CANADA VS. URUGUAY

Canada will face their toughest test yet in advance of the 2022 World Cup when they meet No. 13-ranked Uruguay in a World Cup tuneup match that will be ...

Uruguay caught Canada again on a quick transition and the final shot is Darwin's, but he takes it on the volley and it's high. Tajon Buchanan was not in the matchday squad against Qatar as he recovered from a quad injury, but he's available on the bench for this one. It'll be Sebastian Caceres and veteran Martin Caceres manning central defense against the explosive Canadian attack as part of a 4-4-2 formation with Darwin Nunez and Luis Suarez up top. A cross from El Pistolero on the right finds the head of Nunez, who jumps high atop Alistair Johnston and buries it inside the near post. Just minutes after his miss, Darwin Nunez makes up for it in a big way, putting Uruguay up 2-0! 39th min: A good spell of possession for Canada goes begging without a big chance. Moments later, Uruguay make a change up front, with Darwin Nunez off and Martin Satriano on for a national team debut. The dangerous front three of Canada have been largely silent. Les Rouges finished the first half with a solid 10-minute spell of possession, forcing a big punch from Rochet at the death, but couldn't find much from it. 61st min: Olivera draws a yellow card after bulldozing Alphonso Davies around the midway line while Canada was on the break. 90th min: Canada are still without a goal, and they're searching for some kind of chance in front of net. Kamal Miller rises high to meet a set-piece delivery in the box, but his header is high!

The game against Uruguay at the Stadion Tehelne pole (noon ET, OneSoccer) will be the last for Canada before the team reconvenes for the 2022 FIFA World Cup ...

“I believe the way our players are and the way we are approaching this game we’re going to have a very good game,” Eustaquio said. The top two teams in the group move on to the second round. Suarez starred for Ajax, Liverpool, Barcelona and Athletico Madrid before returning home this season to play for Nacional in Uruguay, completing his professional playing circle. This version of the men’s national team is not the same doormat, as it qualified for Qatar by topping the Concacaf qualifying group ahead of Mexico and the United States. Canada has not played an opponent of Uruguay’s calibre since being invited to play Argentina prior to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. “There are a lot of (famous) names on that team, but we don’t want to go down that road.

Canada will face their toughest test yet in advance of the 2022 World Cup when they meet No. 13-ranked Uruguay in a World Cup tuneup match that will be ...

Uruguay caught Canada again on a quick transition and the final shot is Darwin's, but he takes it on the volley and it's high. Tajon Buchanan was not in the matchday squad against Qatar as he recovered from a quad injury, but he's available on the bench for this one. It'll be Sebastian Caceres and veteran Martin Caceres manning central defense against the explosive Canadian attack as part of a 4-4-2 formation with Darwin Nunez and Luis Suarez up top. A cross from El Pistolero on the right finds the head of Nunez, who jumps high atop Alistair Johnston and buries it inside the near post. Just minutes after his miss, Darwin Nunez makes up for it in a big way, putting Uruguay up 2-0! 39th min: A good spell of possession for Canada goes begging without a big chance. Moments later, Uruguay make a change up front, with Darwin Nunez off and Martin Satriano on for a national team debut. Les Rouges finished the first half with a solid 10-minute spell of possession, forcing a big punch from Rochet at the death, but couldn't find much from it. The dangerous front three of Canada have been largely silent. 61st min: Olivera draws a yellow card after bulldozing Alphonso Davies around the midway line while Canada was on the break. 90th min: Canada are still without a goal, and they're searching for some kind of chance in front of net. Kamal Miller rises high to meet a set-piece delivery in the box, but his header is high!

Uruguay raced out and scored twice inside the opening 33 minutes to defeat Canada in a World Cup preparation friendly Tuesday at Národny Futbalovy Stadión ...

What a strike it was from Nicolás de la Cruz, who perfectly placed his free kick over the four-man wall, with Milan Borjan only able to get a touch on the River Plate midfielder's shot. - THE BIG PICTURE: This match served as a significant step up in competition for Canada, who hadn't played a team of Uruguay’s pedigree during the John Herdman era. However, Uruguay goalkeeper Sergio Rochet parried away Jonathan David’s low shot for a corner.

Luis Suarez set up Darwin Nunez's header for the insurance goal, as Uruguay blanked Canada 2-0 in the Canadians' second-last friendly before the FIFA World Cup ...

In the 91st minute, he was high and wide on a shot from outside of the box. After Davies' corner was cleared out of bounds, Uruguay handed the Canadians a free kick with a foul in the 64th. David turned around and shot from just inside the box but Sergio Rochet saved it leading to a corner. I just felt like it was two moments that cost us the game but throughout the game, I thought we were brilliant," Miller added. Twenty-one minutes later, Davies took a pass from Tajon Buchanan but had his shot blocked from outside of the box. With the ball bouncing in front of the Brampton, Ont., native, he had his shot blocked after attempting to get it set properly. and there's moments where we could have pulled the trigger and it's an extra pass.— Canada head coach John Herdman They got a few chances and they took them," Herdman said. A dozen minutes later, Cyle Larin found an opening, taking a pass from Davies, but his left-footed shot was saved. We're a real team and we've got to take those moments." The 43rd-ranked Canadians dominated possession and outshot their opponents but were unable to capitalize on several occasions. I just spoke with the lads.

Looking ahead to today's Canada vs. Uruguay game to give you betting advice.

So much was expected of Nunez when he joined Liverpool for more than $80 million. This thinking alone is enough to believe this game brings in more than 1.5 goals. Uruguay is set to field stars like Luis Suarez and Darwin Nunez, and it will be eager to jump back into winning ways after such an embarrassing defeat to Iran - this was the lowest-ranked nation Uruguay had lost to since losing to Bolivia in November 2021. Uruguay has lost just once in eight games and defeated Panama 5-0 a month after it beat Canada. For all the excellence Canada has shown across its World Cup qualifying campaign, it has slowed quite a bit since securing World Cup status in March. [FanDuel](/ca/sports-betting/fanduel-sportsbook).