Canada vs. Qatar in World Cup tune-up: What you need to know

Canada is in the home stretch of its preparations for the FIFA World Cup, as it will play two very important friendlies during this month’s international window.

John Herdman's side has been idle since June when they beat Curacao 4-0 in Vancouver and lost 2-1 away to Honduras in Concacaf Nations League action.

After this month, Canada will play Japan on Nov. 17 in Dubai in its final warmup game before the World Cup.

Here’s what you need to know about Friday’s match (1:00 p.m. ET) between Canada and Qatar in Vienna.