Peters Wins Cap as Canada Lose - Ipswich Town News
Jamie Peters picked up his 21st full Canada cap as his side lost a friendly 1-0 in Poland. The midfielder turned full-back was the only Town player in international action on Wednesday evening.
Asmir Begovic was an unused sub for Bosnia as they lost 1-0 at home to Portugal in their World Cup play-off, the Portuguese winning 2-0 on aggregate.
Fellow keeper Brian Murphy, who joins the club in January, was also left on the sidelines as the Republic of Ireland controversially missed out on the World Cup, drawing 1-1 after extra time in Paris on the night but losing 2-1 over the two legs.
Elsewhere, academy striker Ronan Murray missed out as the Republic of Ireland U19s lost 2-0 to Italy in their final European Championship qualifying group game in San Marino but had already made it through to the next phase.
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