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Canada
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Les Rouges (The Reds)
The Canucks
AssociationCanadian Soccer Association
ConfederationCONCACAF
Sub-confederationNAFU
Head coachJesse Marsch
CaptainAlphonso Davies
Most capsAtiba Hutchinson (105)
Top scorerJonathan David
Cyle Larin (30)
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA codeCAN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 35 Increase 3 (October 24, 2024)[1]
Highest33 (February 2022)
Lowest122 (August 2014, October 2014)
First international
 Australia 3–2 Canada 
(Brisbane, Australia; June 7, 1924)
Biggest win
 Cayman Islands 0–11 Canada 
(Bradenton, United States; March 29, 2021)
Biggest defeat
 Mexico 8–0 Canada 
(Mexico City, Mexico; July 18, 1993)
World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 1986)
Best resultGroup stage (1986, 2022)
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup
Appearances19 (first in 1977)
Best resultChampions (1985, 2000)
Nations League Finals
Appearances1 (first in 2023)
Best resultRunners-up (2023)
Copa América
Appearances1 (first in 2024)
Best resultFourth place (2024)
Olympic Games
Appearances3 (first in 1904)
Best resultGold Gold: (1904)
Medal record
Men's soccer
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Gold medal – first place 1985 North America Team
Gold medal – first place 2000 United States Team
Bronze medal – third place 2002 United States Team
CONCACAF Nations League
Silver medal – second place 2023 United States Team
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1904 St. Louis[a] Team[b]
WebsiteOfficial website

The Canada men's national soccer team (French: Équipe du Canada de soccer masculin)[3][4][5] represents Canada in international soccer competitions since 1924. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association, the governing body for soccer in Canada. They have been a member of FIFA since 1948 and of CONCACAF since 1961.[6]

Canada participated in its second World Cup in 2022 after finishing first in CONCACAF qualifying. Canada competed in its first Copa América in 2024, finishing fourth.

Previously, their top achievements were to win the 1985 CONCACAF Championship to qualify for the 1986 FIFA World Cup[7] and winning the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup to qualify for the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup.[8] Canada is the only national team aside from regional powerhouses Mexico and the United States to win a Gold Cup.[9] Canada also won a gold medal in the 1904 Summer Olympics.[10]

Canada will co-host the 2026 World Cup along with the United States and Mexico.

History

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Early years

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Soccer was being played in Canada with the Dominion Football Association (1877) and Western Football Association (1880) acting as precursors to the modern-day Canadian Soccer Association.[11] In 1885, the WFA sent a team to New Jersey to take on a side put forth by the American Football Association, the then-unofficial governing body of the sport in the United States. On November 28, 1885, in an unofficial friendly, Canada defeated the United States 1–0 at Clark Field in the East Newark neighborhood of Kearny, New Jersey.[12][13][14] The American team won 3–2 in a return match one year later.[15] In 1888, a team represented the WFA in a tour of the British Isles, earning a record of nine wins, five draws, and nine losses.[16] The squad comprised 16 Canadian-born players with the only exception being tour organizer David Forsyth, who had immigrated to Canada one year after his birth.[17]

The Galt F.C. team that represented Canada and won gold at the 1904 Summer Olympics

In 1904 Galt F.C. represented the WFA at the Olympic Games in St Louis, Missouri.[18] As just one of three teams competing, Galt defeated two American clubs, Christian Brothers College (7–0) and St. Rose (4–0) to win the tournament.[19] The Toronto Mail and Empire of November 18, 1904, reports that "Immediately after the game, the Galt aggregation, numbering about 50 persons, retired to the office of James W. Sullivan, chief of the Department of Physical Culture, where they received their prize. After a short talk by Mr. James E. Conlon of the Physical Culture Department, Mayor Mundy, of the City of Galt, presented each player on the winning team with a beautiful gold medal."[19] The medals are clearly engraved with the name of the company in St. Louis that made them.

In 1905, a British team of touring amateurs nicknamed the "Pilgrims" toured Canada,[20] with their match against Galt billed as the "championship of the world".[21] The match was played in front of 3500 fans in Galt, now part of Cambridge, Ontario, and ended in a 3–3 draw.[21] Earlier the Pilgrims had been beaten 2–1 by Berlin Rangers, in the city now known as Kitchener.[20]

The team that toured Australia in 1924

The Canadian national team toured Australia in 1924, playing a series of "test" friendlies against their hosts, including their first official match, a 3–2 friendly defeat to the Australian national team in Brisbane, Queensland on June 7, 1924.[22] Canada also played Australia at the Jubilee Oval, Adelaide on Saturday July 12, 1924, and defeated them by 4 goals to 1.[23] In 1925, Canada played their old rivals, the United States, in Montreal, winning 1–0 on Ed McLaine's goal.[24] In a return match in November 1925 in Brooklyn, New York, Canada was defeated 1–6.[25] One year later, Canada lost 2–6 to the Americans in the same city[26] before playing four internationals in a 1927 tour of New Zealand.[17]

The New Zealand tour included a total of 22 games, of which Canada won 19 with only 2 defeats. Most of the games were against local combined teams although Canada also played New Zealand in four occasions (scores: 2–2, 2–1, 0–1, 4–1).[27]

1957 to 1987

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Canada men's national soccer team exiting plane in Mexico City on July 5, 1957

Following the lead of British soccer associations, Canada withdrew from FIFA in 1928 over a dispute regarding broken time payments to amateur players.[28] They rejoined the confederation in 1946 and took part in World Cup qualifying in the North American Football Confederation (NAFC) (a precursor to CONCACAF) for the first time in 1957,[29] the first time they had played as a national team in 30 years. Under the guidance of head coach Don Petrie, Canada defeated the United States in Toronto 5–1 in their opening game, but lost two games in Mexico (failing to play a home game due to financial reasons) 0–2 and 0–3 before defeating the U.S. 3–2 in St. Louis. Mexico advanced as group winners, meaning that Canada missed out on the World Cup in 1958 in Sweden.[17]

Canada withdrew from World Cup qualifying for 1962 and did not enter a team for 1966.[30] They did compete in soccer however at the 1967 Pan American Games,[30] their first time to do so in the sixth edition of the games, which they hosted in Winnipeg. Canada finished fourth place,[30] helped somewhat by defending champion Brazil's absence.

A 0–0 draw away to Bermuda meant the Canadians, under coach Peter Dinsdale, could not advance out of the first round of qualifying for the 1970 World Cup.[31] Dinsdale was replaced by Frank Pike.[32] In their second participation in soccer at the Pan Am games, held in Cali, Canada finished second in their opening round group (to hosts Colombia). In the final group round however, they managed only one win (over Colombia) and finished next to last.

