It has been a disappointing year for the Canada Men's National Team and the New York Red Bulls' Karl Ouimette.
The RBNY defender has had the worst of it, however, since he has been a near-permanent member of Canada's national team squad as it battled to an ultimately frustrating early exit in World Cup qualifying, and he has suffered a year of seemingly constant setbacks at club level.
Canada's trip to Korea is, therefore, a chance to end the year on a high note for Ouimette - and his fortunes have sunk so low recently that a high note would be pretty much anything beyond a handful of minutes at the end of the game.