The Canadian national teamqualified for Qatar 2022, refused to play a friendly match against his pair from Panama this Sundayin full conflict with its federation on the conditions of the new collective agreement. Among his main demands are that the Canadian representative receive the same salary as the man and that they share the economic prizes of the World Cup. with the women’s national team.

The match, which was to be played at BC Place in Vancouver, was canceled two hours before the start. The Canadian players had already refused to train on Friday and Saturday.

The men’s team released a statement amid heated negotiations with Canada Soccer, the governing body, less than a month after U.S. men’s and women’s team unions reached a historic equal pay agreement with the United States. Soccer, the federation of this country.

The statement also demanded a “fair structure” with that of the “women’s national team”, gold medalist of the last Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

These changes would be receive the same income through games and the same percentage of prize money at World Cups of FIFA, in addition to the creation of a national women’s league.

The Canadian footballers concluded the text with an apology to the fans and their wish that the dispute be resolved ahead of Thursday’s clash with Curacao in the Concacaf Nations League.

Canada qualified for a World Cup after 36 years. His last and only participation was in Mexico 86, when he failed to pass the group stage. The North American team finished first in Concacaf qualifying, even ahead of regional powerhouses like the United States and Mexico. At Qatar 2022, Canada will share Group F with Belgium, Morocco and Croatia.