Overview
- The Commonwealth Stadium game is designated as Canada’s second-to-last warm-up, with a final preparatory match in Montreal to follow and the opponent still to be confirmed.
- Co-host Canada’s Group B slate is set with a June 12 opener in Toronto, followed by Qatar on June 18 and Switzerland on June 24 in Vancouver.
- Uzbekistan, ranked 50th, will make its World Cup debut in Group K under coach Fabio Cannavaro, who took charge in October after qualification.
- Canada returns to Edmonton for the first time since a frigid 2-1 win over Mexico in November 2022, when Environment Canada recorded minus-9 C at kickoff with a minus-14 C wind chill.
- Coach Jesse Marsch is running a California camp for out-of-season players ahead of a friendly against No. 94 Guatemala in Los Angeles.