Bermuda three weeks ago, says his team expects a tougher match this time round when the teams clash at National Stadium on Sunday.

"I don't think it's going to be an easy game by any means,'' said Bunbury, who has signed to play with English First Division club West Ham. "We don't expect to come here and it be a cake walk. We have a lot of respect for Bermuda and don't picture them lying down for us.

"We're here to do a job and leave with a good result.'' Canada have included four of five foreign-based players in their squad to face Bermuda in Sunday's final second round qualifying match.

European professionals Randy Samuel, Paul Peschisolido, John Limniatis and Bunbury are all at coach Bob Lenarduzzi's disposal.

In addition to Bunbury, Bermuda will have to keep a close eye on Peschisolido, one of Canada's most exciting young strikers. He is currently under contract to Birmingham City in the English League and returns after missing the last match through suspension after receiving his second yellow card during the team's previous match against El Salvador.

Lenarduzzi continued to voice concern over the way his team allowed Bermuda to come back late in the above match.

"I was a little concerned with the two goals Bermuda scored,'' said Lenarduzzi, a receiver of over 50 international caps in his playing days for Canada. "They both came from similar situations and I've tried to adjust to that.

"I was disappointed with the way we played in the second half and would want us to perform more throughout as we did in the first.'' The Canadians arrived on the Island a week before the match, unlike Jamaica and El Salvador, both of whom delayed their arrival until just two days prior.

Lenarduzzi said that this was partially to get the players acclimatised to local conditions but more so because they have been disbanded since the last game and this is the first time they have all been back together as a group in two weeks.

He added that he does not expect the weather to be a factor as the present temperature is comparable to the Canadian summer.

As for the game plan on Sunday Lenarduzzi does not expect to deviate much from what has gotten them this far in the competition.

Said Lenarduzzi: "We'll do the same thing as last time. We're not going to play for a tie but just try to play good, simple football.

"I see us as being a team that will work hard. There is no abundance of individual skill on our team although we do have Bunbury who certainly can turn it on.

"I know that if we all became `prima donnas' we'd go nowhere fast.'' Yesterday saw the Canadians endure a rigorous training session at Southampton Oval where they worked on the back four covering various attacking plays.

The coach's mission is to return Canada to its former prominence which saw them reach the second round of the World Cup finals in 1986 and gain the quarter-finals of the Olympics two years later before being eliminated.

"I'm trying to give the players the belief that we can get through this round and the next,'' said Lenarduzzi, a member of both the World Cup and Olympic team. "Without being cocky I feel that we are one of the best teams in the CONCACAF.

"What happened after we reached the (World Cup) finals last time was that we got carried away with ourselves. It's easier to get there than it is to stay there at that level.

"We just assumed we'd get there and didn't work hard at it.'' He also gave Bermuda credit for reaching this milestone, saying that they have "shown the ability to compete on a high level and should look to go a step further next time''.

ALEX BUNBURY -- `We don't expect a cakewalk.''