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Appearances
1986
First appearance
Canada men's national soccer team
26 players called up for World Cup 2026.
Dayne ST. Clair
Maxime Crepeau
Owen Goodman
Alistair Johnston
Alfie Jones
Luc De Fougerolles
Joel Waterman
Derek Cornelius
Moise Bombito
Alphonso Davies
Richie Laryea
Niko Sigur
Mathieu Choiniere
Stephen Eustaquio
Ismael Kone
Liam Millar
Jacob Shaffelburg
Jonathan Osorio
Nathan Saliba
Cyle Larin
Jonathan David
Tani Oluwaseyi
Tajon Buchanan
Ali Ahmed
Promise David
Jayden Nelson
Announced: 2026-06-22
Sources: FIFA
Canada arrive at World Cup 2026 in Group B, representing CONCACAF.
Jesse Marsch leads the tactical plan, with the group phase defining whether CAN can build momentum into the knockout rounds.
Group rivals include Bosnia & Herzegovina, Qatar, Switzerland. Every result can shift the path to the round of 32.
Canada men's national soccer team
The Canada men's national soccer team represents Canada in men's international soccer, which is governed by the Canadian Soccer Association, the governing body for soccer in Canada founded in 1912. It has been an affiliate member of FIFA since 1912 and a founding affiliate member of CONCACAF since 1961. Regionally, it is an affiliate member of NAFU in the North American Zone. Canada has qualified for the FIFA World Cup three times. In 2026, Canada will host the World Cup for the first time. It has qualified for the FIFA Confederations Cup once (2001). Canada has participated twenty times in CONCACAF's premier continental competition, winning the CONCACAF Championship in 1985 and the successor CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2000. It also finished as runners-up in the CONCACAF Nations League in the 2023 finals. It participated once in the Copa América, finishing in fourth place in 2024. Regionally, the team won the North American Nations Cup as hosts in 1990.
See Canada fixtures and simulate their possible path to the final.
A practical way to separate obvious contenders from teams whose bracket path can become dangerous in the expanded 48-team format.
A clear overview of how national teams reach the expanded 48-team World Cup and why qualification differs by confederation.
An explanation of group-stage ranking logic, football tiebreakers, and why goal difference can decide an entire tournament path.
How group rankings become knockout slots, why paths shift, and how the simulator advances teams round by round.