Canada 1-1 Ireland Player Ratings: Maxime Crepeau 8.0/10 Penalty Save Helps Canada Claim Hard-Fought Draw Against Determined Ireland in Montreal

Canada arrived at Stade Saputo with the intensity and collective pressing that Jesse Marsch has made the defining characteristic of his side's preparations, and Ireland, despite their 2026 FIFA World Cup absence, brought the organised defensive pragmatism and direct attacking threat that Hallgrímsson has built throughout a coaching tenure defined by resilience and collective discipline.

O'Brien's unfortunate 23rd-minute own goal, Millar's cross deflecting off the Ireland defender via Parrott's header, gave Canada the advantage their early energy had deserved and sent Saputo into the kind of atmosphere that reminds every visiting team exactly why this Canadian squad will be no easy opponent in North America.

Ireland national football team refused to accept the deficit with any degree of passivity, pressing intelligently, creating the contest's clearest first-half opportunity through Umeh, and building a level of competitive intensity that kept Canada's defence consistently occupied throughout a second half that gradually shifted momentum toward the visitors. Crepeau then delivered the save that defined Canada's evening, diving to his right to parry Parrott's composed penalty in the 59th minute before Parrott reacted quickest to the rebound and poked Ireland level in a moment that tested Canadian defensive concentration at its most critical point in the entire contest.

Both sides pushed for a winner in the final half-hour, Jonathan David going close and Melia's effort forcing Crepeau into a routine stop, before a 1-1 draw confirmed that Ireland, despite their qualification disappointment, retain every quality needed to trouble Canada national football team's opponents at the upcoming tournament. Here are Sportsdunia's Canada vs Ireland player ratings.

Canada National Football Team Player Ratings vs Ireland

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Ireland National Football Team Player Ratings vs Canada

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