Canada Soccer Calls Off Planned Friendly Match With Iran in Face of Rising Criticism

Canada Soccer Calls Off Planned Friendly Match With Iran in Face of Rising Criticism
Photos of some of the victims stand among candles as members of Toronto's Iranian community attend a vigil in Toronto on Jan. 8, 2020, to mourn victims of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 that crashed after takeoff near Tehran, Iran. The Canadian Press/Chris Young
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Canada Soccer has cancelled a planned friendly with Iran in the face of growing criticism.

In a one-paragraph statement, the governing body gave no reason for the cancellation of the scheduled June 5 game at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver.