What to watch this weekend in international sports

Here are some things for Canadian fans to follow during a pretty busy weekend on the global sports scene.

Soccer: Canada's final tuneup for the World Cup

Coming off their 2-0 win over Uzbekistan on Monday in Edmonton, the Canadian men's soccer team plays its last exhibition match before the World Cup tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET in Montreal against Ireland. Unlike Uzbekistan, the Irish did not qualify for the World Cup, which kicks off on Thursday. Canada's first game is next Friday in Toronto against Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Yesterday, Canada head coach Jesse Marsch announced his starting goalkeeper, giving Maxime Crepeau the nod over Dayne St. Clair. In 2022, Crepeau was in line to back up veteran starter Milan Borjan until he broke his leg just a few weeks before the World Cup in Qatar.

Marsch is still mulling a replacement for midfielder Marcelo Flores, who tore his ACL last weekend. The coach seemed impressed by 23-year-old Jayden Nelson, who scored the second goal against Uzbekistan, but said he'll wait until after tonight's match to make a decision.

Captain Alphonso Davies is expected to sit out again as the star wing-back continues his recovery from a hamstring injury that has him doubtful for the opener, while starting centre-back Moïse Bombito is a question mark after playing only 30 minutes on Monday due to soreness in his surgically repaired leg.

Tennis: French Open finals

Second-seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany advanced to Sunday's men's final by defeating No. 26 Jakub Mensik of Czechia 7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 today. He'll face No. 10 Flavio Cobolli, who was gifted his first trip to a major final when fellow Italian Matteo Arnaldi pulled out of their matchup due to an illness. Zverev, 29, is 0-3 in Grand Slam