Canada and Uzbekistan go face off for friendly match as preparation for 2026 FIFA World Cup. Canada dey appear for dia third World Cup tournament, while Uzbekistan go make historic debut. Di match go happen at Commonwealth Stadium for Edmonton.
Canada get favour to win di match according to odds. Di Canadians go rely on Alphonso Davies and Jonathan David. David don dey score goals for French club Lille for several seasons, and now he dey try to break through for more elite competition with Italian giants Juventus. Other players to watch na Tajon Buchanan, wey dey play for Spanish side Villarreal, and veteran Stephen Eustáquio, wey co-captain Canada and dey steady for Portuguese club Porto.
For Uzbekistan side, Abdukodir Khusanov dey headline di national team after he move to Manchester City following impressive seasons for Ligue 1 club Lens. Eldor Shomurodov bring top-level experience from Serie A, with stints for Genoa, Roma and Cagliari, providing veteran presence for attack. Husniddin Aliqulov add stability for back line through consistent performances for Uzbekistan Super League and increased involvement for national team.
Alphonso Davies don dey jog for pitch for Commonwealth Stadium on Monday night ahead of di friendly. Davies no dey for lineup for Monday match because of hamstring injury, but e be promising sign as World Cup start less than two weeks away. Di 25-year-old get injury last month while playing for Champions League semi-final second leg for im club team Bayern Munich, wey put im status for World Cup for doubt.
Manager Jesse Marsch talk last week say e expect Davies to play for Canada for World Cup, but e no sure if di dynamic defender go dey available for Canada opening game on June 12 against Bosnia and Herzegovina for Toronto. “Yes, I think Alphonso will play in the World Cup,” Marsch talk. “No, I don’t think he’ll be ready quite on June 12. But we’ll see.” Davies don dey named to Canada men’s national team on Friday during official roster reveal.
Davies, wey grow up for Edmonton, don score one goal over 23 games for Bayern Munich this season. E get 15 goals over 58 career games for national team, including scoring Canada first-ever goal for men World Cup against Croatia for 2022 tournament for Qatar.
After facing Uzbekistan, Canada go play dia last pre-World Cup game against Ireland on Friday from Saputo Stadium for Montreal. Then di countdown begin for highly anticipated opener on June 12 against Bosnia and Herzegovina, followed by clash against Qatar on June 18 and Switzerland on June 24 for dia Group B finale. Di games against Qatar and Switzerland go dey play for BC Place for Vancouver.
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