Canada scored late, but ultimately lost 4-1 to the hosts and two-time champions Brazil at the FIFA U-17 World Cup on Saturday. Goalkeeper Marc Kouadio was a standout while Jacen Russell-Rowe scored the lone Canada goal on a right-footed shot in the 86th minute.
Four Vancouver Whitecaps FC prospects appeared in the match: centre backs Nathan Demian, Gianfranco Facchineri, and midfielder Damiano Pecile each played the full 90 minutes, while midfielder/forward Kamron Habibullah played the final 37 minutes and recorded an assist on Canada’s lone tally. Facchineri also captained the Red and White.
Canada will next face Angola on Tuesday again at the Bezerrão in Gama, Brasilia.