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Canada
Group B · 1st seed ★ Hosts FIFA #28

Canada
Les Rouges.

Canada's second World Cup in a row — after Doha, where they scored zero points. They play at home in Toronto and Vancouver, and for Alphonso Davies time is running out — the World Cup needs to happen now.

Route · Group B
Fri · 12 JUNCanada — Bosnia and Herzegovina — · —Toronto · 15:00 Thu · 18 JUNCanada — Qatar — · —Vancouver · 15:00 Wed · 24 JUNSwitzerland — Canada — · —Vancouver · 12:00
Sun 28 JUNRound of 16 · B vs ?Los Angeles
Sat 4 JULRound of 16 (forecast)Kansas City
National anthem
O Canada
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Full path · 7 stages

National team
calendar.

Matchday 1
12 JUN · FRI · 15:00
vs Bosnia and Herzegovina
Toronto · "BMO Field"
Matchday 2
18 JUN · THU · 15:00
vs Qatar
Vancouver · BC Place
Matchday 3
24 JUN · WED · 12:00
away at Switzerland
Vancouver · BC Place
Round of 16
28 JUN–3 JUL · FRI
if they qualify
Atlanta · Boston · Vancouver · Guadalajara and 12 more
Round of 16
4 JUL–7 JUL · TUE
if they qualify
Atlanta · Dallas · Kansas City · Los Angeles and 4 more
Quarterfinals
9 JUL–11 JUL · SAT
if they qualify
Atlanta · New York / NJ · San Francisco · Philadelphia
Semifinals
14 JUL–15 JUL · WED
if they qualify
Atlanta · Dallas
Final
19 JUL · SUN
if they qualify
New York / NJ

Group stage confirmed, playoffs — date range and potential venues. Playoff schedule to be finalized after Round of 16 draw.

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#28
FIFA Ranking
151
Odds to win
Coaching staff

Marsch —
since Salzburg.

Jesse Marsh

Jesse Marsh

Head Coach · Canada · since 2024

An American who coached Leeds and Salzburg. Introduced high pressing — Canada moved from 50th to 28th in FIFA rankings in a year. At the home World Cup, he relies on Davis's pace and the link-up with Eustáquio.

Gold Cup 2025 QF 24 matches · 16 wins Pressing 8/10
Stars

Four players
to watch.

Alphonso Davies

Alphonso Davies

Defender · № 19 · 25 years old

Left-back at Bayern Munich. Champions League winner 2019/20 — the youngest Canadian in a Champions League final.

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Jonathan David

Jonathan David

Forward · № 7 · 26 years old

Juventus striker (transferred from Lille in summer 2025). Canada's all-time leading goalscorer.

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Kyle Larsen

Kyle Larsen

Forward · № 9 · 31 years old

Experienced Southampton forward (on loan from Mallorca). MLS Cup 2017 winner with Toronto, played for Beşiktaş and Club Brugge.

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Steven Eustaquio

Steven Eustaquio

Midfielder · № 23 · 29 years old

Defensive midfielder at Porto (expected to start at World Cup 2026). Captain of Canada under Jesse Marsch.

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Squad · preliminary list

Twenty-six players
under one roof.

Preliminary Final FIFA squad list — by May 27, 2026.

Goalkeepers

1
Dane St. ClairInter Miami28 years old
16
Maxim CrepeauOrlando City32 years old
18
Owen GoodmanBarnsley22 years old

Defenders

2
Jackal Marshall-RuttyNew York Red Bulls21 years old
3
Luc de FougerollesDender20 years old
4
Alistair JohnstonCeltic27 years old
5
Moïz BombitoNice26 years old
13
Derek CorneliusRangers28 years old
15
Kamal MillerPortland Timbers28 years old
19
Alphonso DaviesBayern Munich25 years old
22
Richie LaryeaToronto31 years old

Midfielders

6
Mathieu ChoinièreLos Angeles FC27 years old
8
Ismaël KonéSassuolo23 years old
10
Junior HoilettSwindon35 years old
11
Liam MillarHull City26 years old
17
Tajon BuchananVillarreal27 years old
20
Nathan SalibaAnderlecht22 years old
21
Jonathan OsorioToronto33 years old
23
Steven EustaquioPorto29 years old

Forwards

7
Jonathan DavidJuventus26 years old
9
Kyle LarsenSouthampton31 years old
12
Tani OluwaseyiVillarreal25 years old
14
Aribim PepplePlymouth23 years old
24
Daniel JebbisonPreston22 years old
25
Jaysen Russell-RoweToulouse23 years old
26
Marcelo FloresTigres22 years old
History

At home — after
a 36-year gap.

Third time.

3 tournaments — 1986, 2022, 2026. First time reaching the World Cup as co-hosts. In Doha 0 points, 2 goals, 7 conceded. Homegrown MLS League provides a playoff-caliber squad for the first time.

2022GroupBelgium 0:1, Croatia 1:4, Morocco 1:2Group
1986GroupFrance 0:1, Hungary 0:2, USSR 0:2Group