRIFIED
???? https://t.co/WD0TA0wT2k— Darren Ross (@dross18_) January 3, 2020
As were onlookers from across the country.
Great to @SShome_07 on the #CanMNT roster… three #CanPL players from '19 in Borges, Didic and Carducci. Herdman going to have a look at the player pool.
— Steven Sandor (@stevensandor) January 3, 2020
With a younger camp roster, might we see an on-field debut for a CPLer?
Tristan Borges, Amer Didic and Marco Carducci are all in the #CanMNT January camp from the Canadian Premier League.
I reckon we'll finally see the first #CanPL player get a cap, and I wouldn't be surprised to more than one get a shot over the three matches Canada will play.
— Benedict Rhodes (@BTFR17) January 3, 2020
I think Borges should probably start in this line up, certainly against Barbados #CanMNT
— Dommas Jefferson (@dominicsikora) January 3, 2020
With the Olympic qualifiers coming up, it’s not just the young CPLers catching people’s attention
Am I the only one that is kind of loving the #CanMNT squad that was just announced?
— Kristin Knowles (@kzknowles) January 3, 2020
Dual-nationals Zorhan Bassong and Charles-Andreas Brym included in the latest #CanMNT squad. This camp and the upcoming Olympic qualifiers give them an opportunity to play for Canada without sealing off their permanent commitment to a senior team.
— Oliver Platt (@plattoli) January 3, 2020
Canada's #CANMNT squad will feature 6⃣ first-time call ups, including 2019 Canadian Youth International Player of the Year Jayden Nelson
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Theo Bair
Zorhan Bassong
Tristan Borges
Charles-Andreas Brym
Jayden Nelson
Jacob Shaffelburg pic.twitter.com/BKRDq1jwJ4— Canada Soccer (@CanadaSoccerEN) January 3, 2020