{"id":895495,"date":"2026-03-30T07:17:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T12:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/30\/canada-stage-second-half-rally-to-salvage-draw-vs-iceland-mlssoccer-com\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T07:17:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T12:17:22","slug":"canada-stage-second-half-rally-to-salvage-draw-vs-iceland-mlssoccer-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/30\/canada-stage-second-half-rally-to-salvage-draw-vs-iceland-mlssoccer-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada stage second-half rally to salvage draw vs. Iceland | MLSSoccer.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A pair of second-half penalty kicks from Jonathan David gave the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/canada\/\">Canada men&#8217;s national team<\/a> a comeback <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/international-friendly\/2026\/matches\/canvsisl-03-28-2026\/\">2-2 draw<\/a> in Saturday&#8217;s international friendly vs. Iceland at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/toronto-fc\">Toronto FC<\/a>&#8216;s BMO Field.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Head coach Jesse Marsch&#8217;s group will conclude the March international window on Tuesday, welcoming Tunisia to BMO Field as they navigate final preparations for the 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/fifa-world-cup\/2025\/\">FIFA World Cup<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Iceland snatched the lead inside 10 minutes, when forward Orri \u00d3skarsson pounced on a wayward backpass by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/kamal-miller\/\">Kamal Miller<\/a>, then converted the breakaway attempt past goalkeeper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/dayne-st-clair\/\">Dayne St. Clair<\/a>. \u00d3skarsson found his brace just after the 20-minute mark, running onto a feed from Mikael Ellertsson and lashing a first-time shot into the net.<\/p>\n<p>Les Rouges struck back in the second half, however, getting a pair of goals from the penalty spot via David.<\/p>\n<p>The Juventus striker first got Canada on the scoresheet in the 67th minute, converting a spot-kick drawn by former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/new-england-revolution\/\">New England Revolution<\/a> standout Tajon Buchanan. Eight minutes later, he equalized from the spot thanks to a foul won by forward Daniel Jebbison.<\/p>\n<p>Canada went down to 10 men in the 80th minute after Buchanan was sent off for a high elbow on Ellertsson, but managed to see out the 2-2 final.<\/p>\n<p><h3>Goals<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>9&#8242; &#8211; ISL &#8211; Orri \u00d3skarsson | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/onesoccer\/status\/2037946079992283165\">WATCH<\/a><\/li>\n<li>21&#8242;\u00a0 &#8211; ISL &#8211; Orri \u00d3skarsson | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/onesoccer\/status\/2037949127821074625\">WATCH<\/a><\/li>\n<li>67&#8242; &#8211; CAN &#8211; Jonathan David (PK) | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/onesoccer\/status\/2037965170924753192\">WATCH<\/a><\/li>\n<li>75&#8242; &#8211; CAN &#8211; Jonathan David (PK) | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/onesoccer\/status\/2037967718838657072\">WATCH<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n                                <iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V9IRrStkE2Q?feature=oembed\" allowfullscreen title=\"HIGHLIGHTS: CanMNT \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 vs. Iceland\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf8 | March 28th, 2026\"><\/iframe>\n                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><h3>Next Up<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CAN:<\/strong> Tuesday, March 31 vs. Tunisia | 7:30 pm ET | International friendly<\/li>\n<li><strong>ISL:<\/strong> Tuesday, March 31 vs. Haiti | 12:30 pm ET | International friendly<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/news\/canada-stage-second-half-rally-to-salvage-draw-vs-iceland\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Becki Catt<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer A pair of second-half penalty kicks from Jonathan David gave the Canada men&#8217;s national team a comeback 2-2 draw in Saturday&#8217;s international friendly vs. Iceland at Toronto FC&#8216;s BMO Field. 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