Canada will take 26 players to Qatar after using nearly 40 during it arduous World Cup qualifying campaign.
“They got their standard notification by mail, and then just a follow-up connect with myself to thank them and wish them all the best,” Herdman said of those selected. “Once they land here they don’t need any special words here in congratulations. I think many of them knew, they had done the work to get here.”Advertisement 3They open the tournament on Nov. 23 against Belgium at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar.
“It’s really sad news; he was due to captain the team against Bahrain, he had a good training week,” Herdman said. “In warm-up he felt a little bit of tightness in his calf and he tried to push it a little bit further and it sort of led to maybe a tear in there. “It was a big moment. It really shows the courage and what this brotherhood’s about when a man can sort of surrender his shirt and take that step forward to support the team in a different role.”
The injury to Crepeau elevated Dayne St. Clair to No. 2 status behind Milan Borjan, while Joel Waterman will take Henry’s spot on the roster on defence. Defender Scott Kennedy was ruled out two weeks ago, after injuring his shoulder with his German second division team SSV Jahn Regensburg.
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