Canada National Team Squad, Coach and History

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Canada’s national team page brings together the senior selection’s recorded squad, coaching chronology and competition footprint. The latest roster contains 26 players across attack, midfield, defence and goalkeeping, with established figures including A. Davies, J. David and S. Eustáquio. The profile also places the team within Canada Soccer’s wider pathway, from regional development and club academies to CONCACAF tournaments, World Cup cycles and a distinctive nationwide supporter culture.

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Xtra rating
1639
Conservative: 987
Rank national
25
Updated: 4 July 2026

Canada Upcoming matches by league

Friendlies

  • - Friendly International
    Canada
    Chile
  • - Friendly International
    Canada
    No H2H
    Peru
  • - Friendly International
    USA
    No H2H
    Canada

Canada Last matches by league

Friendlies

  • - Friendly International
    Canada
    Rep. Of Ireland
  • - Friendly International
    Canada
    Uzbekistan
  • - Friendly International
    Canada
    Tunisia
  • - Friendly International
    Canada
    Iceland

World Cup

  • - Round of 16
    Canada
    Morocco
  • - Round of 32
    South Africa
    Canada
  • - Group Stage - 3
    Switzerland
    Canada
    BC Place
  • - Group Stage - 2
    Canada
    Qatar
    BC Place

CONCACAF Gold Cup

  • - Quarter-finals
    Canada
    Guatemala
  • - Group Stage - 3
    Canada
    El Salvador
    Shell Energy Stadium
  • - Group Stage - 2
    Curaçao
    Canada
    Shell Energy Stadium
  • - Group Stage - 1
    Canada
    Honduras
    BC Place

CONCACAF Nations League

  • - 3rd Place Final
    Canada
    USA
  • - Semi-finals
    Canada
    Mexico
  • - Quarter-finals
    Canada
    Suriname
    BMO Field
  • - Quarter-finals
    Suriname
    Canada
    Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion

Copa America

  • - 3rd Place Final
    Canada
    Uruguay
    Bank of America Stadium
  • - Semi-finals
    Argentina
    Canada
  • - Quarter-finals
    Venezuela
    Canada
  • - Group Stage - 3
    Canada
    Chile
    Inter&Co Stadium

World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF

  • - Final Round - 14
    Panama
    Canada
    Estadio Rommel Fernández
  • - Final Round - 13
    Canada
    Jamaica
    BMO Field
  • - Final Round - 12
    Costa Rica
    Canada
    Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
  • - Final Round - 11
    El Salvador
    Canada
    Estadio Cuscatlán

Canada Team Roster

The latest recorded Canada squad contains 26 players: five attackers, ten midfielders, eight defenders and three goalkeepers. Its attacking options include C. Larin, J. David and T. Oluwaseyi, while A. Davies, A. Johnston and M. Bombito add recognised defensive names. Midfield is represented by S. Eustáquio, I. Koné, J. Osorio and T. Buchanan, with D. St. Clair and M. Crépeau among the goalkeepers. This roster offers a clear positional spread across the four listed playing groups and gives the selection options in every major area of the pitch.

position Goalkeeper

position Defender

position Midfielder

6 Mathieu Choinière
8 Ismaël Kenneth Jordan Koné
Ismaël Kenneth Jordan Koné
MID Côte d'Ivoire
11 Liam Alan Millar
Liam Alan Millar
MID Canada
17 Tajon Trevor Buchanan
20 Ali Ahmed
Ali Ahmed
MID Canada
21 Jonathan Osorio
Jonathan Osorio
MID Canada
23 Niko Kristian Sigur
25 Nathan-Dylan Saliba

position Attacker

Last Canada Coachs

Jesse Marsch is the latest recorded appointment in Canada’s coaching timeline, beginning in May 2024, but no current holder is established. Mauro Biello led the team from October 2023 to May 2024, following John Herdman’s tenure from January 2018 to September 2023. Manuel Zambrano’s recorded spell ran from March 2017 to January 2018, while Michael Findlay’s timeline entry began in September 2016. The sequence reflects several coaching transitions across the period covered.