Canada again failed at the first hurdle in qualifying for the 1974 World Cup.[30] Under German head coach Eckhard Krautzun, they finished second in a home and away qualifying group for the 1973 CONCACAF Championship (to Mexico). For the 1975 Pan Am Games, Canada, along with most of the larger Pan Am countries, sent their Olympic team, which was amateur (and senior aged), to compete. After narrowly qualifying out of the first round, the Canucks were soundly defeated by Costa Rica, Cuba, and Mexico, conceding a total of 14 goals while scoring none.[33] At the Summer Olympics at home the following year, under head coach Colin Morris, the amateur Canadian side failed to get out of the first round, losing both of their games.[34][35] This despite the brilliant play of Jimmy Douglas, who scored a goal against a Dynamo Kyiv-dominated Soviet Union side and another goal against North Korea, Canada's only two goals in the tournament.[36][37]

In their North American qualifying group for the 1977 CONCACAF Championship, with both group winners and runners-up now advancing, Canada, again under head coach Krautzun, qualified as runners-up after defeating the Americans 3–0 in a neutral site one-match play-off, played in Port-au-Prince.[38] In the championship, played in Monterrey and Mexico City, Mexico won all five of their matches with a plus 15 goals difference to win the tournament handily.[39] Canada finished fourth.[39]

Matters were different however at the next CONCACAF championship, in 1981, played in Tegucigalpa. Canada entered the tournament raising eyebrows by winning their qualifying group over Mexico and the United States, even achieving a 1–1 draw against Mexico at the Azteca Stadium with Gerry Gray scoring from a direct free kick in the 88th-minute.[40] In the final round, the Canadians opened strongly with a 1–0 win over El Salvador,[41] with Mike Stojanovic the goal-scorer, and a 1–1 draw with Haiti, with Stojanovic scoring again. They next lost to the hosts Honduras 1–2 and then drew Mexico 1–1 with Ian Bridge scoring the equalizer via a corner kick.[42] A win in their final game against Cuba would have put them through to Spain, but they were held to a 2–2 draw, allowing El Salvador to qualify as tournament runners-up.

1981 through 1985 saw Canada continue to develop under the guidance of English coach Tony Waiters. After a strong performance at the 1984 Summer Olympics, Waiters would see the Maple Leafs through to their first World Cup finals appearance in 1985. A 1–1 away draw to Guatemala was key in allowing them to eliminate Los Chapines in the first round group.[43] The second round was also closely contested, in part as this Canadian squad was strong defensively but had limited ability to score goals. The Canucks managed to eke out a 1–0 away win over Honduras, thanks to a George Pakos winner,[44] hold Costa Rica scoreless in San José,[45] and then in their final game, one they needed to draw to qualify, beat Los Catrachos a second time, 2–1 in St. John's, Newfoundland, with Pakos and Igor Vrablic the goal scorers.[46] The victory not only secured their first World Cup finals berth,[47] but also the crown of CONCACAF champions for the first time, although Mexico did not compete, having already qualified automatically for the World Cup as hosts.[48]

At the 1986 FIFA World Cup, Canada impressed defensively in their first game against France, only conceding a late Jean-Pierre Papin goal after Papin had missed several earlier chances.[49][50] However, Canada could not build on their stubborn performance against France, losing their next two matches to both Hungary and the Soviet Union 0–2,[51][52] finishing the group in last place with zero points.[53]

Four Canadian players (Chris Chueden, Hector Marinaro, David Norman and Vrablic) were involved in a match fixing betting scandal at the Merlion Cup tournament in Singapore two months after the World Cup. The four players were suspended by the Canadian Soccer Association for "bringing the game into disrepute". Norman was reinstated in 1992 after admitting his involvement in the scandal. Vrablic never played for Canada again.[54][55]

1990s

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Qualification for 1990 lasted all of two matches for Canada, a home-and-away series with Guatemala, played in October 1988. The Central Americans won the first game 1–0 in Guatemala City[56] while Canada prevailed in Vancouver 3–2.[57] Tied on goal difference, Los Chapines advanced on away goal rule.[58]

1990 saw Canada take part in the first North American Nations Cup, hosting the three-team tournament. Mexico and Canada sent their full squads, but the United States sent a 'B' team.[59] Canada won the tournament after a 1–0 win over the United States on May 6[59] and a 2–1 win over Mexico on May 13.[59] All three Canadian goals were scored by John Catliff,[60] the tournament's top scorer.

Canada came close to qualifying for the World Cup again in 1994 under the guidance of a defender on the 1986 team, Bob Lenarduzzi.[61] They entered the tournament at the second round stage and advanced as group runners-up.[62] Canada competed strongly in the final qualifying round, drawing their first match in Tegucigalpa after a controversial penalty allowed the Hondurans to draw even, winning their next two, over El Salvador and Honduras in Vancouver, losing convincingly at Azteca Stadium, and winning 2–1 in San Salvador. They went into their final group match against Mexico, in Toronto, needing a win to win the group and thus qualify directly for the World Cup.[63] Canada went up 1–0 on a goal credited to Alex Bunbury off a free kick, but Mexico scored twice to win, 2–1.[64] The loss meant Canada finished second and advanced to an intercontinental play-off series where they needed to win two rounds to qualify for the 1994 FIFA World Cup.[63] The Reds went up against Oceania Football Confederation's champions Australia. Canada won the first leg 2–1 in Edmonton.[65] Australia led the second leg 2–1 at the end of 90 minutes, sending the tie to extra time. There was no score in the extra 30 minutes, meaning the series was decided by a penalty shootout which Australia won 4–1 to eliminate Canada from contention.[66] Australia went on to lose 2–1 on aggregate to Argentina, who advanced to the World Cup.[67]

With the World Cup to be played in the United States, Canada had the opportunity to play a number of high-profile squads in tune-up matches.[68] The highlight of this set of matches—played against Morocco, Brazil, Germany, Spain, and the Netherlands all within 13 days[68]—was Canada holding eventual World Cup champions Brazil to a 1–1 draw at Commonwealth Stadium, on a 69th-minute equalizer by Eddy Berdusco, on Canada's only real scoring chance in the game.[69]

With three countries set to qualify out of CONCACAF for the 1998 World Cup, and with Canada handily winning their second round group over El Salvador, Panama, and Cuba,[70] expectations were high for a second qualification in 12 years in the spring of 1997. The aging Canadians, however, fared miserably, losing their opening game to Mexico 0–4 and the following one to the U.S. 0–3. In their next two matches, against El Salvador and Jamaica, they could only manage two 0–0 draws in Vancouver. A 1–0 win over Costa Rica in Edmonton in their next match thanks to a goal by Berdusco gave Canada some hope at the halfway point but losses to both Jamaica and El Salvador away ended any aspirations as they finished bottom of the group with 6 points from 10 games and a −15 goal difference. Having overseen two consecutive World Cup campaigns ending in the side failing to qualify, Lenarduzzi stepped down in 1997 and was replaced by interim head coach Bruce Twamley.

