Is this even legal? Canada’s craziest football goal aced in −8°C blizzard goes viral |

Ice, Snow and Goalposts: Canada’s Premier League Final Was Played Like a Winter Dare

With snowflakes piled up and temperature plunged to a teeth-chattering −8°C, it looked less like a football final and more like a scene from a winter survival documentary. We are talking about the Canadian Premier League Final in Ottawa that delivered one of the most surreal sporting spectacles of the season. Ground staff were clearing pitch lines every 15 minutes, players battled icy turf and fans watched in disbelief as the match fought the weather as much as the opposition. Don’t believe us? We didn’t too until a clip of the chaos hit X (formerly Twitter) and the Internet collectively asked, “Is this football or frostbite with goalposts?”A video shared by X account @DudespostingWs featured scenes from the November 2025 Canadian Premier League (CPL) Final in Ottawa but the two-month old game recently went viral, capturing global attention for the sheer extreme weather conditions under which the match was played. The tweet was captioned, “The Canadian Premier League Final in Ottawa was played as temperatures dropped to −8°C. Snow kept delaying the match, with field lines being cleared every 15 minutes. Insane (sic).” It sparked amazement and praise from football fans around the world as the craziest goal was attempted and aced by the players, adding to growing appreciation for the passion and resilience of Canadian soccer supporters.The footage shows ground staff repeatedly clearing snow from the pitch, shovelling lines and making last-minute preparations so that play could resume, while heavy snow continued to fall and the thermometer hovered well below freezing. The contrast of professional sport in such conditions, where players, officials and fans persisted despite cold and flurries, made the clip a hit on social platforms including Reddit. “Snow kept delaying the match,” one user noted, underscoring the logistical challenges that winter weather posed that day.

Why the 2025 Canadian Premier League (CPL) Final was so notable

The Canadian Premier League Final, Canada’s top professional domestic soccer championship, already draws attention as a showcase event for the country’s growing football culture but November 2025’s championship in Ottawa under snow and sub-zero temperatures became more than a sporting event; it became a symbol of toughness and community spirit.