Canada has finalized its pre-World Cup plans, adding a warm-up game and camp in Bahrain ahead of next month's soccer showcase in Qatar.
The Canadian men, ranked 41st in the world, will face No. 85 Bahrain on Nov. 11 in Manama ahead of a previously scheduled game Nov.
17 against No. 24 Japan in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Bahrain match, to be played at the Al-Khalifa Stadium, will be Canada's last international test before the full squad gets together when the official FIFA international window opens for the World Cup.
Canada has never played Bahrain before. Bahrain failed to advance out of the second round of Asian World Cup qualifying, finishing third at 4-1-3 in a group behind leader Iran and Iraq.
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