Canada goalkeeper David Monslave, left, and teammate Kyle Hall celebrate after Hall scored in a 2008 Olympic qualifying match on March 23. (Bill Waugh/Associated Press)

The Canadian men's soccer team will face Brazil in two international friendlies this spring, as a tuneup for their World Cup 2010 qualifier against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the Canadian Soccer Association announced Wednesday.

The friendlies are May 31 in Seattle and June 6 in Panama City.

Canada has faced Brazil three times, most recently at the 2001 Confederations' Cup in Japan, where they tied 0-0.

Canada sits 63rd in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings, while Brazil is second, behind Argentina.

Canada's last match was a 2-0 loss to Estonia, on March 26.

The road to World Cup 2010 for the men's team kicks off in Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, on June 15, with a return leg scheduled in Montreal the following week.