Canada’s Ismael Kone (8) and Uzbekistan’s Otabek Shukurov (7) vie for the ball during the first half of an international men’s soccer friendly in Edmonton on Monday, June 1, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Codie McLachlan
By The Canadian Press
Jun 1, 2026 | 8:23 PM
EDMONTON — The temperature was about 20 degrees warmer and the players dealt with heavy rain on the pitch instead of snow, but the outcome for Canada’s national soccer team on Monday night was the same as it was in 2021.
Jonathan Osorio scored for Canada at the 58-minute mark of the second half and Jayden Nelson added an insurance marker one minute into stoppage time in its 2-0 win over Uzbekistan at Commonwealth Stadium. It was the first of two pre-World Cup friendlies.
Tani Oluwaseyi gave Osorio a clear shot from just outside the right side of the box and his shot eluded keeper Abduvohid Nematov.
Nelson then chipped the ball past Nematov from in close in the first minute of stoppage time.