Canada picks up valuable point in scoreless draw against Jamaica in World Cup qualifier
CBC
Missing some key players and facing a physical Jamaica side under fire for a poor start to the final round of World Cup qualifying, Canada emerged with a valuable away point after a scoreless draw Sunday in Kingston, Jamaica.
The Canadians (1-0-4) remain unbeaten in the Octagonal round-robin. But they will think back on squandering a gilt-edged chance falling to Liam Millar in the second half of a game where clear scoring chances were few and far between.
It's a measure of the raised expectations around the 51st-ranked Canadian men that the single point will be seen as a disappointment in some quarters. But factoring in Thursday's 1-1 draw in Mexico, it's been a productive trip.
"We've come away with a good point," said Canada coach John Herdman, seeing the glass half full. "I think this is a good point. We'll rue missing two [more on the night] but I think coming out of this — Mexico's a tough place to get a point, Jamaica's a tough place to come and get a point.
"And we're on our way back home now for three home matches."
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Canada returns to Toronto to host Panama on Wednesday at BMO Field. Then it's two more home games in Edmonton in November, against Costa Rica and Mexico.