2000s

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The Canadian Soccer Association turned to another German to lead the senior national team in 1998 with the signing of Holger Osieck.[71] Success came quickly with Canada winning the CONCACAF Gold Cup in February 2000.[72] After emerging from the first round on a coin-toss tiebreaker with invited side Republic of Korea, the Canucks scored a quarter-final upset win over Mexico.[73] The win set the stage for an unprecedented run to the final, where Canada defeated Colombia 2–0 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.[74] Canada swept the awards ceremony, with goalkeeper Craig Forrest winning MVP honours, Carlo Corazzin securing the Golden Boot, and Richard Hastings named Rookie of the Tournament.[75]

Expectations were again high following the winter's result, but the campaign sputtered. A positive 1–0 away result in Havana in June was followed by a listless 0–0 home draw against Cuba.[76] For the semi-final round two out of four teams advanced. Canada was eliminated from World Cup contention after finishing third in the semi-final round. Canada managed just one goal in 6 games while conceding 8 to finish third in the standings, well adrift of advancing sides Trinidad and Tobago and Mexico.

Winning the Gold Cup earned Canada a place in the 2001 Confederations Cup, where the highlight was holding Brazil to a 0–0 draw.[77] The Gold Cup victory also won them an invitation to compete in the Copa América 2001. When security concerns prompted the cancellation of the tournament, Canada disbanded their training camp.[78] The tournament was then reinstated and held on schedule.[79] The Canadian Soccer Association announced they would not be able to participate in the reinstated tournament.[80]

Canada had another strong showing in the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup, losing to the United States in the semi-finals in penalties, and then defeating South Korea in the third-place game, 2–1. There was a Gold Cup held the following year so as to hold the event in years between the World Cup and the Olympics, and Canada was eliminated in the first round on goal difference. Head coach Osieck had seen the side progress. The coach resigned in September 2003 and former player Colin Miller was put in charge as an interim.

2004 marked the beginning of 2006 World Cup qualification and a new era under the guidance of former Canadian skipper Frank Yallop. Things began brightly, with the Canadians dispatching of Belize handily in the Premilinary Round, 8–0 on aggregate, in a home-and-home series. Matters turned, however, with Canada finishing bottom in a group featuring Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Honduras. They got only 5 points from 6 matches and a −4 goal difference. Hard times continued under Yallop as the Canucks again went out at the first barrier in the Gold Cup, losing to both the U.S. and Costa Rica, while defeating Cuba. The coach stayed on through 2005 into the following summer, overseeing a series a friendlies against European sides. He resigned on June 7, 2006, finishing with a win-lose record of 8–9–3.

Things turned around under interim coach Stephen Hart's guidance. Canada opened their 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup campaign with a 2–1 win over Costa Rica. A 1–2 upset loss to upstarts Guadeloupe was followed by a 2–0 victory over Haiti, securing Canada first-place in their group. They next beat Guatemala 3–0 in their quarter-final match setting up a semi-final showdown with the host Americans. Substitute Iain Hume scored for Canada in the 76th minute to cut the United States' lead to 2–1. After the United States were reduced to ten men, Canada pressed for the equalizer but were denied when Atiba Hutchinson's stoppage-time goal was incorrectly flagged offside by linesman Ricardo Louisville and Canada was eliminated.

The team faced criticism for its poor handling of goalkeeper Greg Sutton, who suffered a concussion during a practice prior to the start of the Gold Cup. Without a doctor accompanying the team, Sutton instead saw a local physician who cleared him to practice, resulting in Sutton suffering post-concussion syndrome. Sutton was lost to his professional club Toronto FC for nearly a year.[81]

Prior to the Gold Cup on May 18, 2007, the Canadian Soccer Association announced that former national team player Dale Mitchell would take over as head coach of the senior team after the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Mitchell had previously served as an assistant coach under Coach Frank Yallop. Under Mitchell, Canada drew friendlies with Iceland and against Costa Rica, lost 0–2 to South Africa, had a 1–0 win over Martinique, and a 0–2 defeat to Estonia. Optimism grew, however, as Canada played well in a 2–3 loss to Brazil.

Despite defeating Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7–1 on aggregate in a second-round series—they had had a bye in the first—Canada did not play at the level they had at the Gold Cup and were eliminated from qualifying for the 2010 World Cup. They conceded an equalizer shortly after scoring the opening goal in a 1–1 draw to Jamaica at BMO Field, conceded two second-half goals in quick succession in a 1–2 home loss to Honduras at Saputo Stadium, and then lost away to Mexico and Honduras. They finished last in the four-team group with just 2 points from 6 matches. On March 27, 2009, head coach Dale Mitchell was fired. The president of the Canadian Soccer Association, Dominic Maestracci, said that "the Canadian Soccer Association is committed to the future of our men's national team program. We have made this decision to move the program in a new direction."[82] Technical director Stephen Hart was renamed as interim head coach. On December 9, 2009, Hart was named as head coach.

2010s

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Stephen Hart's first competitive action as the full-time head coach was a poor showing at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, not managing to get out of the group stage. However, during the early stages qualifying for the 2014 World Cup, Canada topped their group in the second round but were eliminated in the third round of CONCACAF qualifying, finishing one point behind Honduras and Panama after losing 8–1 in Honduras on the final match day.

After a series of interim coaching changes following Stephen Hart's dismissal on October 12, 2012 Benito Floro replaced Colin Miller as Canada's coach on August 1, 2013.[83] Being a coach with top-flight management experience in La Liga, he was expected to help Canada raise its competitiveness prior to 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. In the midst of Floro's player identification and restructuring phase, the team experienced many difficulties including a 958-minute goal-scoring drought, which was finally broken by Atiba Hutchinson in a 1–1 draw with Bulgaria on May 23, 2014. Despite showing improvement with two draws in Europe, Canada continued to shed FIFA points having gone winless for nearly two years, and sank to their lowest ever FIFA ranking of 122 in August 2014. Canada ended a 16-match winless streak on September 10, 2014, defeating Jamaica 3–1 in Toronto.[84]

Canada was drawn into the 2018 FIFA World Cup second round of qualifying against Dominica in June 2015.[85] Canada entered the second round of 2018 World Cup qualifying against Dominica with a game at Windsor Park in Dominica which they won 2–0 with goals from Cyle Larin and a penalty converted by Russell Teibert. In the return leg at BMO Field in front of 9,749 fans they defeated Dominica 4–0 with two goals from Tosaint Ricketts and one each from Tesho Akindele and Cyle Larin.

