Young Canadian side just misses out on semifinals at Toulon soccer tournament
FOS-SUR-MER, France — Canada tied Japan 1-1 Sunday at a prestigious youth soccer tournament in France to finish unbeaten in group play.
But Turkey defeated Portugal 2-1 to finish first in Canada’s group, meaning the young Canadians miss out on the semifinals and will play France on Thursday for fifth place at the Festival International Espoirs, better known as the Toulon Tournament.
Coach John Herdman praised his players, noting they had just had five training sessions together.
“They can be proud of what they’ve achieved,” he said in an interview.