The Canada World Cup 2026 squad is shaping up, as the nation looks forward to just their third-ever tournament.
The World Cup 2026 hosts don't have one of the stronger squads at the tournament and certainly aren't considered among the favourites to go deep into the competition but there's hope that they can spring a few shocks and build on the 2022 edition.
Canada were in a tough group four years ago, alongside the likes of Belgium, Morocco and Croatia: it was no surprise to see them finish bottom of with no points.
But with this group four years older and now led by a manager in Jesse Marsch is decent experience at club level in European football, there's certainly hope that they can progress out of the groups this time around as the Pot 1 nation – and given that third-place teams get the chance to go through.
Disappointingly, though, Alphonso Davies has not been called up to squad this time around, with the Bayern Munich speedster having played just twice for his country in 2025.
“He’ll probably be two [or] three weeks before he’s back again: he’s probably not going to be with us for March, which is okay,” Marsch told TSN Sports, meaning that the talisman will have to link up with his nation this summer having not played for them this year.
Alistair Johnston and Moise Bombito, meanwhile, have been invited to the camp as training players this time around.
Squad
Canada World Cup 2026 squad: The November selection
- GK: Dayne St. Clair (Inter Miami)
- GK: Maxime Crepeau (Orlando City)
- GK: Owen Goodman (Barnsley)
- DF: Alistair Johnston (Celtic)
- DF: Luc de Fougerolles (Dender)
- DF: Kamal Miller (Portland Timbers)
- DF: Joel Waterman (Chicago Fire)
- DF: Derek Cornelius (Rangers)
- DF: Moise Bombito (Nice)
- DF: Richie Laryea (Toronto FC)
- DF: Niko Sigur (Hajduk Split)
- DF: Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty (New York Red Bulls)
- DF: Ralph Priso (Vancouver Whitecaps)
- MF: Mathieu Choiniere (Los Angeles FC)
- MF: Ismael Kone (Sassuolo)
- MF: Junior Hoilett (Swindon Town)
- MF: Liam Millar (Hull City)
- MF: Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal)
- MF: Nathan Saliba (Anderlecht)
- MF: Jonathan Osorio (Toronto FC)
- MF: Ali Ahmed (Norwich City)
- MF: Marcelo Flores (UANL)
- FW: Cyle Larin (Southampton)
- FW: Tani Oluwaseyi (Villarreal)
- FW: Jonathan David (Juventus)
- FW: Jacen Russell-Rowe (Toulouse)
- FW: Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End)
- FW: Aribim Pepple (Plymouth Argyle)
Fixtures and results
Fixtures
- March 28, 2026: Canada vs Iceland, BMO Field, Toronto, Canada
- March 31, 2026: Canada vs Tunisia, BMO Field, Toronto, Canada
- June 1, 2026: Canada vs Uzbekistan, Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Canada
- June 5, 2026: Canada vs Republic of Ireland, Saputo Stadium, Montreal, Canada
- June 12, 2026: Canada vs UEFA Path A Winner, BMO Field, Toronto, Canada
- June 18, 2026: Canada vs Qatar, BC Place, Vancouver, Canada
- June 24, 2026: Switzerland vs Canada, BC Place, Vancouver, Canada
Recent results
- March 20, 2025: Canada 0–2 Mexico, SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, United States
- March 23, 2025: Canada 2–1 United States, SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, United States
- June 7, 2025: Canada 4–2 Ukraine, BMO Field, Toronto, Canada
- June 10, 2025: Canada 0–0 Ivory Coast (4–5 pens), BMO Field, Toronto, Canada
- June 17, 2025: Canada 6–0 Honduras, BC Place, Vancouver, Canada
- June 21, 2025: Curaçao 1–1 Canada, Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, United States
- June 24, 2025: Canada 2–0 El Salvador, Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, United States
- June 29, 2025: Canada 1–1 Guatemala (5–6 pens), U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, United States
- September 5, 2025: Romania 0–3 Canada, Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania
- September 9, 2025: Wales 0–1 Canada, Swansea.com Stadium, Swansea, Wales
- October 10, 2025: Canada 0–1 Australia, Saputo Stadium, Montreal, Canada
- October 14, 2025: Colombia 0–0 Canada, Sports Illustrated Stadium, Harrison, United States
- November 13, 2025: Canada 0–0 Ecuador, BMO Field, Toronto, Canada
- November 18, 2025: Venezuela 0–2 Canada, Chase Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States
Manager
Who is Canada's manager?
Jesse Marsch made the step into international management when he took on the Canada role in 2024.
He made the 2024 Copa America semi-final, losing to Argentina, before being eliminated in the 2025 Gold Cup at the quarter-final stage.
He rebuffed an approach after the 2024 Copa America from the US national team and will lead Canada to just their third World Cup.
Star player
Who is Canada's star player?
Should Canada be successful next summer in their home tournament, a lot will rely on Jonathan David finding form.
The striker spent five years in Ligue 1 with Lille, excelling last season as they played Champions League football for the first time in three years. He scored 25 goals and assisted 12 times across all competitions, earning him a move to Juventus.
He is their current top scorer of all time, scoring 37 times in 69 games, but failed to register a goal at the 2022 World Cup.
