CANADA'S Under-17s arrive in Jamaica confident of securing one of the three spots up for grabs after completing a three-game losing tour of Mexico.

The Canadians actually regrouped on April 20 for a one-week camp in Sunrise, Florida, before coming to Jamaica.

The 'Canucks' lost 2-1 to Mexico on March 25, 2-0 to Club America on March 27 and 2-1 to Cruz Azul three days later.

Coach Stephen Hart said: "We have played well in every game; however, playing well should also include capitalising on our chances.

"The Cruz Azul game was typical of our play as of late. We should have won the game by five goals, instead we lost. On the positive side, we are creating chances," he said.

This Canadian team, based on recent results, seems to be one of the weakest in the competition.

Last August they lost 3-0 to Jamaica, 2-1 to Mexico and drew 2-2 with Panama in the Caribbean Football Union Youth Cup.

Since then they have lost to the United States 2-1 and 1-0 in September. In fact, they have not won a game for quite a while.

It would be surprising if this side qualifies for the FIFA World Cup in South Korea in August.

The squad: Julien Latendresse-Levesque, Greg Smith, Colin Parenteau-Michon, Garrett Traversy, Daniel Tannous, Daniel Kijowski, Alex Semenets, Marcus Johnstone, Kyle Porter, Octavio Macginnis, Mohamed Sylla, Adrian Pena, Dalvir Mahli, William Hyde, Devin Gunenc, Erick Leal.

- H.W.