On Saturday, March 24, the Canadian men’s national team will take on New Zealand in a friendly match in Murcia, Spain. It will be the first match in charge for new manager John Herdman, who shockingly replaced Octavio Zambrano as leader of the men’s team after a successful few years with the Canadian women’s soccer program.
There are some notable absences from Herdman’s side, Alphonso Davies and Junior Hoilett in particular, but Canada has a side capable of beating New Zealand. For this match I think Herdman will go with a 4-2-3-1 formation.