Canada
CAN · CONCACAF
Head Coach
Jesse Marsch
Jesse Marsch leads Canada into the 2026 FIFA World Cup, tasked with guiding the squad through a competitive Group B and beyond. The coaching staff has been preparing tactical approaches tailored to the expanded 48-team tournament format.
Group Stage Venue
Toronto
Canada will play their group stage matches in Toronto. The 2026 World Cup is the first to be hosted across three nations — the United States, Mexico, and Canada — with matches spread across 16 world-class venues.
Squad (23 players)
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Recent Form & Current State
Canada qualified automatically as co-hosts of the 2026 World Cup. Under Jesse Marsch, they reached the Copa América 2024 semifinals, a historic achievement. The squad features multiple players at top European clubs.
Form heading into a major tournament is often a key indicator of how far a team can progress. Canada, currently ranked #30 in the FIFA World Rankings, will look to carry momentum from their recent qualifying and friendly campaigns into the group stage. Consistency in results and squad cohesion built during the qualification cycle will be vital assets. The CONCACAFrepresentatives will be eager to demonstrate their quality on the world's biggest stage in 2026.
World Cup History
Canada have appeared in two World Cups: 1986, where they lost all three group games without scoring, and 2022 in Qatar. In 2022 they scored their first World Cup goal through Alphonso Davies but were eliminated in the group stage.
The FIFA World Cup is the pinnacle of international football, and Canada's history in the competition provides important context for their 2026 campaign. With the tournament expanding to 48 teams for the first time, every nation faces both new opportunities and new challenges in the revamped group stage format featuring groups of four with the top two advancing to a 32-team knockout round. Canada will aim to write a new chapter in their World Cup story at this historic edition of the tournament.
Group B Opponents
Canada faces Switzerland and Bosnia and Herzegovina and Qatar in Group B. The top two teams from each group advance to the Round of 32. Group dynamics, head-to-head records, and tactical matchups will all play a role in determining which teams progress from this stage.