Canadian men's national soccer team head coach Benito Floro watches team practice in Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday November 12, 2015.DARRYL DYCK/The Canadian Press
Tesho Akindele scored in the 43rd minute, and Canada held on for a 1-1 draw with Azerbaijan in an international soccer friendly on Friday.
Scott Arfield set up Akindele for the first-half goal, giving Canada the lead at Stadion Rohrbach an der Lafnitz in Austria.
Dimitrij Nabokov replied for Azerbaijan, converting a penalty in the 57th minute.
Canada will next face Uzbekistan on Tuesday in Bad Waltersdorf.
The two-match series in Austria is a tune-up for a pair of crucial World Cup qualifiers for Canada in September.