Canada’s national men’s soccer team is set to play host to Iceland and Tunisia in the upcoming March international window, with both matches scheduled to take place at Toronto’s BMO Field. The Canadian team, currently ranked 29th in the world, will first face Iceland on March 28, followed by a match against Tunisia on March 31. Both visiting teams will also play against Haiti in Toronto during the window.
In further fixtures, Canada is gearing up to play against Uzbekistan, ranked 52nd globally, on June 1 in Edmonton. The team, led by Jesse Marsch, has one more opponent yet to be revealed. An additional match against a European team is scheduled to take place in Montreal on June 5 or 6 as part of their final World Cup warm-up preparations.
The Canadian squad will kick off their World Cup campaign on June 12 against a European qualifier in Toronto, followed by matches against Qatar, ranked 56th, and Switzerland, ranked 18th, in Vancouver on June 18 and 24, respectively.
Tunisia, currently ranked 47th in the FIFA rankings, secured their spot in the World Cup with an impressive unbeaten record of 9 wins and 1 draw during the African qualifying rounds. Iceland, positioned at 74th in the rankings, narrowly missed out on qualification after finishing third in their European qualifying group with 2 wins, 3 draws, and 1 loss. On the other hand, Haiti, ranked 83rd globally, has also successfully qualified for the World Cup.
The Canadian team recently secured a victory over Guatemala in a friendly match, with Jacen Russell-Rowe scoring the lone goal to seal a 1-0 win.