Canada vs. Wales: What you need to know
Canada will try to make it two wins in a row over European opposition in five days when it faces Wales on Tuesday in Swansea.
Fresh off a big win over Romania last Friday, Canada will test itself against another European nation this week when it squares off against Wales.
The Canadian men's side rumbled to a 3-0 victory in Bucharest, its first win on European soil against a European since a 1-0 decision over Belarus in a friendly in Turkey on March 29, 2011. Canada's previous win over a European team playing on home soil was a 1-0 victory vs. Cyprus on May 30, 2009, in Larnaka.
"For us, especially with the lead up to the World Cup, we don't think anything is a friendly. We are incredibly excited about the challenge. We are incredibly excited after a good performance of Romania to show that that wasn't a fluke; that we are a good team, that we are establishing a lot of really positive things, and that we are building toward a home World Cup in ways that can make us history makers. That's our goal," coach Jesse Marsch said on Monday.
Here’s what you need to know about Tuesday's contest between Canada and Wales in Swansea (2:45 p.m. ET/TSN & OneSoccer).
