Following in his father’s footsteps, Toronto FC defender Eriq Zavaleta has been called up by the El Salvador national team.
The 28-year-old centre back is slated to leave for El Salvador on Sunday, the day after Toronto’s MLS game in Columbus, for a national team camp ahead of key World Cup qualifying games June 5 at the 207th-ranked U.S. Virgin Islands and June 8 against No. 128 Antigua and Barbuda in San Salvador.
El Salvador, ranked 69th in the world compared to No. 70 for Canada, currently stands second at 1-0-1 in its first-round CONCACAF qualifying group — behind Antigua and Barbuda on goal difference.