{"id":34941,"date":"2021-07-14T18:39:07","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T22:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/?p=34941"},"modified":"2021-07-14T18:39:07","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T22:39:07","slug":"toronto-fc-at-bmo-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2021\/07\/14\/toronto-fc-at-bmo-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Analysis: Toronto FC plays at BMO Field this month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Toronto FC \u00a0will play two home games at BMO Field according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/news\/cf-montreal-and-toronto-fc-to-host-select-matches-in-canada\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MLS Soccer<\/a>. The first home game this year in Canada for TFC will happen this Saturday against Orlando City SC.<\/p>\n<h2>Toronto FC will play two home games at BMO Field this month<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The wait is over&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udde3 WE&#39;RE BACK AT BMO, TORONTO!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TFCLive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TFCLive<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Toronto FC (@TorontoFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TorontoFC\/status\/1415398955941302278?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 14, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Toronto FC will be playing their home games at BMO Field for the first time this year. The last time TFC played at BMO Field was on September 1, 2020. On that date, TFC played in Toronto and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2020\/09\/02\/montreal-impact-ends-unbeaten-streak-toronto-fc\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">lost 0-1 against then the Montreal Impact<\/a> (now rebranded as CF Montr\u00e9al). Also, the last time an American MLS team played at BMO Field was New York City FC. In fact, NYCFC faced TFC last year on March 7. Toronto <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2020\/03\/09\/ifunanyachi-achara-scores-first-mls-goal-against-new-york-city-fc\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">won that game 1-0<\/a> thanks to an Ifunanyachi Achara goal.<\/p>\n<h3>Analysis of Toronto FC Playing in Toronto and Potential Problems<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What we are going through is very difficult, living in the hotel, far from our families and the results that don\u2019t come. Please TFC fans we need your support even more than yesterday. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TFCLive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TFCLive<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AllForOne?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AllForOne<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TorontoFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TorontoFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chris Mavinga (@Chris_Mavinga) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chris_Mavinga\/status\/1407909813544271876?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 24, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Toronto FC playing at BMO Field will help the team perform better in the 2021 MLS season. Fans and families mean a lot to TFC&#8217;s players, coaches, and staff. Not playing in a team\u2019s home market has also affected a team\u2019s performance. This can be seen with the 2020-21 Toronto Raptors and most recently this year with the Toronto Arrows. Both the Arrows and the Raptors failed to make the playoffs this year. What this shows is that not playing in one\u2019s home markets has taken a toll on these player\u2019s mental health and performance. TFC defender Chris Mavinga talked briefly about the difficulties Toronto players have been experiencing this year.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TFCLive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TFCLive<\/a> Prez Bill Manning confirmed that two TFC players, who are not fully vaccinated, are not training with the club: &quot;They&#39;re at home. The rules are the rules. So they\u2019re abiding by the rules and once they\u2019ve served the quarantine, they\u2019ll be back joining the team.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; steve buffery (@Beezersun) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Beezersun\/status\/1414960247878344716?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 13, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It is important to note though that two players from TFC are currently not fully vaccinated. According to Jeff Carlisle, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffreyCarlisle\/status\/1415411925589004288\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">soccer columnist for ESPN<\/a>, players who are unvaccinated cannot play in cross-border matches at this time. It is unknown who these two players for TFC currently are. Of course, the same rule applies to American MLS teams travelling to Canada.<\/p>\n<p>There will be 7,000 fans at BMO Field on Saturday against Orlando City SC according to <a href=\"https:\/\/windsorstar.com\/sports\/toronto-fc-to-play-at-bmo-field-on-saturday-with-7000-fans\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steve Buffery<\/a> of the Windsor Star. This includes frontline healthcare workers, first responders, and season seat members at the stadium. There have been two confirmed matches that will be hosted at BMO Field this month. The first game will be against Orlando at 7:30 p.m. ET. The second game will be against the New York Red Bulls on July 21 at 7:30 p.m. ET. Canadians can watch both games, which will be shown nationally on TSN. 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