Canada’s men’s soccer team looks to end disappointing year with win over South Korea
CHEONAN, Korea, Republic Of — As the end of a another season of missed opportunities approaches, Canada’s men’s national soccer team has travelled a long way from home for one final chance to build momentum heading into next year.
Canada, currently ranked No. 110 in the FIFA men’s rankings, will take on No. 44 South Korea on Friday in its last friendly of the year as it looks ahead to next summer’s Gold Cup tournament.
“We want to finish really positively. We want a really strong application, a really strong commitment to what we’ve been trying to work on in the last couple of camps,” said interim head coach Michael Findlay, who took over after former head coach Benito Floro left following Canada’s elimination from World Cup qualifying in September.
“Obviously with the disappointment of not qualifying, we want them to be thinking of the future.”