The team did not score a single goal and finished last in their group in the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup after two 0–0 draws to El Salvador and Costa Rica, while also suffering a 1–0 loss against Jamaica.[86]

Canada then advanced to the third round of 2018 World Cup qualifying against Belize, winning 4–1 on aggregate and advancing to the fourth round of 2018 World Cup qualifying. Canada was drawn into a group against Honduras, El Salvador and Mexico. They played their first pair of matches in the fourth round on November 13 and 17, 2015. The first match was played in Vancouver at BC Place against Honduras, resulting in a 1–0 win for Canada thanks to a deflected goal by Cyle Larin. The crowd of 20,108 set a new record for the Canadian men's team in the province of British Columbia.[87] In their next game on November 17, away at El Salvador, Canada drew with El Salvador 0-0 as Julian De Guzman broke Canada's record for most caps for the national team with his 85th cap, passing Paul Stalteri's record of 84 caps.[88] With this result in Canada's last game of 2015, they ended off the year conceding just three goals in their final 12 games and in 14 games overall, they ended off with a record of 6 wins, 6 draws, and 2 losses.

On March 25, 2016, in a World Cup qualifier against Mexico at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, 54,798 people were recorded in the stadium which set a new attendance record for a Canadian national team of any sport.[89] Ultimately, however, Canada lost the game 3–0, but remained in second place in the group, keeping them in contention for World Cup qualification. On September 6, 2016, after not being able to qualify for the fifth round of the 2018 World Cup qualifying despite a 3–1 win over El Salvador, head coach Benito Floro was sacked on September 14, ending his reign as coach of the national team.[90]

Canada recorded a historic 2–0 win against the United States at BMO Field on October 15, 2019.

Canada announced Octavio Zambrano as the new coach of the national team on May 16, 2017,[91] replacing Michael Findlay who was the interim coach after Floro's departure.[92] He guided Canada to a quarterfinal finish at the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, with the team getting out of the group stage for the first time since 2009.[93] However, on January 8, 2018, Zambrano was let go and was replaced with John Herdman,[94] who previously was the head coach of the Canadian women's national team.

Under Herdman, Canada qualified for the top division in the inaugural season of the CONCACAF Nations League following an undefeated qualifying campaign.[95] Competing in CONCACAF Nations League A, Canada earned a 2–0 victory over the United States at BMO Field, Canada's first win against their American rivals since 1985.[96] However, Canada would fall to a 4–1 defeat against the United States in the away leg and failed to qualify for the Nations League Finals.[97]

2020s

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Canada's national team was marked by the arrival of a golden generation of new young players, led by the first Canadian UEFA Champions League winner Alphonso Davies of Bayern Munich, the most expensive Canadian soccer player in history, Jonathan David who joined Lille for a €30-million fee in 2020 and the establishment of the Canadian Premier League, the first fully professional soccer league in the country.[98][99][100] In the first round of World Cup qualifying, Canada finished with a 4–0–0 record to win Group B and progress to the second round.[101] The second round was two leg home-and-away tie against Haiti which Canada won 4–0 on aggregate with a 1–0 win in the away leg and a 3–0 win in the home leg, the latter being played at SeatGeek Stadium in Chicago due to COVID-19 restrictions in Canada.[102] The victory over Haiti led to Canada qualifying for the third and final round of World Cup qualifying for the first time since 1997.[102]

2022 FIFA World Cup berth

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Canada began the third round of World Cup qualifying unbeaten in its first eleven matches, finishing 2021 with its first win over Mexico in over 20 years to finish the year at the top of the table.[103] It also ended the year 40th in the FIFA World Rankings, its highest-ever position to date, earning the team the honour of "Most Improved Side" after having started the year ranked 72nd.[104]

On March 27, 2022, Canada defeated Jamaica 4–0 on Matchday 13 to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. This ended a 36-year drought since the first and only time Canada played in the FIFA World Cup, in 1986.[105] The speed of the team's ascent was such that it was subsequently revealed that neither the federation nor kit supplier Nike had anticipated them qualifying, and as a result they would be the only team in Qatar to not receive a special kit for the occasion. Defender Sam Adekugbe remarked "I think that just shows that no one really believed in us. I don't think Canada believed."[106][107]

Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup Group F
Canada men's national soccer team at the 2022 World Cup

In Canada's first match of the tournament against Belgium on November 23, Davies failed to score an early penalty in an eventual 1–0 loss, despite Canada dictating most of the play, and failing to convert any of their 22 shots.[108][109] Four days later, Davies scored Canada's first ever goal at the FIFA World Cup, in a game against Croatia. Croatia came back to win 4–1, eliminating Canada from the tournament after two matches.[110] Canada were defeated 2–1 by Morocco in their final group match on December 1, finishing in last place in their group with zero points.[111] Post-event assessments of Canada's performance were mixed, with many saying that opportunities had been missed, while also creating possibilities for the future 2026 FIFA World Cup that Canada would co-host.[112][113][114][115][116]

Road to 2026 World Cup

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Canada automatically qualified for the 2026 World Cup as co-host in February 2023. They also qualified to the 2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals by winning Group C. A 2–0 victory over Panama on June 15, 2023, saw the national team reach its first event final in 23 years, where they lost to the United States 2–0.[117][118] Following this, many of the team's established players opted not to attend the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup held later that same summer. After some difficulties in the group stage, Canada reached the quarter-final of the tournament, losing to the United States in a penalty shootout.[119] The summer championships marked the end of Herdman's tenure with Canada Soccer, with his departure coming at the end of August to manage Toronto FC of Major League Soccer, amidst media discussion of conflicts with the federation over funding and playing opportunities.[120][121][122]

Interim coach Mauro Biello was tasked with guiding the team through the quarter-finals of the 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A in November 2023, where victory in a two-legged aggregate match or away goals rule against Jamaica would both send them to the following spring's semi-finals and qualify them to participate in CONMEBOL's 2024 Copa América. After defeating Jamaica 2–1 in the away leg, Canada needed only a draw in the home match at BMO Field to advance. Leading halfway through, the team collapsed to lose 3–2 in the second half and 3–2 on away goals, as a result missing both the Nation's League semi-final and immediate qualification to the Copa América.[123][124] The loss to Jamaica prompted considerable criticism of the team, Biello, and the federation,[125][126][127] with The Athletic opining that Canada's "humiliating loss" should be considered its worst defeat since falling 8–1 to Honduras in World Cup qualification in 2012.[126] As a result, the qualifying play-off for a final place in the Copa América was scheduled on March 23, 2024, against Trinidad and Tobago,[123][128] which they later won 2–0.[129]

