Canada return home to Chile, Peru

Canada will look to celebrate their World Cup run when they return home for two friendlies against Chile and ​Peru later this year, in what head coach Jesse ‌Marsch hopes will be a "hero's welcome".

Canada will host Chile in Toronto on 26 September before travelling to Montreal to face Peru on 3 October, the countries' football federations announced on Wednesday.

The friendlies ​mark Canada's homecoming after a historic showing at the ⁠World Cup which saw them win their first game ​at the men's tournament, a 6-0 romp against Qatar, and advance ​to the knockout stage for the first time.

"The momentum we’ve created for this sport in the country over the past few months has been ​incredible," Marsch said in a statement.

"We couldn’t have done it ​without our fans, and these matches are a chance to say thank ‌you ⁠and continue to build on what we achieved at the World Cup. We hope to see Canadians celebrate this team with a hero's welcome and show up in numbers this fall."

Canada ​drew 1-1 with ​Bosnia in ⁠their opening match of the expanded tournament, earning their first points at a men's World Cup.

Their ​dominant 6-0 victory over Qatar was followed by ​a ⁠2-1 loss to Switzerland, giving them a second-place finish in Group B to secure a knockout-round berth for the first time.

The ⁠Canadians earned ​a late 1-0 victory over South ​Africa in the round of 32 before losing 3-0 to Morocco in the ​round of 16.