Canada left nervous as injuries still in play ahead of key game against Switzerland

[p]The team earned its first point in World Cup play when ‌it drew with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bosnia-herzegovina/fqe7WYTr/"]Bosnia and Herzegovina[/a] 1-1 on home turf in ‌Toronto on June 12. Then on Thursday, the ‌Canadians blistered [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/qatar/zqzHL77i/"]Qatar[/a] 6-0 to control their own destiny ‌in Group B.[/p][p]But the victory came with some significant ‌costs.[/p][p]Starting midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kone-ismael/MkgjOoBG/"]Ismael Kone[/a] suffered a fractured leg against Qatar and will miss the remainder of the tournament. The ‌loss of the 24-year-old star shook up ⁠both players and staff ‌of the squad.[/p][p]On Sunday, it was revealed that [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/canada/x4toKORL/"]Canada[/a]'s vice-captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/eustaquio-stephen/Uk00cWLU/"]​Stephen Eustaquio[/a] missed training in Vancouver. He was not seen when training began, but was ​expected to rejoin the team later in the day.[/p][embed guid="6fa67d3b-10ca-4f44-a8be-3a61f1e71d09" url="https://x.com/onesoccer/status/2068761485711388851?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Kone's running mate in the midfield, Eustaquio played every ⁠minute versus Qatar ​and wore the captain's armband in both matches.[/p][p]The 29-year-old, who competes for Los Angeles FC in MLS, did not show any signs of an injury during the ‌match and Canada Soccer did not provide a reason for Eustaquio's absence.[/p][p]Team captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/davies-alphonso/4r3PXV20/"]Alphonso Davies[/a], who has not played while recovering from a hamstring injury, did train and, according to coach Jesse Marsch, will continue to do so leading up to Wednesday's critical match.[/p][p]"[b]We'll put him through a good training regimen this week and then evaluate how he fits in for ‌[a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/switzerland/rHJ2vy1B/"]Switzerland[/a][/b]," Marsch said of Davies, "[b]but he's getting closer ​and closer to 100%, that's for sure.[/b]"[/p][p]Should Canada ‌[a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/canada-x4toKORL/switzerland-rHJ2vy1B/?mid=2wQjwkpp"]win or tie[/a] with the Swiss, they would move in the Round of 32. They are currently ahead of Switzerland with a plus-six goal differential, compared to plus-3 for their counterparts.[/p][p]Central defender [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jones-alfie/S0h2yfZB/"]Alfie ⁠Jones[/a] will likely miss ⁠his third consecutive ‌game on Wednesday as he recovers from an ankle injury.[/p]