In May 2024, Canada Soccer hired Jesse Marsch to serve as Herdman's permanent replacement as coach.[130] Due to ongoing financial difficulties, the money to pay Marsch was found via donations from MLS clubs CF Montreal, Toronto FC, and Vancouver Whitecaps FC and other private parties. This drew media attention due to the unusual arrangement of the naming rights to the coaching position being given as part of the arrangement, called the "MLS Canada Men's National Team Head Coach".[131][132] In advance of the Copa América, Marsch's first matches with the team were two friendlies against high-profile opponents, first a lopsided 4–0 loss to the Netherlands,[133] and then a goalless draw with second-ranked France that was generally considered a major success.[134][135] Canada began Group A play at the Copa against world number one-ranked Argentina, a 2–0 loss that nevertheless was generally considered a credible showing.[136][137] They defeated Peru 1–0, with David scoring the team's first goal of the Marsch era to earn the country's first victory over a South American team since the 2000 Gold Cup final.[138][139] A draw with Chile saw Canada finish second in the group and advance to the knockout stage,[140][141] where they defeated Venezuela 4–3 on penalties after a 1–1 draw in regulation time to reach a semi-final rematch with Argentina.[137] After another 2–0 loss to the Argentines, Canada played Uruguay in the third-place match. They led 2–1 for the final ten minutes of regulation, but allowed a tying goal in stoppage time, and lost 4–3 on penalties to finish fourth.[142]

On September 7, 2024, Canada defeated the United States 2–1 in a friendly match in Kansas City. This marked their first victory against the Americans on American soil since 1957.[143]

Rivalries

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United States

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See also: Canada–United States sports rivalries § Soccer

Canada has a rivalry with the United States. The United States-Canada rivalry stems from a generally friendly rivalry between the two nations. The two teams frequently face each other in the Gold Cup. The United States currently leads the series 18-10-11 (W-L-T). Historically, the United States has been the stronger side, having qualified for 11 World Cups while Canada qualified for two. Until recently, Canada was not seen as a competitive rival by a number of American fans as it had not beaten the United States in a 34-year stretch.[144] That streak was snapped on October 15, 2019, when Canada defeated the United States 2–0 at BMO Field in Toronto. The following month, on November 15, the United States beat Canada 4–1 in Orlando. Since then, matches between the two have been very competitive. The United States defeated Canada 1–0 in a 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup matchup in Kansas City. In 2022 World Cup qualifying, Canada earned a 1–1 draw in Nashville and defeated the United States 2–0 in Hamilton.

On June 18, 2023, the United States defeated Canada 2-0 in the 2022-23 CONCACAF Nations League final, marking the first time the two nations faced each other in the final of a major CONCACAF tournament.[145] Three weeks later, the U.S. eliminated Canada 3–2 on penalties in the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup quarter-final.

Stadiums

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See also: List of soccer stadiums in Canada
BC Place, Vancouver
BMO Field, Toronto
Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton

BMO Field is Canada's largest natural turf stadium, followed by Saputo Stadium, in Montreal. Canada played their 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers at BC Place in Vancouver. During 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying, Canada used BMO Field in Toronto, Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, and Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton. Due to travel restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada played their home games for the first and second rounds of 2022 World Cup qualifying in stadiums in the United States.[146]

Results and fixtures

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Main article: Canada men's national soccer team results (2020–present)
For all Canada men's national soccer team results, see Canada men's national soccer team results.
Further information: 2023 in Canadian soccer and 2024 in Canadian soccer

The following is a list of match results in the last twelve months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023

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November 18 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League QF Jamaica  1–2  Canada Kingston, Jamaica
10:30 ET
  • Nicholson 56'
 Report
Eustáquio 86'
 Stadium: Independence Park
Referee: Tori Penso (United States)
Note: Rescheduled from November 17 due to weather
November 21 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League QF Canada  2–3
(4–4 (a) agg.)		  Jamaica Toronto, Ontario
19:30 EDT (UTC−04:00)
Report
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 17,588
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

2024

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March 23 2024 Copa América qualifying play-offs Canada  2–0  Trinidad and Tobago Frisco, United States
15:00 CDT (UTC−05:00)
Report Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Referee: Marco Ortiz (Mexico)
June 6 Friendly Netherlands  4–0  Canada Rotterdam, Netherlands
20:45 (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: De Kuip
Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)
June 9 Friendly France  0–0  Canada Bordeaux, France
21:15 (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Malmut Atlantique
Attendance: 40,835
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Portugal)
June 20 2024 Copa América GS Argentina  2–0  Canada Atlanta, United States
20:00 (UTC−4)
Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 70,564
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
June 25 2024 Copa América GS Peru  0–1  Canada Kansas City, United States
17:00 UTC−5 Report
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 15,625
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
June 29 2024 Copa América GS Canada  0–0  Chile Orlando, United States
20:00 UTC−4 Report Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 24,481
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
July 5 2024 Copa América QF Venezuela  1–1
(3–4 p)		  Canada Arlington, United States
20:00 UTC−5
Report
Stadium: AT&T Stadium
Attendance: 51,080
Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
Penalties
July 9 2024 Copa América SF Argentina  2–0  Canada East Rutherford, United States
20:00 UTC−4
Report Stadium: MetLife Stadium
Attendance: 80,102
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)
July 13 2024 Copa América 3rd Place Canada  2–2
(3–4 p)		  Uruguay Charlotte, United States
20:00 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 24,386
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)
Penalties
September 7 Friendly United States  1–2  Canada Kansas City, United States
15:00 UTC−5
Report
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 10,523
Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)
September 10 Friendly Mexico  0–0  Canada Arlington, United States
20:00 UTC−5 Report Stadium: AT&T Stadium
Attendance: 32,623
Referee: Victor Rivas (United States)
October 15 Friendly Canada  2–1  Panama Toronto, Ontario
19:30 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 23,315
Referee: Tori Penso (United States)
November 15 2024–25 Nations League QF Suriname  v  Canada Paramaribo, Suriname
20:30 UTC−3 Stadium: Frank Essed Stadion
November 19 2024–25 Nations League QF Canada  v  Suriname Toronto, Ontario
19:30 UTC−5 Stadium: BMO Field

2026

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June 12 2026 FIFA World Cup Group B Canada  v TBD Toronto, Ontario
Stadium: BMO Field
June 18 2026 FIFA World Cup Group B Canada  v TBD Vancouver, British Columbia
Stadium: BC Place
June 24 2026 FIFA World Cup Group B TBD v Canada  Vancouver, British Columbia
Stadium: BC Place

Coaching staff

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Current staff

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As of May 29, 2024[147]
Position Name Nation
Head Coach Jesse Marsch  United States
Assistant Coach Mauro Biello  Canada
Assistant Coach Ewan Sharp  Scotland
Assistant Coach Pierre Barrieu  France
Assistant Coach Mauro Eustaquio  Canada
Player Development Franz Schiemer  Austria
Goalkeeper Coach Paolo Ceccarelli  Canada
Video and Data Analyst Joe Hamilton  England
Community Representative Paul Stalteri  Canada

Coaching history

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Caretaker managers are listed in italics.

