Canada to host Panama at BC Place, replacing canceled friendly vs. Iran

The Canadian men’s national team will face Panama in an international friendly this coming Sunday at Vancouver Whitecaps FC's BC Place (7 pm ET | OneSoccer), the federation announced Tuesday.

Canada were previously scheduled to face Iran at the same date, time and location. But amid pushback, that match was canceled on May 26.

The friendly is the first of Les Rougues' three matches during the June international window, followed by Concacaf Nations League Group C meetings against Curacao on June 9, also at BC Place, and at Honduras on June 13.

This will be Canada’s first home match since qualifying for the Qatar 2022 World Cup after finishing first overall in the Concacaf Octagonal process.

It will also mark the CanMNT’s first match at BC Place since a 4-1 win over French Guiana on March 24, 2019 during 2018-19 Concacaf Nations League qualifying.

Panama finished fifth in the Concacaf Octagonal, narrowly missing out on an inter-confederation playoff spot behind fourth-place Costa Rica. Canada and Panama exchanged home wins during qualifying.