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TORONTO -- Cuba has opted to play its World Cup qualifying game against Canada without substitutes. Elite Owen Daniels Jersey . The winless Cubans (0-4-0) listed 11 starters but no substitutes on the official lineup for Friday nights game at BMO Field. There was no immediate explanation or word on how many players Cuba brought to the country. Canada (2-1-1) had 10 players on the bench. The Cubans, ranked 146 in the world are just playing out the string, glued to the bottom of their four-team group. A goalkeeper and 10 outfield players took the field for Cuba in the warmups. FIFA rules says a team should consist "of not more than 11 players, one of whom is the goalkeeper. A match may not start if either team consists of fewer than seven players." Panama (3-1-1) hosted Honduras (2-1-1) in a later kickoff Friday. The top two in the group advance to the final six-team round of qualifying in CONCACAF, which covers North and Central America and the Caribbean. From there, three will advance to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. A fourth CONCACAF team will take part in an intercontinental playoff with the Oceania winner to see who joins them. First things first, however. Canada is bidding to reach the final round of qualifying in the region since 1997 when it finished last in the six-man group with a 1-6-3 record. The Canadian men have only qualified for the World Cup final once -- in 1986. Canada opened this round of qualifying with a 1-0 win over Cuba in Havana in June. Red Arian Foster Jersey . The moves come one day after the team announced that leading rusher Brandon Whitaker would miss the rest of the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament. Shayne Graham Jersey . -- Arizona Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt says hes not quite ready to name a starting quarterback but indicates a decision could come soon. http://www.nfltexansgearshop.com/arian-foster-jersey/ . The team says an MRI on Sunday confirmed he tore the plantar fascia tissue and will return "as his symptoms permit. Red Owen Daniels Jersey . Furyk made seven birdies through 10 holes at East Lake -- including seven 3s to start the round -- until he missed a few greens on the back nine that slowed his momentum. Whitney Mercilus Jersey . Del Potro has some hardware to show for all his hours on the grass at Wimbledon, and for waiting through a rain delay Sunday. On Friday, the Argentine lost 3-6, 7-6 (5), 19-17 in the Olympic semifinals to Roger Federer in the longest three-set mens match of the Open era — it went 4 hours, 26 minutes.OAKLAND, Calif. -- Dorell Wright is getting another chance to start over and leaving behind another team that has more salary cap space in his absence. The Golden State Warriors agreed Tuesday to trade Wright to the Philadelphia 76ers for the rights to a player currently in Europe, a person familiar with the decision said. The person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because teams cant announce any trades until the free agency moratorium ends Wednesday, said Golden State would receive Edin Bavcic of Bosnia and Herzegovina in return. The 76ers acquired Bavcics rights in a trade with Toronto in 2006. The move frees up about $4 million in salary cap space for Golden State, which drafted small forwards Harrison Barnes of North Carolina seventh overall and Draymond Green of Michigan State at No. 35 two weeks ago to take Wrights place. The Warriors now have about $8 million to spend before going into the luxury tax. Wrights acquisition is the latest move in a busy off-season for the Sixers after a surprising year where they made a run to the Eastern Conference semifinals. Once the moratorium on deals ends, the Sixers will use the amnesty clause on Elton Brand and the $18.1 million hes owed in the final season of a five-year contract -- a move that has to happen for the Wright trade to go through. Philadelphia also agreed to deals with forward Lavoy Allen and centre Spencer Hawes and a one-year contract with veteran swingman Nick Young. Youngs arrival allowed the Sixers to part ways with reserve guard Lou Williams. Wright also becomes the 3-point threat needed when Philadelphia decided to not re-sign Jodie Meeks. The 6-foot-9 Wright is entering the final season of his three-year, $11.4 million contract -- coincidentally negotiated by Warriors general manager Bob Myers, who is Wrights former agent. With so many one-year deals, not re-signing Wiilliams to a multiyear contract and clearing some cap space to give them room to make some minor deals the rest of the summer, the Sixers are clearly aiming to have plenty money available to deal in the 2013 free agent market. Blue Brian Cushing Jersey. They also have a player who can make an immediate impact. Wright was expected to be a long-term project when he was selected out of high school by Miami with the 19th overall pick in the 2004 NBA draft. He just wasnt expected to take so long. When Wright finally began to blossom, the Heat couldnt afford the athletic small forward. LeBron James and Chris Bosh joined Dwyane Wade in Miami two summers ago to take Wrights spot. What Wright found out West -- at least for one season -- was the chance hed been waiting for to shine. Wright averaged 16.4 points and started all 82 games during the 2010-11 season. He led the league in 3-pointers made (194) and finished third in voting for the NBAs Most Improved Player award behind Kevin Love and LaMarcus Aldridge. But his playing time slipped under rookie coach Mark Jackson and so did his performance. Wright averaged 10.3 points and started 61 of 66 games during the lockout-shortened season. After the Warriors selected Barnes and Green in the draft, it became clear Wrights time with the Warriors was all but over. Golden State also has Richard Jefferson under contract for two more seasons and is hoping to re-sign restricted free agent Brandon Rush -- likely using the money Wright freed up. Golden State also got a bit more good news Tuesday when the team said centre Andrew Boguts medical check-up in the Los Angeles area showed hes on schedule to be ready by training camp. Bogut, the 2005 No. 1 overall pick, fractured his left ankle Jan. 25 with Milwaukee and sat out the rest of the season when he was acquired in a trade for star guard Monta Ellis. ' ' '