Players

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Main article: List of Canada men's international soccer players

Current squad

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The following 23 players were selected for the Nations League quarter-finals matches against  Suriname on November 15 and 19, 2024 respectively.[148]
Caps and goals as of October 15, 2024, after the match against  Panama.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Dayne St. Clair (1997-05-09) May 9, 1997 (age 27) 7 0 United States Minnesota United
16 1GK Maxime Crépeau (1994-04-11) April 11, 1994 (age 30) 24 0 United States Portland Timbers
1GK Jonathan Sirois (2001-06-27) June 27, 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Canada CF Montréal
2DF Jamie Knight-Lebel (2004-12-24) December 24, 2004 (age 19) 0 0 England Crewe Alexandra
5 2DF Joel Waterman (1996-01-24) January 24, 1996 (age 28) 5 0 Canada CF Montréal
15 2DF Moïse Bombito (2000-03-30) March 30, 2000 (age 24) 15 0 France Nice
19 2DF Alphonso Davies (captain) (2000-11-02) November 2, 2000 (age 24) 56 15 Germany Bayern Munich
22 2DF Richie Laryea (1995-01-07) January 7, 1995 (age 29) 58 1 Canada Toronto FC
2 2DF Alistair Johnston (1998-10-08) October 8, 1998 (age 26) 49 1 Scotland Celtic
2DF Kamal Miller (1997-05-16) May 16, 1997 (age 27) 46 0 United States Portland Timbers
6 3MF Niko Sigur (2003-09-09) September 9, 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Croatia Hajduk Split
7 3MF Stephen Eustáquio (vice-captain) (1996-12-21) December 21, 1996 (age 27) 45 4 Portugal Porto
8 3MF Mathieu Choinière (1999-02-07) February 7, 1999 (age 25) 8 0 Switzerland Grasshoppers
14 3MF Jacob Shaffelburg (1999-11-26) November 26, 1999 (age 24) 18 4 United States Nashville SC
20 3MF Ali Ahmed (2000-10-10) October 10, 2000 (age 24) 10 0 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC
21 3MF Jonathan Osorio (1992-06-12) June 12, 1992 (age 32) 81 9 Canada Toronto FC
3MF Junior Hoilett (1990-06-05) June 5, 1990 (age 34) 63 16 Scotland Hibernian
3MF Tajon Buchanan (1999-02-08) February 8, 1999 (age 25) 41 4 Italy Inter Milan
3MF Ismaël Koné (2002-06-16) June 16, 2002 (age 22) 24 3 France Marseille
9 4FW Cyle Larin (1995-04-17) April 17, 1995 (age 29) 76 30 Spain Mallorca
10 4FW Jonathan David (2000-01-14) January 14, 2000 (age 24) 57 30 France Lille
11 4FW Theo Bair (1999-08-27) August 27, 1999 (age 25) 4 1 France Auxerre
12 4FW Tani Oluwaseyi (2000-05-15) May 15, 2000 (age 24) 8 0 United States Minnesota United

Recent call-ups

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The following players have also been called up within the last twelve months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Tom McGill (2000-03-25) March 25, 2000 (age 24) 0 0 England Milton Keynes Dons 2024 Copa América
GK Milan Borjan (1987-10-23) October 23, 1987 (age 37) 80 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Riyadh v.  Jamaica, November 21, 2023
DF Sam Adekugbe (1995-01-16) January 16, 1995 (age 29) 42 1 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC v.  Panama, October 15, 2024
DF Derek Cornelius (1997-11-25) November 25, 1997 (age 26) 29 0 France Marseille v.  Panama, October 15, 2024
DF Zorhan Bassong (1999-05-07) May 7, 1999 (age 25) 2 0 United States Sporting Kansas City v.  Panama, October 15, 2024
DF Luc de Fougerolles (2005-10-12) October 12, 2005 (age 19) 2 0 England Fulham v.  Panama, October 15, 2024PRE
DF Kyle Hiebert (1997-07-30) July 30, 1997 (age 27) 2 0 United States St. Louis City 2024 Copa América
DF Dominick Zator (1994-09-18) September 18, 1994 (age 30) 3 0 Poland Korona Kielce v.  France, June 9, 2024
DF Steven Vitória (1987-01-11) January 11, 1987 (age 37) 46 5 Unattached v.  Jamaica, November 21, 2023
MF Nathan Saliba (2004-02-07) February 7, 2004 (age 20) 2 0 Canada CF Montréal v.  Panama, October 15, 2024
MF Samuel Piette (1994-11-12) November 12, 1994 (age 29) 69 0 Canada CF Montréal 2024 Copa América
MF Liam Fraser (1998-02-13) February 13, 1998 (age 26) 19 0 United States FC Dallas v.  Trinidad and Tobago, March 23, 2024
MF Mark-Anthony Kaye (1994-12-04) December 4, 1994 (age 29) 42 2 United States New England Revolution v.  Jamaica, November 21, 2023
FW Liam Millar (1999-09-27) September 27, 1999 (age 25) 35 1 England Hull City v.  Panama, October 15, 2024
FW Kwasi Poku (2003-02-06) February 6, 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Belgium RWD Molenbeek v.  Panama, October 15, 2024
FW Santiago López (2005-06-10) June 10, 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Mexico UNAM v.  Panama, October 15, 2024
FW Jacen Russell-Rowe (2002-09-13) September 13, 2002 (age 22) 7 0 United States Columbus Crew v.  Mexico, September 10, 2024
FW Stephen Afrifa (2001-02-19) February 19, 2001 (age 23) 2 0 United States Sporting Kansas City v.  Mexico, September 10, 2024
FW Charles-Andreas Brym (1998-08-08) August 8, 1998 (age 26) 13 1 Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam v.  France, June 9, 2024
FW Iké Ugbo (1998-09-21) September 21, 1998 (age 26) 9 0 England Sheffield Wednesday v.  France, June 9, 2024
FW Lucas Cavallini (1992-12-28) December 28, 1992 (age 31) 40 19 Mexico Puebla v.  Jamaica, November 17, 2023INJ
  • INJ = Withdrew due to injury
  • PRE = Preliminary squad
  • RET = Retired from the national team
  • WD = Withdrew for non-injury reason

Previous squads

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Individual records

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Main article: Canada men's national soccer team records and statistics
As of October 15, 2024, after the match against  Panama.[149][150]
Players in bold are still active with the national team.

