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Canada Defender Cornelius Hospitalized After Suffering Injury in Training
Canada Soccer said Derek Cornelius suffered a non-contact lower body injury and was taken to hospital for treatment and assessment.
- On Wednesday, Defender Derek Cornelius was taken to a Toronto-area hospital after sustaining an injury while training with the men's national soccer team.
- Cornelius, 28, who plays for Olympique de Marseille, was preparing for Canada's upcoming friendlies against Chile in Toronto on Sept 26 and Peru in Montreal on Oct 3.
- Canada Soccer reported that the defender sustained a "non-contact lower body injury" and is being treated; medical staff are focused on supporting the player, with updates provided "as appropriate."
- Jeevan Badwal was also sent home to Vancouver on Wednesday after Canada Soccer determined the midfielder suffered a hamstring injury while playing for the Whitecaps on Saturday.
- These friendlies mark the national team's first games since Canada's historic World Cup run this summer, and the squad will also face the United States in St. Paul, Minn., on Oct 6.
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