Canada Soccer has, at long last, dropped it’s penultimate roster for 2022 ahead of the two important international friendlies scheduled later this month in Vienna Austria, and Bratislava Slovakia. For John Herdman, these games will be the last substantial chance to tweak tactics and modify strategies before the World Cup starts for Canada in 68 days. These two games will be the last opportunity for players on the fringes of the team to stake a claim for the last spots on the expanded 26-man roster for the tournament.
The expanded roster, 27 players in all, for these European games allows for an opportunity for many of the players based in Europe to make an impression on Herdman ahead of Qatar.