Injuries creating domino effect for lineup as Jesse Marsch to reveal Canada's World Cup team on Friday

Chris Jones reports on Canada's World Cup team from Charlotte, N.C.

While Canada’s men’s soccer team is taking shape — the final World Cup squad will be named Friday — there are still plenty of questions about who will play where, exactly, given the injury concerns that surround the defence.

Alphonso Davies, Canada’s captain, isn’t part of the sweltering training camp in Charlotte; he’s still in Munich receiving treatment for his latest hamstring injury. Head coach Jesse Marsch has all but ruled out Davies for the critical opening match against Bosnia and Herzegovina in Toronto on June 12.

Normally, Richie Laryea, who’s done an incredible job at left back during Davies’s 15-month absence from the national side, would take his place again. But Laryea is recovering from his own thigh strain, and he’s seemed not quite himself at training, a little weighed down.

“I’m more focused on what I’m doing every day and how I can get back to full fitness,” he said earlier this week.

If Laryea can’t play, Marsch will have one of two options.

He could unexpectedly name Zorhan Bassong, who plays left back for Sporting Kansas City, or Ralph Priso, who’s been scrimmaging in the position, to his final 26-man roster. But he’d likely lose forward depth in exchange, and that’s probably not a trade he’s willing to make.

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Or he can move one of his right backs, Alistair Johnston or Niko Sigur, across the field. Both are more comfortable on the right but have experience on the left, and both, through their skill and service, have earned starting spots. Johnston is the more likely shift, but Sigur plays defence and midfield for Hajduk Split, his club side, and