9 MLS regular-season finale. Montreal exited the playoffs Oct. 23 in a 3-1 loss to New York City FC in the Eastern Conference semifinal. For some, the hiatus was even longer. Prior to Friday, Osorio had played just 18 minutes since Aug. 20 due to post-concussion syndrome. He earned his 56th cap for Canada on Friday and looked sharp, playing the full match. "Amazing, " said Osorio. "it's been tough... everybody helped me to come back and get to this point. I'm just really happy to be with the boys.
Canada will announce its World Cup roster on Sunday with coach John Herdman, who used 39 players in qualifying, settling on a final 26. WATCH | Injuries pile up for Canada ahead of World Cup:Alphonso Davies Injury & Christine Sinclair joins the show | Soccer NorthHost Andi Petrillo gets you caught up on the latest injury updates for Alphonso Davies, and later is joined by special guest Christine Sinclair. Joel Waterman, making his Canada debut, started in his place with Samuel Piette leading the team out. The Canadian men will play one last match, against No. 24 Japan, in Dubai next Thursday in advance of their World Cup opener against No. 2 Belgium on Nov.
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The two teams each put two shots on target in the first half with the Canadians having 62 per cent possession. Kone should have had a second goal in the 50th minute but his header flashed wide of an empty goal after a fine cross by Raheem Edwards, who beat his man to deliver it. Richie Laryea found Osorio at the far post minutes later but a Bahrain defender prevented a shot. St. Clair had no problem palming away an on-target free kick from Marhoon in the 62nd minute but looked shaky on the ensuing corner.
WATCH | Canada ramping up ahead of World Cup:Does Canada have anything to prove in friendlies against Bahrain, Japan? Host Andi Petrillo is joined by former CanWNT player Kaylyn Kyle to break down Canada's upcoming friendlies ahead of the World Cup and discuss the recent string of injuries ahead of Qatar. For the Bahrain camp and match, Herdman was relying on MLS talent along with midfielder Liam Fraser who plays in Belgium for KMSK Deinze. Eighteen of the 21 players in camp were from Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver (including Toronto winger Jacob Shaffelburg on loan to Nashville SC). TFC and Vancouver players in camp had not seen game action since the Oct.
Herdman will soon be getting reinforcements. He did not have his full squad for the Bahrain game, with almost all of his European-based players still in action with their clubs. They will be released after weekend matches with those selected to the World Cup roster heading to Doha. Canada set to announce roster SundayCanada will announce its World Cup roster on Sunday with Herdman, who used 39 players in qualifying, settling on a final 26.
Canadian 'keeper Dayne St. Clair got a hand to the penalty but couldn't stop itBahrain showed a physical side early with Mark-Anthony Kaye felled in a tough tackle. Kone opened the scoring in the sixth minute with his first goal for Canada, in his fourth appearance. Bahrain answered in the 14th minute against the run of play through Mahdi Haumaidan. After Kaye failed to corral a pass at the back, Yusuf beat Waterman and found Haumaidan in the penalty box. His quick shot eluded a sliding Johnston and St. Clair, who got his right hand to the ball but could not keep it out.
23. Adjusting to weather condiditonsThe Canadians got a taste of the conditions that await in Qatar. It was 29 degrees Celsius at kickoff (6:30 p. m. local time) at Al-Khalifa Stadium. Canada, ranked 41st in the world compared to No. 85 for Bahrain, controlled most of the play and led early but paid for a mistake in a first half that ended tied 1-1. Bahrain showed itself to be a threat on the counter-attack. Bahrain went ahead 2-1 some 20 minutes into the second half on an Abdulla Yusuf penalty after Alistair Johnston clipped Mohamed Marhoon on the edge of the penalty box.
It was eventually ruled an own goal, rather than No. 18 for the burly Vancouver Whitecap striker, who did seem to do a little dance to get his leg onto the ball. But it then hit the defender next to him. Ismael Kone scored Canada's opening goal. "A very good test and the sort of test we needed, " Canada coach John Herdman said. "We knew Bahrain were going to treat this like a big match and they brought a real intensity. "It's what we needed to just shake off some of the rust and for me to be able to assess some players at this level. I think what we learned is there were some good moments but there's still some work to be done. We've got to get the team into some cohesion and get them back into that match rhythm. "WATCH | Canada forces draw with Bahrain:Canada draws with Bahrain ahead of World CupThe Canadian men's national team tied Bahrain 2-2 in a friendly match with the FIFA World Cup on the horizon.
Some decisions have already been made for him with goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau and defender Scott Kennedy unavailable through injury. There was another setback Friday with defender Doneil Henry, who was to captain Canada for the second time, a late scratch after going down in the warmup. "It's been one of the toughest moments of my career today to see the big man suffering in there, " said Herdman, who was awaiting a further assessment of Henry's injury.
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