After eight years away, Montréal still feels like home for the Canadian men’s national team .

For the five Québec-raised players on the latest roster , playing at CF Montréal 's Stade Saputo for Friday’s friendly against No. 25-ranked Australia marks a homecoming (7:30 pm ET | TSN, RDS, OneSoccer).

Even more so, considering Canada’s rise since the last match in Québec in 2017, when a FIFA World Cup seemed like a distant dream. Now, they're ranked No. 26 by FIFA and are barrelling towards a second straight World Cup appearance.

"It's special for me personally to come back here, where I was born and raised and formed by this club," said Portland Timbers goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau , who debuted with Montréal in 2013.

"It feels good to be back at home. Just speaking French feels

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