Canada at the FIFA World Cup

Participation of Canada's national football team in the FIFA World Cup

For the women's team, see Canada at the FIFA Women's World Cup.

Canada national team at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar

The Canada men's national soccer team have played at the FIFA World Cup on two occasions, in 1986 & in 2022 and will be playing in 2026.[1][2][3][4] For most other editions of the World Cup, Canada has not succeeded in gaining one of the places reserved for the North American CONCACAF teams.[5] In 2022, Canada qualified for the World Cup for only the second time in history, ending a 36-year drought. Canada has also been qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup as co-hosts (together with United States and Mexico).[6]

## Overall record

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FIFA World Cup |  | Qualification

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Year  | Result  | Position  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA
1930 to 1954 | Did not enter | Did not enter
1958 | Did not qualify | 4  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 8  | 8
1962 and 1966 | Did not enter | Did not enter
1970 | Did not qualify | 4  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 8  | 3
1974 | 4  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 6  | 7
1978 | 10  | 4  | 3  | 3  | 12  | 11
1982 | 9  | 2  | 6  | 1  | 10  | 9
1986 | Group stage  | 24th  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 5  | Squad | 8  | 5  | 3  | 0  | 11  | 4
1990 | Did not qualify | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 3
1994 | 14  | 6  | 4  | 4  | 22  | 20
1998 | 16  | 6  | 4  | 6  | 15  | 21
2002 | 8  | 2  | 3  | 3  | 2  | 8
2006 | 8  | 3  | 2  | 3  | 12  | 8
2010 | 8  | 2  | 2  | 4  | 13  | 14
2014 | 12  | 7  | 3  | 2  | 24  | 11
2018 | 10  | 5  | 2  | 3  | 15  | 9
2022 | Group stage  | 31st  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 2  | 7  | Squad | 20  | 14  | 4  | 2  | 54  | 8
2026 | Qualified as co-hosts | Qualified as co-hosts
2030 | To be determined | To be determined
2034
Total  | Group stage  | 3/25 | 6  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 2  | 12  | —  | 137  | 62  | 38  | 37  | 215  | 144

## 1986 FIFA World Cup

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Main article: 1986 FIFA World Cup

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Canada squad – 1986 FIFA World Cup

* 1 Lettieri
* 2 Lenarduzzi
* 3 Wilson (c)
* 4 Ragan
* 5 Moore
* 6 Bridge
* 7 Valentine
* 8 Gray
* 9 Segota
* 10 Vrablic
* 11 Sweeney
* 12 Samuel
* 13 Pakos
* 14 Mitchell
* 15 James
* 16 Ion
* 17 Norman
* 18 Lowery
* 19 De Luca
* 20 Miller
* 21 Habermann
* 22 Dolan
* Coach: Waiters

### Group C

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Main article: 1986 FIFA World Cup Group C

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1  |  Soviet Union | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 9  | 1  | +8  | 5  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  France | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 5  | 1  | +4  | 5
3  |  Hungary | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 9  | −7  | 2  |
4  |  Canada | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 5  | −5  | 0

Source: FIFA

June 1, 1986

16:00 PM CST

Canada | 0–1|  France

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| Report | Papin 79'

Estadio Nou Camp, León

Attendance: 36,000

Referee: Hernán Silva (Chile)

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June 6, 1986

12:00 PM CST

Hungary | 2–0|  Canada

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Esterházy 2'
Détári 75' | Report |

Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato

Attendance: 13,800

Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)

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June 9, 1986

12:00 PM CST

Soviet Union | 2–0|  Canada

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Blokhin 58'
Zavarov 74' | Report |

Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato

Attendance: 14,200

Referee: Idrissa Traoré (Mali)

## 2022 FIFA World Cup

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Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup

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Canada squad – 2022 FIFA World Cup

* 1 St. Clair
* 2 Johnston
* 3 Adekugbe
* 4 Miller
* 5 Vitória
* 6 Piette
* 7 Eustáquio
* 8 Fraser
* 9 Cavallini
* 10 Hoilett
* 11 Buchanan
* 12 Ugbo
* 13 Hutchinson (c)
* 14 Kaye
* 15 Koné
* 16 Pantemis
* 17 Larin
* 18 Borjan
* 19 Davies
* 20 David
* 21 Osorio
* 22 Laryea
* 23 Millar
* 24 Wotherspoon
* 25 Cornelius
* 26 Waterman
* Coach: Herdman

### Group stage

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Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup Group F

