Canada name March squad, need a win to qualify for Gold Cup

Jonathan Osorio with Canada national team

Needing a win in their final Concacaf Nations League Qualifying match to qualify for the Concacaf Gold Cup and 2019-20 Concacaf Nations League Group A, Canada men's national team head coach John Herdman has called an exciting squad.


Headlined by Bayern Munich's Alphonso Davies, the attacking options are deep and talented. The squad also features a number of MLSers, with the Vancouver Whitecaps leading the way with four players selected -- goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau, defenders Derek Cornelius and Doneil Henry as well as midfielder Russell Teibert.


The Montreal Impact are represented by defender Zachary Brault-Guillard and midfielder Samuel Piette while Toronto FC's Jonathan Osorio, Orlando City SC's Will Johnson and LAFC's Mark-Anthony Kaye have been called into the squad as well. 


“Every game you play at home is special, but this game has the little something extra as the result could really shape the destiny for Canada,” Herdman said in a statement. “For the people of British Columbia, they’ve been amazing at being there for Canada when we’ve needed them most and we need them out again on March 24th to help this team make history by qualifying for Concacaf Nations League Group A."


Canada face French Guiana on March 24 at BC Place in Vancouver having won all three of their previous qualifying matches with 14 goals scored and none conceded. French Guinea have won two of their three matches, also needing a win to push for Gold Cup qualification. 


Canada National Team Roster

Position
Name
Club
GK
Milan Borjan
Red Star Belgrade/SRB
GK
Maxime Crepeau
Vancouver Whitecaps
GK
Simon Thomas
<span style="color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Kongsvinger IL/NOR</span>
D
Samuel Adekugbe
Vålerenga Fotball/NOR
D
Zachary Brault-Guillard
Montreal Impact
D
Derek Cornelius
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
D
David Edgar
Hartlepool United/ENG
D
Marcus Godinho
Heart of Midlothian FC/SCO
D
Doneil Henry
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
M
Scott Arfield
Glasgow Rangers FC/SCO
M
Atiba Hutchinson
Beşiktaş JK/TUR
M
Will Johnson
Orlando City SC
M
Mark-Anthony Kaye
LAFC
M
Jonathan Osorio
Toronto FC
M
Samuel Piette
Montreal Impact
M
Russell Teibert
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
F
Lucas Cavallini
Puebla FC/MEX
F
Jonathan David
KAA Gent/BEL
F
Alphonso Davies
Bayern Munich/GER
F
Junior Hoilett
Cardiff City/WAL
F
Cyle Larin
Besiktas/TUR
F
Liam Millar
Kilmarnock/SCO
F
Ballou Jean-Yves Tabla
Albacete Balompie/ESP