Canada will be minus a trio of key defenders for a pair of men’s soccer friendlies later this month as the World Cup approaches.

The national team’s 26-player roster announced Thursday for home matches against Iceland on March 28 and Tunisia on March 31 includes core attackers Jonathan David, Cyle Larin and Tajon Buchanan.

Canada is also set to be without some of its top defensive options.

As expected, left back Alphonso Davies was not named to the squad for the games at Toronto’s BMO Field as he continues to deal with a strained right hamstring after returning from a torn ACL. 

Right back Alistair Johnston, recovering from hamstring surgery, and centre back Moïse Bombito, working his way back from a fractured tibia, were both named as training players only. 

Canada will also host Uzbekistan in Edmonton on June 1 and Ireland in Montreal on June 5, its final tune-ups before the World Cup begins June 11. 

The full 26-player roster is as follows:

Ali Ahmed, 25, Toronto, Ont.
Moïse Bombito, 25, Montréal
Tajon Buchanan, 27, Brampton, Ont.
Mathieu Choinière, 27, St-Alexandre, Que.
Derek Cornelius, 28, Ajax, Ont.
Maxime Crépeau, 31, Candiac, Que.
Jonathan David, 26, Ottawa
Luc de Fougerolles, 20, London, England
Marcelo Flores, 22, Georgetown, Ont.
Owen Goodman, 22, Alliston, Ont.
Junior Hoilett, 35, Brampton, Ont.
Daniel Jebbison, 22, Oakville, Ont.
Alistair Johnston, 27, Vancouver
Ismaël Koné, 23, Montréal
Cyle Larin, 30, Brampton, Ont.
Richie Laryea, 31, Toronto
Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty, 21, Brampton, Ont.
Liam Millar, 26, Toronto
Kamal Miller, 28, Scarborough, Ont.
Tani Oluwaseyi, 25, Mississauga, Ont.
Jonathan Osorio, 33, Brampton, Ont.
Aribim Pepple, 23, Calgary
Ralph Priso, 23, Toronto
Jacen Russell-Rowe, 23, Toronto
Nathan Saliba, 22, Longueuil, Que.
Niko Sigur, 22, Burnaby, B.C.
Dayne St. Clair, 28, Pickering, Ont.
Joel Waterman, 30, Surrey, B.C.