Captain Paul Stalteri can break the Canadian international cap record if he plays against Honduras. (Chris Young/Canadian Press)

They've already slipped out of the top 100 in FIFA world rankings and now Canada's national soccer team does not want the added pain of losing twice at home in a week, even if they are only friendly matches.

After dropping a 2-0 decision to Peru at BMO Field in Toronto on Saturday, Canada takes on Honduras at 13,000-seat Saputo Stadium in Montreal on Tuesday night.

"Everyone who played Saturday has a point to prove now because we can't lose two games at home," midfielder Iain Hume of the English club Barnsley said after training on Monday.

"It's one of them things -- we really need to make playing in Canada enjoyable to the fans as well as us, so we're going to have to prove that every game you play here is going to be tough."

Canada has a draw and six losses and has been outscored 13-1 since last summer's CONCACAF Gold Cup competition in the United States. They are winless in eight games overall since a 1-0 victory over El Salvador in July 2009.

They have also lost their last three games against Honduras, ranked 46th by FIFA. They included a 1-0 defeat at the Gold Cup on a what appeared to be a phantom penalty call and two losses in World Cup qualifying in 2008, including a 2-1 defeat in Montreal on a pair of second-half goals from Ramon Nunez.

Not a revenge game

"We're not playing Honduras in a revenge game or anything like that," said fullback Paul Stalteri. "It's a friendly game.

"We're preparing for the next four years, the next qualifying. We've got a CONCACAF opponent that was in our group in Gold Cup last year, so hopefully we can get a good result."

There will be changes to the squad, although coach Stephen Hart has not made final decisions on his starting 11.

The puzzler is what to do at left back after Marcel De Jong left the Peru match in the 30th minute with a displaced collarbone.

Hart said the bone was popped back in after the match and the injury does not appear to be serious, but De Jong cannot play and has returned to FC Augsburg in Germany.

Jaime Peters, a natural right back, took over that spot because left back Mike Klukowski was not available for these games. Hart is leaning toward moving Dejan Jakovic of DC United into the central defence and pushing impressive youngster Adam Straith of the German club Energie Cottbus to the left side.

TFC players returned

The team also returned three players to Toronto FC -- Nana Attakora, Dwayne De Rosario and Julian de Guzman -- so changes are needed at midfield. Against Peru, they went with five midfielders. They were De Rosario, de Guzman, Atiba Hutchinson, Will Johnson and Simeon Jackson, with Rob Friend as the lone striker.

"We taped our training session and we'll look at that and think about what is the best midfield to go with," Hart said.

There is a chance that Patrice Bernier of FC Nordsjaelland, who didn't play against Peru, will see action in his home town.

They also called in Terry Dunfield of Vancouver, who is not expected to start but who provides depth at midfield.

Hart did not confirm that Stalteri will play, but it would be huge surprise if he left the Borussia Monchengladbach right back out of the lineup.

On Saturday, the Brampton, Ont., native tied former defence stalwart Randy Samuel's team record by playing in his 82nd international match for Canada. Stalteri can break the record against Honduras.

Stalteri after results, not records

"To be honest, we're coming off a disappointing result on Saturday and the most important thing is to come out with a positive result," said Stalteri. "What comes after that, maybe breaking the record, those are things you look back on after your career and think of as a success.

"First and foremost is winning the game. That's my main thought now."

Stalteri has lived the ups and downs of the national side for more than a decade. The ranking, which was in the 50s not long ago, slid down after a weak performance in World Cup qualifying and hasn't recovered. Canada is now ranked 101st, just behind North Korea and ahead of Guinea.

"We're struggling a bit," he said. "It's the old thing of not scoring enough goals or taking our chances."