{ "title": "Friend Replaces Injured De Rosario", "modified_at": "2026-05-05 17:43:58", "published_at": "2003-01-17 10:00:00", "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/friend-replaces-injured-de-rosario", "short_url": "http://prez.ly/U3Fd", "culture": "en", "language": "EN", "subtitle": "Ottawa, Ontario \u0096 Canadian Men\u2019s World Cup Team head coach Holger Osieck today announced he has called in forward Rob Friend to replace the injured Dwayne de Rosario for Saturday\u2019s friendly against the United States on Saturday, January 18 at Lockhart Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale (FOX Sports World Cana\u2026", "slug": "friend-replaces-injured-de-rosario", "body": "

Ottawa, Ontario \u0096 Canadian Men’s World Cup Team head coach Holger Osieck today announced he has called in forward Rob Friend to replace the injured Dwayne de Rosario for Saturday’s friendly against the United States on Saturday, January 18 at Lockhart Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale (FOX Sports World Canada).
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\u200bDe Rosario fractured a bone in his right foot during a training session Thursday and will be sidelined for at least four weeks. Friend, who recently signed with Moss of the Norwegian Second Division, becomes the seventh member of the squad making his debut with the World Cup Team in South Florida and is the fifth player to be recalled from the current Olympic and Under-20 team camp in Guadalajara, Mexico.
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\u200bNo less than eight of the 17 active players have yet to receive their first international cap and four are under the age of 20.
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\u200bCanadian Roster
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\u200bName tPos. tClub tD.O.B. tCaps Goals/Shutouts
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\u200bLars Hirschfeld tGK tTottenham Hotspur, English Premier 10/17/78 t9 t3
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\u200bPat Onstad tGK tRochester Rhinos, A-League t1/13/67 t34t15
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\u200bCarl Fletcher tD tAtlanta Silverbacks, A-League t12/26/71 t36 t2
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\u200bMarco Reda tD tSogndal, Norwegian First Division t6/22/77 t0 t0
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\u200bTony Menezes tD tGanzu, Chinese First Division t11/24/74 t26 t0
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\u200bKevin Harmse tD tICSF Inter, Vancouver t7/4/84 t0 t0
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\u200bChris Pozniak tD/M tOrebro, Swedish Premier Division t1/10/81 t4 t0
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\u200bAtiba Hutchinson tM tOsters, Swedish Premier Division t3/8/83 t0 t0
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\u200bRichard Hastings tD/M tGraz AK, Austrian First Division t5/18/77 t27 t1
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\u200bTam Nsaliwa tM tSaarbrucken, German Bundesliga 3 t1/28/82 t8 t0
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\u200bDaniel Imhof tM tSt. Gallen, Swiss First Division t11/22/77 t12 t0
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\u200bDavide Xausa tM/F tLivingston, Scottish Premier t3/10/76 t31 t2
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\u200bMaycoll CanizaleztMtWerder Bremen, Bundesligat12/28/82t0t0
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\u200bChris WilliamstMtUniversity of Mobilet6/1/81t0t0
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\u200bWinston MarshalltDtWright State Universityt2/26/83t0t0
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\u200bSita-Taty MatondotM/FtUnattachedt12/28/84t0t0
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\u200bRob FriendtFtMoss, Norway Second Divisiont1/23/81t0t0
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\n Paulo Senra\n Chief Communications & Content Officer | Chef des communications et du contenu, Canada Soccer\n \n
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