Canada and Tunisia play to goalless draw in friendly as World Cup nears

[p]The kick-off was delayed in Ontario by over an hour due to lightning over BMO Field, but it didn’t take the hosts long to threaten their opponents, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tunisia/QqZVYk95/"]Tunisia[/a] goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/abdelmouhib-chamakh/GjajLDW7/"]Abdelmouhib Chamakh[/a] alert at his near post to keep out [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tani-oluwaseyi/nLnBWjlN/"]Tani Oluwaseyi[/a]’s effort.[/p][p]The Canucks’ second attempt on goal was soon to arrive, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/saliba-nathan/ALAGXH2B/"]Nathan Saliba[/a] failed to keep his header from underneath the penalty area from flying over the crossbar. It wasn’t all positive news for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/canada/x4toKORL/"]Canada[/a], though, with defender [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mbongue-ralph-priso/2ytqG7KO/"]Ralph Priso[/a] forced from the pitch with a troublesome-looking hamstring injury.[/p][p]Nevertheless, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/joronen-jesse/Q7KOnM07/"]Jesse Marsch[/a]’s side were straight back on the attack almost immediately after, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sigur-niko/b3dSZO8C/"]Niko Sigur[/a] saw his long-range rocket only redirected away from its intended target by the acrobatic figure of Chamakh.[/p][p]Yet, regardless of their dominance, Canada would have been behind at HT if it weren’t for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/millar-liam/fLLzagpo/"]Liam Millar[/a]. Presented with the simple task of slotting the ball into an unguarded net by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ltaief-sayfallah/0x8afw6P/"]Sayfallah Ltaief[/a]’s pinpoint pass, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/saad-elias/rcSN3FVD/"]Elias Saad[/a] couldn’t believe it, [b]as the Canadian attacker tracked back to block the winger’s goalbound effort.[/b][/p][embed guid="754a21e5-a082-468e-bf8b-f5b0e82b00d1" url="https://x.com/CANMNT_Official/status/2039175359086674198?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The break in play allowed Tunisia manager Sabri Lamouchi to make two changes - namely, the scorer of the seventh-minute match-winner against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/haiti/nk4v10Z1/"]Haiti[/a] on Sunday, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tounekti-sebastian/Cbq96pm8/"]Sebastian Tounekti[/a], and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ayari-khalil/Sv6TfAIT/"]Khalil Ayari[/a]. [/p][p]And it took less than a minute for the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psg/CjhkPw0k/"]Paris Saint-Germain[/a] wonderkid to get involved in the contest, though it was for the wrong reasons, as he was the recipient of a needless yellow card. And despite introducing their own set of substitutes just before the hour, the trio couldn’t help Canada break the deadlock.[/p][p]Ultimately, it was another of Marsch’s alternations, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ahmed-ali/zP3uNOEs/"]Ali Ahmed[/a], who had the only meaningful effort on goal throughout a quiet second half, as he fired an ambitious strike straight into Chamakh’s arms.[/p][p]Goalless it was to be, and while Canada avoided the same defensive false start they endured against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/iceland/6TsAIrGN/"]Iceland[/a] in their previous outing, they’ll need a lot more ingenuity in front of goal the next time they play at BMO Field, when opening the WC campaign.[/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: Liam Millar (Canada)[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/canada-x4toKORL/tunisia-QqZVYk95/?mid=d8eXienf"]View the match stats on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]