Jesse Alan Marsch

Jesse Alan Marsch

USA
Coach since 1 May 2024
Coach until
History
Coach Coach country Coach since Coach until
Jesse Alan Marsch USA 1 May 2024
1 November 2023
John Herdman England 1 January 2018 1 September 2023
Manuel Octavio Zambrano Viera Ecuador 1 March 2017 1 January 2018
Michael George Findlay Canada 1 September 2016 1 June 2017
1 June 2015
Benito Floro Sanz Spain 1 August 2013 1 September 2016
Stephen Simon Hart Trinidad and Tobago 1 April 2009 1 October 2012
Stephen Simon Hart Trinidad and Tobago 1 July 2006 1 May 2007
Frank Walter Yallop England 1 December 2003 1 June 2006

Canada Transfers

Canada’s arrivals are selection changes, not club-market transfers. Players join a national-team camp through eligibility, invitation and call-up decisions, while previously selected players may return after a period outside the squad. The latest roster record recorded identifies 26 selected players but does not provide an individual list of incoming call-ups or returns. No signing, loan, fee or permanent movement applies to this national selection. The resulting picture reflects the mechanics of international selection rather than a transfer window and should not be interpreted as a complete count of additions.

No transfers in

Canada’s departures are selection decisions rather than sales, loans or releases in a club market. Players may be omitted from a camp, withdraw from selection or return to their clubs when an international window ends, but the available record does not identify any specific omission or withdrawal. The recorded roster lists 26 players and provides no individual outgoing movement log. Accordingly, this account describes how a national-team selection cycle handles non-selection and returns to club duty, without presenting a capped sample as a complete departure total.

No transfers out

Transfers Synthesis

National-team movement is best understood through the rhythm of international windows. Eligibility determines who can be considered, federation selection determines who enters camp, and player availability shapes the final group. Additions can therefore reflect a first call-up, a recall or a return after absence, while departures usually mean non-selection, withdrawal or the end of camp before players resume club duties. The recorded 26-player roster is a snapshot of that process, not a season-long movement total. No individual arrival or departure is identified in the available selection material, so the record supports a general description rather than a named list. The competition calendar gives this cycle its context, with World Cup and CONCACAF competitions alongside friendlies. This pattern is characteristic of a national program whose squad changes between windows and tournaments.

Leagues Canada has participated in

Canada’s recorded competition footprint spans global, regional and preparatory settings. The record reaches the 2026 World Cup and the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup, both treated as recent active entries, and includes Friendlies through 2025. CONCACAF Nations League participation is recorded from 2020 to 2024, while the 2024 Copa America entry is historical in this view. Earlier records cover CONCACAF World Cup qualification from 2018 to 2022 and Nations League qualification in 2018. Together, these entries trace Canada’s route through major tournaments, regional competition and international preparation.

More about Canada

Canada’s senior men’s national soccer team represents the country in international football under Canada Soccer, the national governing association founded in 1912. Its red-and-white identity is anchored by the maple leaf, a national symbol associated with unity, landscape and pride. The team is also known as Team Canada and Les Rouges, while its home fixtures move between major venues rather than being tied to one permanent stadium. BMO Field in Toronto and BC Place in Vancouver are among the grounds associated with its home program, with venue choices shaped by region, climate and availability. Canada’s organized football story reaches back to provincial associations in the late nineteenth century. A landmark early achievement came at the 1904 Olympic football tournament, when Galt F.C. Represented Canada and won gold. The senior program later secured the 1985 CONCACAF Championship, earning qualification for the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. The 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup provided another defining success and led to a Confederations Cup appearance. Those milestones form the historical base for a modern rise connected to Canadian players reaching leading leagues abroad and to stronger national-team visibility. Supporter culture gives the program a nationwide character. The Voyageurs, an independent supporters’ group, are known for organising travel, coordinating vocal sections and building a distinct Canadian soccer atmosphere. Canada’s competitive ecosystem remains rooted in CONCACAF, with the Gold Cup, Nations League and World Cup qualification forming recurring regional pathways, while friendlies and major tournaments broaden the calendar. The wider development structure links provincial and territorial centres with domestic professional academies, including Canadian Premier League and Major League Soccer pathways, helping youth players progress toward senior selection. The recorded team identity remains that of a national program shaped by federation stewardship, regional competition, mobile home venues and a growing player pathway.

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Canada vs Morocco
World Cup 2026 - 1567824
Switzerland vs Canada
World Cup 2026 - 1489408
Canada vs Qatar
World Cup 2026 - 1489387
Canada vs Bosnia & Herzegovina
World Cup 2026 - 1539000
Canada vs Rep. Of Ireland
Friendlies 2026 - 1528285
Canada vs Uzbekistan
Friendlies 2026 - 1514472
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