The U.S. men’s national team is set to unveil its 2026 World Cup roster on Tuesday, with just the 26 players for the tournament. Their co-hosts, Canada, however, is taking a different approach.
On Monday, Canada Soccer announced that 32 players will head to Charlotte for a pre-World Cup training camp, in the lead-up to friendlies on June 1 and June 5 against Uzbekistan and Ireland, before the June 12 World Cup opening match against Bosnia and Herzegovina. By Friday, the group will be cut down to 26 players for the first men’s World Cup on home soil.