Canada soccer coach John Herdman has called up under-17 star Jayden Nelson and five other newcomers for a trio of international matches later this month.
The 17-year-old Toronto FC 2 forward is part of a young squad for friendlies Jan. 7 and 10 against Barbados and Jan. 15 against Iceland. All three games will take place in Irvine, Calif., at the Orange County Great Park with the Canadian men assembling for a 12-day camp.
Veterans include Vancouver’s Tosaint Ricketts and Russell Teibert , Montreal’s Samuel Piette and Toronto’s Jonathan Osorio . Herdman did not fulfil all of his domestic wish list with Lucas Cavallini , Mark-Anthony Kaye and Anthony Jackson-Hamel recovering from injuries ahead of MLS training camps.
Canada is chasing No. 69 El Salvador, which currently stands sixth in CONCACAF. The June rankings will determine the top six in the region and the field for the Hex which will send three teams to Qatar. Teams ranked seventh and below in CONCACAF will have to slog through a longer qualifying process. The last team standing will face the fourth-place Hex finisher to determine who advances to an intercontinental playoff with a World Cup berth on the line.“It was always going to be a challenge to qualify for the Hex,” he added. “The World Cup dream is still alive because we do have another opportunity if we don’t make the Hex.
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