Canada announce pre-World Cup friendly vs Japan in November

The Canadian Males’s Nationwide Crew will face Japan in a pre-World Cup pleasant in November, Canada Soccer have introduced.

The match will happen on the Al Maktoum Stadium in Dubai on November 17, simply six days earlier than Canada tackle Belgium of their Group F opener.

Les Rouges have already got two extra warm-up matches slated later this month in opposition to host nation Qatar (September 23) and South American powerhouse Uruguay (September 27).

“With an eight-week hole between our September matches and our first match on the FIFA World Cup, it’s important for our gamers to expertise that degree of worldwide depth with our pre-tournament match in opposition to Japan,” head coach John Herdman of the match.

“Japan have constantly progressed from the group stage at current FIFA World Cups, so will probably be a very good check for the group.”

Canada are making ready for simply their second-ever World Cup and first since 1986. Herdman’s aspect completed prime of the Concacaf qualifying desk with an 8-2-4 document, degree with Mexico on 28 factors and three factors forward of america.

Alongside Belgium, Canada will even face Croatia and Morocco in Group F.

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