Toronto will play host to its last FIFA World Cup group stage match Friday, as Senegal and Iraq both desperately look for a win to keep their tournament hopes alive.
Senegal enters this afternoon’s contest as the favourite, ranked 19th in the world over Iraq’s 60th-place position.
Neither Iraq nor Senegal have won a game yet in their stacked Group I, which also includes Norway and the second-ranked team in the tournament: France. Both of those teams have already punched their ticket to the Round of 32.
But a win today from either side may be enough to secure a spot in the knockout round, as the eight best third-place teams will advance.
CTV News and CP24 will have live coverage leading up to and following the 3 p.m. kickoff.
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10 a.m. - Road closures in effect
Much of the area surrounding Toronto Stadium at Exhibition Place and the FIFA Fan Festival at Fort York are now closed to traffic.
Lake Shore Boulevard West is shut down from Bathurst Street to British Columbia Road. Roads are expected to reopen at 8 p.m.
Manitoba Drive and most of Strachan Avenue is also closed. Traffic between Dufferin Street and Strachan, north of the Gardiner Expressway, is limited to local traffic only.
Toronto police have said that additional road closures may take effect as fan marches get underway this afternoon.
- Phil Tsekouras, CTV News Toronto Journalist
