Mauritania will likely stick with much of the team which earned a backs-to-the-wall 1-0 win over Algeria last time out. It is not unfair to say that Mauritania, with two defeats from three ...

The Canadian national team will be led for the two games by former CanMNT and Canadian youth soccer coach Michael ... 58th in the FIFA Rankings, while Mauritania clock in at 96th in the world.

Mauritania reached the tournament’s knockout stages for the first time by defeating two-time winners Algeria 1-0 in their final group game to progress as one of the best third-placed teams.