Derek Cornelius has been used to getting on a plane — usually multiple planes — to fly from Serbia to camp with the Canadian national soccer team.“The other camps I was travelling more than a day to get into camp, and this time it’s just down the street,” said the 6-foot-1 centreback, who joined the Vancouver Whitecaps from Serbian side Javor-Matis before the season.
On the line two weeks from now is a spot in the Nations League top tier and guaranteed berth in the 2019 Gold Cup. Canada’s 23-man roster is full of some ballyhooed offensive talent, but Cornelius is part of a defensive corps that didn’t surrender a single goal in 2018, as Canada outscored its opponents 14-0.
Joining him from the Caps are midfielder Russell Teibert, goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau and fellow centreback Doneil Henry. “ is the place that really launched his career,” said Canada coach John Herdman. “I know he’s really looking forward to getting back there, to being in what he probably sees as his soccer hometown and showing people what he’s developed, how he’s learned, how he’s evolved and adapted.
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