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1  |  Morocco | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 4  | 1  | +3  | 7  | Advanced to knockout stage
2  |  Croatia | 3  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 4  | 1  | +3  | 5
3  |  Belgium | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 2  | −1  | 4  |
4  |  Canada | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 2  | 7  | −5  | 0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

23 November 2022 (2022-11-23)

22:00

Belgium | 1–0|  Canada

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* Batshuayi 44'

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Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 40,432

Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

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27 November 2022 (2022-11-27)

19:00

Croatia | 4–1|  Canada

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* Kramarić 36', 70'
* Livaja 44'
* Majer 90+4'

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* Davies 2'

Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 44,374

Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)

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1 December 2022 (2022-12-01)

18:00

Canada | 1–2|  Morocco

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* Aguerd 40' (o.g.)

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* Ziyech 4'
* En-Nesyri 23'

Al Thumama Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 43,102

Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)

## 2026 FIFA World Cup

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Main article: 2026 FIFA World Cup

### Group stage

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Main article: 2026 FIFA World Cup Group B

Pos | Team

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1  |  Canada (H) | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Advance to knockout stage
2  | B2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
3  | B3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  | B4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  |

First match(es) will be played: June 12, 2026. Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts

## Top goalscorers

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Player  | Goals  | 1986 | 2022

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Alphonso Davies | 1  |  | 1
Own goals | 1  |  | 1
Total  | 2  | 0 | 2

## See also

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* Canada at the CONCACAF Gold Cup
* North, Central American and Caribbean nations at the FIFA World Cup

## Notes

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## References

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1. ^ "Canada World Cup Record". FIFA. Archived from the original on October 15, 2007. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
2. ^ Molinaro, John F. (July 1, 2010). "Remembering Canada's '86 World Cup team". CBC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
3. ^ Doyle, Jamie; Molinaro, John; Sasha, Kalra. "One and Only: Remembering Canada's lone World Cup appearance". Sportsnet. Archived from the original on October 31, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
4. ^ Yannis, Alex (April 5, 1986). "Soccer; Canadians and M.I.S.L. at Odds for Cup". New York Times. Archived from the original on November 10, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
5. ^ "Everything You Should Know About Canada in the 2022 World Cup". www.playcasinos.ca. Archived from the original on November 4, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
6. ^ "Canadian men qualify for 1st World Cup since 1986 with shutout victory on home soil". CBC. March 27, 2022. Archived from the original on March 28, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.

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Canada men's national soccer team

General|

* Canadian Soccer Association
* History
* Head coaches
* Stadiums
* BC Place
* BMO Field
* Commonwealth Stadium

Statistics|

* All-time record
* FIFA World Cup
* CONCACAF Gold Cup
* Copa América
* Summer Olympics
* FIFA Confederations Cup
* Honours
* Hat-tricks

Results|

* 1924–1977
* 1980–1999
* 2000–2019
* 2020–present
* Unofficial matches
* 1888 Great Britain Tour

Players|

* International players
* Individual records

Goals|

* Jonathan David
* Dwayne De Rosario
* Cyle Larin

Culture|

* The Voyageurs
* Rivalry with the United States
* List of matches

Other teams|

* U-23
* U-20
* U-17
* Women's
* WU-20
* WU-17
* Beach soccer
* Futsal

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Countries at the FIFA World Cup

* Team appearances
* All-time table

AFC|

* Australia1
* China
* Indonesia2
* Iran
* Iraq
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kuwait
* North Korea
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* South Korea
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan

CAF|

* Algeria
* Angola
* Cameroon
* DR Congo2
* Egypt
* Ghana
* Ivory Coast
* Morocco
* Nigeria
* Senegal
* South Africa
* Togo
* Tunisia

CONCACAF|

* Canada
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* El Salvador
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Panama
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States

CONMEBOL|

* Argentina
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Chile
* Colombia
* Ecuador
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Uruguay

OFC|

* New Zealand

UEFA|

* Austria
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Czech Republic2
* Denmark
* East Germany3
* England
* France
* Germany2
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Israel1
* Italy
* Netherlands
* Northern Ireland
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Republic of Ireland
* Romania
* Russia2
* Scotland
* Serbia2
* Slovakia2
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* Wales

1 Have been member of multiple confederations. 2 Considered a successor team by FIFA, or have competed under another name(s). 3 Team and national federation no longer exist.

## Head-to-head record

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Opponent  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win %

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Belgium | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1  | 000.00
Croatia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3  | 000.00
France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1  | 000.00
Hungary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2  | 000.00
Morocco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1  | 000.00
Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2  | 000.00
Total  | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | −10  | 000.00
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