Most appearances

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Atiba Hutchinson is Canada's most capped player with 105 appearances
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Atiba Hutchinson 105 9 2003–2023
2 Julián de Guzmán 89 4 2002–2016
3 Paul Stalteri 84 7 1997–2010
4 Randy Samuel 82 0 1983–1997
5 Dwayne De Rosario 81 22 1998–2015
Jonathan Osorio 81 9 2013–present
7 Milan Borjan 80 0 2011–present
8 Mark Watson 78 3 1991–2004
9 Cyle Larin 76 30 2014–present
10 Samuel Piette 69 0 2012–present

Top goalscorers

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Jonathan David and Cyle Larin are Canada's joint all-time top scorers with 30 goals.
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Jonathan David 30 57 0.53 2018–present
Cyle Larin 30 76 0.39 2014–present
3 Dwayne De Rosario (list) 22 81 0.27 1998–2015
4 Lucas Cavallini 19 40 0.48 2012–present
John Catliff 19 43 0.44 1984–1994
Dale Mitchell 19 55 0.35 1980–1993
7 Tosaint Ricketts 17 61 0.28 2011–2020
8 Junior Hoilett 16 63 0.25 2015–present
Alex Bunbury 16 66 0.25 1986–1997
10 Ali Gerba 15 30 0.5 2005–2011
Alphonso Davies 15 56 0.27 2017–present

Competitive record

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  Champions    Runners-up    Third place     Tournament played fully or partially on home soil  

FIFA World Cup

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Main article: Canada at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup Qualification
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
Sweden 1958 Did not qualify 4 2 0 2 8 8
1962 and 1966 Did not enter Did not enter
Mexico 1970 Did not qualify 4 2 1 1 8 3
West Germany 1974 4 1 1 2 6 7
Argentina 1978 10 4 3 3 12 11
Spain 1982 9 2 6 1 10 9
Mexico 1986 Group stage 24th 3 0 0 3 0 5 Squad 8 5 3 0 11 4
Italy 1990 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 3 3
United States 1994 14 6 4 4 22 20
France 1998 16 6 4 6 15 21
South Korea Japan 2002 8 2 3 3 2 8
Germany 2006 8 3 2 3 12 8
South Africa 2010 8 2 2 4 13 14
Brazil 2014 12 7 3 2 24 11
Russia 2018 10 5 2 3 15 9
Qatar 2022 Group stage 31st 3 0 0 3 2 7 Squad 20 14 4 2 54 8
Canada Mexico United States 2026 Qualified as co-hosts Qualified as co-hosts
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 To be determined To be determined
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total Group stage 3/23 6 0 0 6 2 12 — 137 62 38 37 215 144

CONCACAF Gold Cup

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Main article: Canada at the CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D* L GF GA
El Salvador 1963 Did not enter Did not enter
Guatemala 1965
Honduras 1967
Costa Rica 1969
Trinidad and Tobago 1971
Haiti 1973 Did not qualify 4 1 1 2 6 7
Mexico 1977 Fourth place 4th 5 2 1 2 7 8 Squad 5 2 2 1 5 3
Honduras 1981 Fourth place 4th 5 1 3 1 6 6 Squad 4 1 3 0 4 3
1985 Champions 1st 8 5 3 0 11 4 Squad Qualified automatically
1989 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 3 3
United States 1991 Group stage 6th 3 1 0 2 6 9 Squad Qualified automatically
Mexico United States 1993 6th 3 0 2 1 3 11 Squad
United States 1996 5th 2 1 0 1 4 5 Squad
United States 1998 Withdrew Withdrew
United States 2000 Champions 1st 5 3 2 0 7 3 Squad 3 2 1 0 4 2
United States 2002 Third place 3rd 5 2 2 1 5 4 Squad Qualified automatically
Mexico United States 2003 Group stage 9th 2 1 0 1 1 2 Squad
United States 2005 9th 3 1 0 2 2 4 Squad
United States 2007 Semi-finals 3rd 5 3 0 2 9 5 Squad
United States 2009 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 4 3 Squad
United States 2011 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 2 3 Squad
United States 2013 11th 3 0 1 2 0 3 Squad
Canada United States 2015 10th 3 0 2 1 0 1 Squad
United States 2017 Quarter-finals 6th 4 1 2 1 6 5 Squad
Costa Rica Jamaica United States 2019 6th 4 2 0 2 14 6 Squad 4 4 0 0 18 1
United States 2021 Semi-finals 4th 5 3 0 2 11 5 Squad 4 3 0 1 10 4
Canada United States 2023 Quarter-finals 6th 4 1 3 0 8 6 Squad 4 3 0 1 11 3
Canada United States 2025 To be determined In progress
Total 2 Titles 19/27 76 30 23 23 106 93 — 30 17 7 6 61 26
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

CONCACAF Nations League

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As of November 21, 2023
CONCACAF Nations League record
League and quarter-finals Finals
Season Division Group Pld W D L GF GA P/R Year Result Pld W D L GF GA Squad
2019–20 A A 4 3 0 1 10 4 Same position United States 2021 Did not qualify
2022–23 A C 4 3 0 1 11 3 Same position United States 2023 Runners-up 2 1 0 1 2 2 Squad
2023–24 A Bye 2 1 0 1 4 4 Same position United States 2024 Did not qualify
2024–25 A Bye 0 0 0 0 0 0 Same position United States 2025 To be determined
Total — — 10 7 0 3 25 11 — Total 0 titles 2 1 0 1 2 2 —

Copa América

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Main article: Canada at the Copa América
Copa América record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
Argentina 1916 to Paraguay 1999 Not invited Not invited
Colombia 2001 Originally invited but withdrew Originally invited but withdrew
Peru 2004 to Chile 2015 Not invited Not invited
United States 2016 Did not qualify 3 0 2 1 0 1
Brazil 2019 Not invited Not invited
Brazil 2021
United States 2024 Fourth place 4th 6 1 3 2 4 7 Squad 3 2 0 1 6 4
Total – – 6 1 3 2 4 7 – 6 2 2 2 6 5

FIFA Confederations Cup

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FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
Saudi Arabia 1992 Did not qualify
Saudi Arabia 1995
Saudi Arabia 1997
Mexico 1999 Withdrew from 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup
South Korea Japan 2001 Group stage 7th of 8 3 0 1 2 0 5 Squad
France 2003 Did not qualify
Germany 2005
South Africa 2009
Brazil 2013
Russia 2017
Total Group stage 1/10 3 0 1 2 0 5 —
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Summer Olympics

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Summer Olympics record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
France 1900 Did not enter
United States 1904 Gold medallists 1st of 3 2 2 0 0 11 0
United Kingdom 1908 to Japan 1964 Did not enter
Mexico 1968 Did not qualify
West Germany 1972
Canada 1976 Group stage 13th of 13 2 0 0 2 2 5
Soviet Union 1980 Did not qualify
United States 1984 Quarter-finals 6th of 16 3 1 1 1 4 3
South Korea 1988 Did not qualify
Total 1 title 3/27 7 3 1 3 17 8

After 1988, Olympic soccer was contested by the U–23 team.

