'This is the big leagues': Pacific's Baldisimo joins Philippines senior team following months-long courtship

Jack Longo, CanPL.ca Contributor
Pacific FC midfielder Matthew Baldisimo is being called up to the Philippines senior men’s national team for three crucial 2022 World Cup qualifying matches, the club announced Thursday.
The Philippines national team will be in Doha, Qatar for an 11-day training camp before heading to China to play China, Maldives, and Guam in qualifying matches that count for both the 2022 World Cup and the 2023 Asian Cup.
If Baldisimo and the Philippines finish in first or second in their qualifying group they will advance to the third round of Asian Football Confederation (AFC) 2022 World Cup qualification and will qualify directly for the 2023 Asian Cup. Heading into these matches the Philippines sits in third in Group A; level on points with China in second but having played one more match.

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