Our prediction for this match:
Canada will look to build on a 2-1 win over USA when they take on Mexico in yet another friendly. The Canucks did well to shock the Yanks at Children’s Mercy Park, meaning that they are brimming with confidence ahead of Wednesday’s clash. Celtic defender Alistair Johnston limped off with injury in the last warm-up game, with Richie Laryea of Toronto FC likely to step up. As always, a man to watch in Jesse March’s team will be pacey Bayern Munich wing-back Alphonso Davies.
El Tri, on the other hand, did well to crush New Zealand 3-0 at the weekend, but they will have a much bigger fish to fry against Canada. Anyhow, both teams to score betting option should be considered as both sides will adopt an attack-minded approach in Wednesday’s friendly. You should know that both sides have managed to find the net in each of the last four meetings between the two sides in all competitions. There are no fresh injury worries in Javier Aguirre’s team.
Highlighted Team (Canada):
Canada national football team played their first official match back in 1924 when they suffered a 3-2 loss to Australia in Brisbane. The following year the two teams faced each other one in Adelaide, with the Canadians managing to get their revenge on the Socceroos. The Canucks had several unsuccessful attempts to make it to the World Cup finals, but in 1986 they finally booked their place at the showpiece tournament.
Canada faced France in their opener, with Jean-Pierre Papin scoring the winner for les Tricolores in the dying minutes of the match. The Canadians were beaten by Hungary and USSR in the next two group games as well and, as a result, they failed to advance to the knockout stages.
Speaking of the team’s trophies, the Canucks won the CONCACAF Gold cup on two occasions (1985, 2000), with the team beating Honduras and Colombia respectively in the title games. Canada national football team play their home games at BMO Field and the capacity of the venue is 30,000.