Our prediction for this match:
Buoyed by their thrilling 4-2 victory over Ukraine, Canada will aim to delight the home crowd once more as they face Ivory Coast at BMO Field. The Canucks continue relying on Lille ace Jonathan David, who scored a brace against Ukraine, while Bayern Munich wing-back Alphonso Davies remains in the recovery room. Bournemouth Daniel Jebbison is expected to return to the starting XI after coming as a substitute in the last warm-up game.
The Elephants, on the other hand, aim to make amends for a shocking 1-0 loss to New Zealand, but with Canada brimming with confidence ahead of Wednesday’s clash, we predict that the visitors will return home empty-handed. There should be changes to the Ivory Coast starting XI, with all Ibrahim Sangare, Franck Kessie, and Simon Adingra pushing for recalls. It has to be noted that the two national teams meet for the first time on the international stage.
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.