NAFC / NAFU Championship

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NAFC Championship / North American Nations Cup record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
Cuba 1947 Did not enter
Mexico 1949
Canada 1990 Champions 1st of 3 2 2 0 0 3 1
United States 1991 Third place 3rd of 3 2 0 0 2 0 5
Total 1 title 2nd of 4 4 2 0 2 3 6

Head-to-head record

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Key

  Positive balance (more wins than losses)
  Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)
  Negative balance (more losses than wins)

The following table shows Canada's all-time official international record per opponent:

As of October 15, 2024[151]
Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD W% Confederation
 Algeria 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0.00 CAF
 Argentina 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0.00 CONMEBOL
 Aruba 1 1 0 0 7 0 +7 100.00 CONCACAF
 Armenia 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0.00 UEFA
 Australia 9 3 1 5 11 15 −4 33.33 AFC
 Austria 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00 UEFA
 Azerbaijan 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0.00 UEFA
 Bahrain 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0.00 AFC
 Barbados 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 100.00 CONCACAF
 Belarus 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 50.00 UEFA
 Belgium 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0.00 UEFA
 Belize 4 3 1 0 12 1 +11 75.00 CONCACAF
 Bermuda 11 6 4 1 22 8 +14 54.54 CONCACAF
 Brazil 4 0 2 2 4 8 −4 0.00 CONMEBOL
 Bulgaria 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0.00 UEFA
 Cayman Islands 1 1 0 0 11 0 +11 100.00 CONCACAF
 Cameroon 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0.00 CAF
 Chile 5 1 2 2 2 4 −2 20.00 CONMEBOL
 China 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 50.00 AFC
 Colombia 4 1 0 3 2 5 −3 25.00 CONMEBOL
 Costa Rica 24 6 9 9 18 22 −4 25.00 CONCACAF
 Croatia 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3 0.00 UEFA
 Cuba 15 10 3 2 31 11 +20 66.67 CONCACAF
 Curaçao 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 100.00 CONCACAF
 Cyprus 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 50.00 UEFA
 Czech Republic 2 0 0 2 1 7 −6 0.00 UEFA
 Denmark 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0.00 UEFA
 Dominica 3 3 0 0 11 0 +11 100.00 CONCACAF
 East Germany 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0.00 UEFA
 Ecuador 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 0.00 CONMEBOL
 Egypt 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0.00 CAF
 El Salvador 20 10 4 6 25 18 +7 50.00 CONCACAF
 England 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0.00 UEFA
 Estonia 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0.00 UEFA
 Faroe Islands 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 50.00 UEFA
 Finland 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 0.00 UEFA
 France 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 0.00 UEFA
 French Guiana 2 2 0 0 8 3 +5 100.00 CONCACAF
 Germany 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0.00 UEFA
 Ghana 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 50.00 CAF
 Greece 4 0 1 3 0 5 −5 0.00 UEFA
 Guadeloupe 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 33.33 CONCACAF
 Guatemala 15 10 3 2 22 10 +12 66.67 CONCACAF
 Haiti 14 10 2 2 25 12 +13 71.43 CONCACAF
 Honduras 29 9 8 12 36 44 −8 31.03 CONCACAF
 Hong Kong 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00 AFC
 Hungary 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 0.00 UEFA
 Iceland 4 0 2 2 3 5 −2 0.00 UEFA
 Indonesia 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 100.00 AFC
 Iran 3 1 0 2 1 2 −1 33.33 AFC
 Iraq 1 0 0 1 1 6 −5 0.00 AFC
 Italy 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0.00 UEFA
 Jamaica 26 11 7 8 33 23 +10 42.31 CONCACAF
 Japan 4 1 0 3 4 10 −6 25.00 AFC
 Libya 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2 100.00 CAF
 Luxembourg 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00 UEFA
 Malaysia 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 100.00 AFC
 Malta 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0.00 UEFA
 Martinique 6 3 2 1 12 5 +7 50.00 CONCACAF
 Mauritania 3 1 1 1 4 1 +3 33.33 CAF
 Mexico 39 4 11 24 26 87 −61 10.25 CONCACAF
 Morocco 4 0 1 3 4 10 −6 0.00 CAF
 Moldova 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0.00 UEFA
 Netherlands 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7 0.00 UEFA
 New Zealand 7 5 1 1 16 5 +11 71.43 OFC
 Northern Ireland 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 66.67 UEFA
 North Korea 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 0.00 AFC
 North Macedonia 2 1 0 1 1 3 −2 50.00 UEFA
 Panama 14 6 6 2 16 9 +7 42.86 CONCACAF
 Paraguay 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 CONMEBOL
 Peru 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 50.00 CONMEBOL
 Poland 4 0 0 4 2 8 −6 0.00 UEFA
 Portugal 2 0 1 1 2 5 −3 0.00 UEFA
 Puerto Rico 3 2 1 0 6 0 +6 66.67 CONCACAF
 Qatar 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00 AFC
 Republic of Ireland 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0.00 UEFA
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 66.67 CONCACAF
 Saint Lucia 2 2 0 0 11 1 +10 100.00 CONCACAF
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 100.00 CONCACAF
 Saudi Arabia 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0.00 AFC
 Scotland 6 0 1 5 3 14 −11 0.00 UEFA
 Singapore 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00 AFC
 Slovenia 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0.00 UEFA
 South Africa 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0.00 CAF
 South Korea 5 2 1 2 4 5 −1 40.00 AFC
 Spain 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0.00 UEFA
 Soviet Union 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0.00 UEFA
 Suriname 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 100.00 CONCACAF
  Switzerland 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00 UEFA
 Trinidad and Tobago 12 8 2 2 18 12 +6 66.67 CONCACAF
 Tunisia 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0.00 CAF
 Turkey 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0.00 UEFA
 Ukraine 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0.00 UEFA
 United States 42 11 12 19 47 66 −19 26.19 CONCACAF
 Uruguay 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 0.00 CONMEBOL
 U.S. Virgin Islands 1 1 0 0 8 0 +8 100.00 CONCACAF
 Uzbekistan 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00 AFC
 Venezuela 4 1 3 0 5 5 0 25.00 CONMEBOL
 Wales 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 33.33 UEFA
Total 463 171 109 183 585 596 −11 36.93

Honours

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Major competitions

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Worldwide

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Continental

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Regional

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Friendly

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Summary

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Senior Competition 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
CONCACAF Gold Cup 2 0 1 3
CONCACAF Nations League 0 1 0 1
Total 2 1 1 4
  1. Demonstrations matches played by club teams, oficially not recognized by FIFA.[152]

Kits

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Canada national soccer team kits.

Kit suppliers

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Brand Period
Germany Adidas 1986–1992
United States Score 1993–1995
England Umbro 1996–1998
Germany Adidas 1999–2010
England Umbro 2011–2018
United States Nike 2019–present

See also

[edit]

National teams Men's

Women's

Notes

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  1. ^ This medal is recognized by the IOC, but not by FIFA.
  2. ^ Canada's national soccer team was represented by Galt Football Club.

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