NewzDefender Derek Cornelius has been taken to a Toronto-area hospital after getting hurt while training with the men’s national soccer team on Wednesday. Canada Soccer says Cornelius sustained a “non-contact lower body injury” and was transported to hospital, where he is being treated and assessed. The national sports organization says medical staff are focused on supporting the 28-year-old left back, and further updates will be provided “as appropriate.” News of the defender’s injury comes after Canada Soccer sent midfielder Jeevan Badwal back to Vancouver earlier on Wednesday after determining he had suffered a hamstring injury while playing for the Whitecaps on Saturday.
Cornelius, who plays for Olympique de Marseille, and Badwal were training with Canada ahead of the nation’s upcoming friendlies against Chile in Toronto in Sept. The country will also take on the United States in St. The three friendlies will mark the national team’s first games since Canada’s historic World Cup run this summer.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. A key member of Canada’s national soccer team could be out for a while. Derek Cornelius sustained a non-contact lower-body injury at practice on Wednesday in Toronto, Canada Soccer confirmed in a statement.
Cornelius was transported to a local hospital and is undergoing evaluation, per Canada Soccer. The 28-year-old from Ajax, Ont., has played 48 matches for Canada’s national team, including four at this summer’s World Cup. Cornelius, a defender, has just one goal for country.
He also plays professionally for Marseille, where he is in the midst of his third season. Canada is preparing for friendlies against Chile, Peru and the U.S. over the next couple weeks — its first matches since being eliminated in the World Cup in the second round of the knockout stage after a 3-0 loss to Morocco.
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